Abstract: A method and corresponding system are disclosed for supporting molting of crustaceans in a volume of water at least partially enclosed by one or more barriers for keeping crustaceans in the volume. The method comprises (i) detecting one or more molting regions in the volume of water. As referred to herein, molting regions are regions where crustaceans are molting and/or expected to be molting at a future time. The method further comprises (ii) based on the detected one or more molting regions, controlling a distribution of irradiance of light throughout the volume of water such that each of the detected one or more molting regions receives, and/or will receive at the future time, an irradiance that is lower than an irradiance that is received, and/or that will be received at the future time, by regions outside of the detected molting regions.

Abstract: A method of controlling a lighting arrangement (1) in a lighting environment (10) is provided. The lighting arrangement (10) comprises at least one light unit (110-140) having at least one luminaire (111), a primary lighting function and being arranged the lighting environment (10). A secondary lighting function for the at least one light unit (110-140) is determined based on technical specifications of the light unit (110-140), a degradation of the light unit (110-140) and/or information regarding the lighting environment (10). The lighting function of the light unit (110-140) is changed from the primary light function to the secondary light function.

Abstract: System and method are disclosed for poultry monitoring and disease detection in one or more poultry accommodated in a shed. Real-time images of the shed are collected through image acquisition units 104 installed at the shed, and using a recurrent neural network (RNN) architecture such as long short-term memory (LSTM) the received images are analysed, that facilitates in determining diseases such as flu, Newcastle disease, avian influenza, and etc. in the each of the accommodated poultry to classify healthy and unhealthy poultry. An automated arm 106 is provided to pick the unhealthy poultry form a first pre-defined area of the shed to the second pre-defined area of the shed. In addition, concerned authorities may be notified regarding the disease in poultry, thus further action may be taken to prevent infection in healthy poultry stored in the shed.

Abstract: A system is disclosed, comprising a plurality of lighting devices and a controller configured to control operation of the respective ones of the plurality of lighting devices. Each lighting device is configured to store data indicative of at least one of one or more natural resources usage or one or more potential environmental impacts which is caused by operations carried out in relation to the lighting device from its manufacture and during the lifetime thereof. The controller is configured to control operation of at least one of the plurality of lighting devices based on measures of at least one resource usage and/or measures of at least one potential environmental impact for the respective ones of the lighting devices derived from the stored data of the respective ones of the lighting devices. A related method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method (100) and system (500) for assessing structural integrity of street lighting luminaires are provided. The method comprises determining (110) first vibration data, yj(t), at a street lighting luminaire, j, as a function, ƒj, of at least one of speed, s0, of a passing vehicle, and distance, d0, between the vehicle and the street lighting luminaire, j, given at least one property, rk, of the street. The method further comprises determining (120) second vibration data, ylj(t), at at least one neighboring street lighting luminaire, l. The method further comprises normalizing (130) and comparing (140) the first and second vibration data, yj(t), ylj(t). In case of a difference, ?, between the normalized first and second vibration data, yj(t)n, ylj(t)n, exceeds a threshold, Td, the method registers (150) an anomaly count, Ac, for the street lighting luminaire, j, and assesses (160) the structural integrity thereof, based on the anomaly count, Ac.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an RF-sensing based motion determination arrangement (100) for determining motion data (MD) indicative of a direction of motion (DM) of a subject (104) and an object (106). It comprises a transmitter unit (108) for providing RF-sensing signals (SS), a receiver unit (110) for receiving the RF-sensing signal, a signal quality determination unit (112) configured to determine a signal quality value (V) of a signal parameter of the received radiofrequency sensing signal that is correlatable with a presence of the object and/or the subject within a sensing volume (114), and a processing unit (115) signally connected to the signal quality determination unit and configured to store the signal quality values determined during a time-span, and, using a time-series of the signal quality values, to determine the motion data (MD) thereby enabling a reduction of the complexity of systems for locating/tracking movable objects.

Abstract: A method of estimating wind speed and wind direction includes selecting outdoor luminaires in a geographic region, where a first outdoor luminaire and a second outdoor luminaire are located a separation distance from each other on a side of a street. The method further includes recording, by the first outdoor luminaire, a sound and first reception time information that indicates at least a time during a reception of the sound by the first outdoor luminaire, where the sound is produced by a vehicle moving on the street in a driving direction. The method also includes recording, by the second outdoor luminaire, the sound and second reception time information. The method further includes estimating a component of a speed of wind in a direction that is parallel to the street based on at least the first reception time information, the second reception time information, and the separation distance.

Abstract: A method of sensing in an environment via a first and a second sensing system, wherein a first controller and a second controller are arranged for controlling the first and the second sensing system respectively, and wherein the first sensing system is of a different type than the second sensing system, and have at least a partially overlapping sensing range with the second sensing system, wherein the first controller is further arranged for controlling a first actuation system which can affect, at least in a subzone of the environment, the sensing from the second sensing system, wherein the method comprises: receiving, at the first controller, a request for an interaction from the second controller, wherein the request comprises adjusting the actuation of the first actuation system to minimize the effect of the first actuation system on the sensing of the second sensing system, assigning a priority value to the received request indicative of a level of priority of the received request, determining whether to

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is disclosed for controlling conditions within a volume of water containing aquatic animals. The method comprises obtaining target color information indicating a target color of the aquatic animals in the volume of water. The method also comprises, preferably via an input interface described herein, obtaining existing color information indicating an existing color of the aquatic animals in the volume of water. Then, the method comprises determining, based on the target color of the aquatic animals and based on the existing color of the aquatic animals and based on a model associating characteristics of light provided to the aquatic animals to effects on color and/or color development of the aquatic animals, a light recipe for the aquatic animals. Also, the method comprises providing the determined light recipe to the aquatic animals, so as to influence the aquatic animals' color towards the target color.

Abstract: A lighting control method includes receiving sweat data from a sensor that is in proximity of a person in an area. The sensor is configured to sense sweat produced by the person. The method further includes processing the sweat data to determine one or more parameters related to one or more sweat components of the sweat and adjusting a spectral distribution of an illumination light at least based on the one or more parameters, where the illumination light is provided by one or more lighting devices that are in the area.

Abstract: A configuration module for configuring a network device of a radiofrequency sensing network is provided. The control module comprises a network information providing unit for providing network information, wherein the network information includes information indicative of a deviation between a current sensitivity of the sensing network and a desired sensitivity of the sensing network.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a lighting-device operation-status estimation device (100) for estimating an operation status of a target lighting device (502) that is configured to provide a respective incarnation of a machine-learning engine (104) with an initial parameter set (P) to a plurality of lighting device providers (106, 108, 110), to receive, from at least a subset of the plurality of the lighting device providers, engine data (Ea, Eb, Ec) indicative of a respective trained machine-learning engine (104a, 104b, 104c) trained using a respective proprietary training data set (Ta, Tb, Tc) provided by the lighting device provider, using the respective engine data, to generate and provide an updated machine-learning engine (105) and, using the updated machine-learning engine (105) and current device data (D), to generate and provide device-status data (M) indicative of the operation status of the target lighting device with an

Abstract: A method of controlling a light source in a plant growing environment comprises identifying multiple plant varieties (30,40) of plants (33,34,41) to be illuminated simultaneously by a light source (22), determining a custom light protocol for illuminating the plants of the multiple plant varieties under the same light conditions based on light protocols and/or light sensitivities associated with each of the multiple plant varieties, and controlling the light source according to the custom light protocol. The custom light protocol specifies light conditions in terms of at least one of intensity, spectrum, polarization, directivity and timing of light.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining device location properties of a wireless device, such as a smartphone, are provided. The system includes a processor configured to receive, via a plurality of wireless receivers arranged in a monitoring area, a wireless signal. The wireless signal is transmitted by the wireless device proximate to the subject. The wireless signal includes an identifier, such as a Bluetooth identifier, corresponding to the wireless device. The processor is further configured to determine CSI for a subject based on the received wireless signal. The processor is further configured to determine the one or more device location properties based on the determined CSI and a body-mass signature corresponding to the identifier. The one or more device location properties may include a relative location of the wireless device on the subject and/or an associated subject status.

Abstract: The present invention relates to providing a mobile ephemeral gateway (12). The ephemeral gateway (12) is configured for configuring wireless network devices (40, 42, 44) of a wireless network (200) in its proximity, for acting as a gateway of the wireless network, and for making available for at least one other gateway (30) configuration information of the wireless network obtained during configuring the wireless network devices (40, 42, 44). The mobile ephemeral gateway (12) can be replaced or augmented by the at least one other gateway (30). The wireless network (200) can be controlled based on the configuration information made available by the ephemeral gateway (12). This may allow a more reliable and faster configuration of wireless networks with reduced data traffic during configuration as well as an improved operation of the wireless network as multiple GWs (12, 30) may perform functions in the wireless network sequentially or in parallel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to servicing devices (10, 10?, 10?) requiring to be serviced. The devices (10, 10?, 10?) are included in a connected system (100). A respective operation right is assigned to each of the devices (10, 10?, 10?). An operation mode of each of the devices (10, 10?, 10?) depends on its assigned respective operation right. When a respective one of the devices (10, 10?, 10?) requiring to be serviced is serviced, an updated operation right is assigned at least to the respective device (10, 10?, 10?) in dependence of how the respective device (10, 10?, 10?) is serviced. Access to the device (10, 10?, 10?) for servicing it may be dependent on an authorization. A functionality of the serviced device (10, 10?, 10?) may be limited if an unauthorized user serviced the device (10, 10?, 10?).

Abstract: The invention refers to a system for controlling a radiofrequency sensing of a network 100. The network is adapted to perform different radiofrequency sensing modes, e.g. RSSI-, CSSI- or Doppler based modes. The system 130 comprises a providing unit 131 for providing environmental information, wherein the environmental information is indicative of a physical property of one or more surfaces in an environment of the network. A selecting unit 132 is adapted for selecting and/or modifying a radiofrequency sensing mode to be performed by the network, wherein the radiofrequency sensing mode is selected and/or modified based on the environmental information, and a controlling unit 133 is adapted for controlling the network 100 to perform the selected and/or modified sensing mode Taking the physical properties of surfaces in an environment into account and modifying and/or selecting the utilized radiofrequency sensing mode accordingly increases the reliability and the accuracy of the radiofrequency sensing.

Abstract: The invention refers to a configuration module 100 for configuring a radiofrequency sensing network 200 with network devices 210, 220, 230, 240. The configuration module comprises a providing unit 101 for providing a reference relation between a) an ambient parameter value, wherein the ambient parameter correlates with a propagation property of an ambient medium for radiofrequency signals, and b) a received signal feature value indicative of a signal that has propagated through the ambient medium and has been received by the network device. A further providing unit 102 provides a configuration value of the ambient parameter indicative of a value of the ambient parameter at a configuration time, and a determining unit 103 determines a value of an operating variable associated with the network device based on the reference relation and the configuration value. This allows to achieve an increased independence of the sensing results from environmental conditions.

Abstract: A LED luminaire module is provided, including a track connector, a plurality of LED light sources, and a light exit window. The track connector electrically and mechanically couples the LED luminaire module to a track and is arranged at a center region of the LED luminaire module. The plurality of LED light sources generates LED light. The light exit window exits the LED light generated by the plurality of LEDs from the LED luminaire module as module light. The light exit window is and may be S-shaped, reverse-S-shaped, Z-shaped, or reverse-Z-shaped. The LED luminaire may further include a module connector arranged at an end of the LED luminaire module and mechanically and/or electrically couples the LED luminaire module to a second LED module or a bridge LED luminaire module.

Abstract: The invention refers to a device for controlling a network (100) comprising sensing areas (110, 120). The device (130) comprises a) a providing unit (131) for providing a sensing result of radiofrequency sensing in the sensing areas, b) a determination unit (132) for determining whether a detection result is potentially unreliable in a spatial region, and c) a defining unit (133) for defining a new sensing area (150) corresponding to a part of the spatial region in which the detection result is potentially unreliable. The providing unit (131) is adapted to provide a new sensing result in the new sensing area, and the detection result is determined for at least the part of the spatial region for which a potentially unreliable detection result is determined based on a sensing result and the new sensing result. Thus, the invention provides a device that allows to improve the sensing reliability of radiofrequency.