Ainstein to Demo New Building Automation Capabilities During CES 2019; to Automate Meeting Room Utilization for Texas Instruments
Additional Applications Include Efficient Lighting, Temperature
Control, and Foot Traffic Management Based on Real-Time Room Occupancy
Will Also Launch New Autonomous Vehicle Product and Exhibit at
Upcoming NAIAS AutoMobili-D Event; Ainstein VP of Strategy and
Partnerships Andrew Boushie to Present
LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ainstein,
a leader in intelligent mmWave radar systems, will demo new
building automation capabilities at CES 2019 (January 8-11) that will
include automating meeting room utilization for Texas Instruments (TI)
during the show. Last month, Ainstein announced
a new antenna and board design included in TI’s new 60-GHz mmWave radar
over-the-door sensors (ODS).
A new generation of smart sensors will dramatically improve utilization
and functionality of commercial buildings as well as reduce operating
costs with energy efficient solutions such as occupancy adjusted
lighting and temperature controls. In the average commercial building,
for example, HVAC consumes 39 percent of the energy budget. Smart
sensors can reduce that spend by 18 percent, according to a recent
report by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE).1
Smart radar sensors in TI’s CES meeting rooms are integrated with
Amazon’s Alexa to inform TI meeting staff whether a room is occupied,
how many people are in a room, and where in the room they are located.
When deployed in any building, an organization’s staff can better manage
work space and meeting room utilization from a reception desk, central
command station, or via employee calendars and communication networks.
Because the sensors do not include cameras, there are no identification
or privacy issues. In yet another building automation use case, these
sensors will count the number of people in a room and adjust lighting,
HVAC and other systems accordingly to optimize comfort and
functionality, while minimizing energy use and costs.
Ainstein will demo its solution at TI meeting rooms in the Las Vegas
Convention Center (LVCC) North Hall N117 during CES, January 8-11, 2019.
Schedule a meeting or demo at CES here.
In addition to CES, the solution is currently being piloted with the
Bioscience & Technology Business Center (BTBC) at the University of
Kansas.
“Ainstein has helped us dramatically improve the efficiency of our
conference room management,” said E. LaVerne Epp, Executive Chairman of
BTBC. “As a shared working space, we have a lot of resident companies
using our conference rooms without a shared calendar. It is always a
challenge to know what room is booked or occupied. But now, we are aware
of the occupancy status at all times remotely, which means no time and
energy wasted walking up and down the stairs to find an open room. It is
a perfect solution for shared workspaces like ours.”
“In addition to improved management of meeting space, these
high-performance sensors create new opportunities to improve efficiency,
as well as reduce costs and environmental impact,” said Andrew Boushie,
Vice President of Strategy and Partnerships at Ainstein. “The 60-GHz
frequency band provides the bandwidth needed for a higher level of
precision and accuracy than was previously available.”
The 60-GHz frequency band enables sensors to accurately determine the
range, velocity and angle of objects in an area. Because it is not
widely used in other building applications, there is little chance of
signal interference.
For more information on the benefits of 60-GHz radar systems for
building automation, and to get started building applications with the
ODS evaluation module visit and contact us at https://ainstein.ai/60ghzods/
To download the Ainstein white paper: Improved
People Counting for Building Automation – Better Management of Company,
People and Assets with Radar Systems
The full media kit can be found at: ainstein.ai/ces2019media
Ainstein to Launch New Product and Exhibit at NAIAS AutoMobili-D
Event, VP of Strategy and Partnerships Andrew Boushie to Present
Ainstein will launch a new product and exhibit at the upcoming North
American International Auto Show (NAIAS) AutoMobili-D event, January
14-17, in the Connected Car section (CC004).
Andrew Boushie, Vice President of Strategy and Partnerships at
Ainstein, will serve on a panel at AutoMobili-D titled, “Trends
That Will Continue to Reshape the Auto Industry,” to be held Wednesday,
January 17, at 2:30 ET at the PlanetM Stage.
In an autonomous vehicle use case, Ainstein sensors provide LIDAR-like
image quality and highly reliable radar performance optimized for low
light and extremely dusty conditions.
To schedule a briefing at AutoMobili-D, please visit here.
About Ainstein:
Founded in 2015, Ainstein enables safer driving, flying, working and
living through radar-based technology. Leveraging our radar technology
and know-how, we love imagining, developing, and building things that
haven’t been built before. We make radar more affordable and easier to
deploy, offering complete customized solutions for autonomous drones,
advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), autonomous vehicles, and
industrial sensing – incorporating a combination of mmWave radar, sensor
fusion and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Located in
Lawrence, Kansas, Ainstein is in the business of improving safety and
protecting valuable assets through innovations in radar technology.
Learn more: www.ainstein.ai
Contacts
Ari Brosowsky
UPRAISE Marketing + PR
415-397-7600
ainstein@upraisepr.com
