We present HappyFeet, a dancing system designed for supporting the dancing experience of remotely located dance partners. HappyFeet uses 3D representations of dancers’ feet in a shared virtual dance space to emphasize timing and placement of feet. It has two modes of operation: a learning mode where the user can dance with pre-recorded dance lessons, and a second mode where the system provides ...

In this paper the control of linear plants, where the sensor is connected to a linear controller/actuator via a network is addressed. Both, state and output feedback, are considered and results are derived for both continuous and discrete plants. A key idea is that knowledge of the plant dynamics is used to reduce the usage of the network. Necessary and sufficient conditions for stability are d...

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an increasingly popular method for generating and managing facility information during the life cycle of a building, ranging from facility conceptualization, through design, construction and its operational life. Organizations involved in Facility Management (FM) have the opportunity to use BIM as a knowledge repository to document evolving facility inform...

The highest time-averaged indoor radon concentrations for a slab-on-grade structure occur when the structure experience neutral pressure conditions. Experimental evidence was provided throughout the utilization of the University of Florida Radon Research House (UFRRH) showing that semi-diurnal atmospheric pressure variations are responsible for continuous pumping of radon-rich soil gas into the...

This paper describes the implementation of a knowledge management tool to capture and reuse the lessons learned from the installation of HVAC equipment. It has been developed as an adjunct to an existing system that uses case-based reasoning to reuse previous HVAC installation specifications and designs. The system described lets engineers recall details of installation and commissioning and op...

ISSN: 1078-9669 (Print) 1938-5587 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/uhvc20 Detection and Diagnosis of HVAC Faults via Electrical Load Monitoring S. R. Shaw , L. K. Norford , D. Luo & S. B. Leeb To cite this article: S. R. Shaw , L. K. Norford , D. Luo & S. B. Leeb (2002) Detection and Diagnosis of HVAC Faults via Electrical Load Monitoring, HVAC&R Research, 8:1, 13-40 To...