Noise Recognition Platform With Decentralized AI For Active Noise Management In HK (ART/316CP) | ASTRI - Hong Kong Applied Science And Technology Research Institute Company Limited

Project Title:

Noise Recognition Platform With Decentralized AI for Active Noise Management in HK (ART/316CP)

Project Reference:

ART/316CP

Project Type:

Platform

Project Period:

24 / 03 / 2021 - 23 / 09 / 2022

Funds Approved (HK$’000):

4,973.175

Project Coordinator:

Mr Wai Cheong KU

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Sponsor:

Environmental Protection Department

Description:

The proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) and the success of SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems have pushed the horizon of a new computing service, namely Industrial IoT, which is the use of IoT technologies to enhance industrial processes. The project is to establish a platform with edge computing devices with Artificial Intelligence to recognize noises. Current practice of Environmental Protection Department to handle noise complaint cases is mostly passive and complaint-based. It consumes heavy human effort and is not responsive enough in certain time sensitive scenarios. Real-time noise monitoring is necessary for proactive and rapid response. Our proposed solution is to establish a communication platform to connect edge computing devices with sensors to monitor environmental noise. Automated with decentralized intelligence which helps monitor instances when noise is detected and classified.

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