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Design and implementation of an automated monitoring system

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One of the main limitations of existing monitoring systems is their dependency on the continuous recording of video data. As a result, the system consumes huge power and needs large memory to store this data. The aim of this paper is to present an automated monitoring system that can save memory, as well as measure the target distance precisely based on the motion sensors and ultrasonic sensor. The target is detected by motion sensors and then an ultrasonic sensor is used to measure the target distance. The cross-correlation technique is used to calculate the distance of targets using ultrasonic signal. To obtain high measuring accuracy, noise reduction technique and temperature effect on velocity have been adopted. A series of real-world experiments are conducted with different targets and target positions. The experimental results show that using a noise reduction technique and temperature compensation improve the accuracy of the designed system.

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This research is supported by University of Ulsan.

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    Md Saiful Islam, Jung-Chul Lee & Uipil Chong

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Islam, M.S., Lee, JC. & Chong, U. Design and implementation of an automated monitoring system. J Supercomput 72, 4247–4261 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11227-016-1723-x

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