AI Occupancy Sensor (Area Pro)
AI Occupancy Sensor (Area Pro)
The follow-up sensor needed to triple coverage and run AI at the edge while staying invisible in a ceiling. Outerspace packed that compute into a housing 40 percent smaller than the previous generation.
Summary
- Industry
- Safety & Industrial
- Expertise
- Electronic engineering
- Firmware Design
- Industrial Design
- Mechanical Engineering
- Awards
Project Details
Project Details
Challenge
High-Compute, Small-Footprint
The Area Pro represents a massive technological leap over its predecessor. To deliver real-time data at the “edge,” the device required a quad-core processor and a dedicated Neural Processing Unit (NPU).
Thermal Architecture & Mechanical Logic
To manage the heat of the NPU, we replaced active cooling with a custom-stylised passive die-cast heat spreader. This component acts as both the structural spine of the device and its thermal engine. Through rigorous thermal partitioning, we isolated sensitive electronics from heat-generating components. These early calculations were validated with physical test rigs—using resistors to simulate real-world thermal loads—ensuring long-term reliability before a single production tool was cut.
Outcome
Area Pro covers up to 3,000 square feet per sensor at close to 99 percent real-time accuracy, letting enterprise deployments run on roughly half the sensors and 80 percent less cabling than before. All processing happens on-device, with no images or personal data ever captured.
Technical Insights:
Electronic engineering (Capability)
Edge AI processing architecture fitted inside a housing 40 percent smaller than the prior generation
Mechanical engineering (Capability)
Thermal and power management for high-compute hardware in a discreet ceiling-mount form
Industrial design (Creativity)
Compact form factor designed to be functionally invisible in any office fit-out.
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