HVAC Control in the New Millennium.pdf - HVAC.Amickracing

Control Technology, Microelectronics and NanotechnologyPersonal RobotsThere are already robots that will vacuum your carpet with thesweep of a mouse and carry your dishes to the dining room with theclap of your hands. The Cye Personal Robot is controlled by your PC tovacuum floors. Cye communicates with your PC using an FCC approved900-MHz radio link. You map your environment on the screen soCye knows the clear space and the obstacles.This robot is controlled graphically from a PC. The window has arow of task types at the top, and you click and drag down into a flowchart.Tasks includeGO TOWAIT UNTILSING NOTEREPEATCHECK POSITIONVACUUM PATCHThe robot’s radio pod is plugged into a COM port on your PC.In the MIT Media Laboratory, there is a talking trivet, or hot pad,that senses the temperature of dishes it holds and announces if they areready or need rewarming.There is also a ceiling that has been turned into a display. Thisdisplay could be used to check plant and building conditions. Doorwayswill detect visitors as they step onto a sensor-fitted mat and set appointments.All-purpose flat screens will diagnose the failure of in-house systemsand dial up real time images in all parts of the world for meetingsand visits. Intelligent rooms will have walls that can see you with visionsensors, hear you by voice recognition systems and speak to you inresponse to your requests for heating and cooling. Hologram meetings,where projected images of people in different locations are used, mayalso become common.Homes may evolve so they are completely self contained andmobile, so they can be moved anywhere. Electronic wallpaper will letyou change the color or pattern of your walls on demand. Electronicimage spots will display art that you dial up. Keys, locks and bolts willbe replaced by voice commands to open doors and windows.©2001 by The Fairmont Press, Inc. All rights reserved.