Reducing Energy Waste for Computers by Human-in-the-Loop Control

• Published in: IEEE transactions on emerging topics in computing Vol. 2; no. 4; pp. 448 - 460
• Main Authors: Munir, Sirajum, Stankovic, John A., Liang, Chieh-Jan Mike, Shan Lin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.12.2014
• Subjects: computer; Computer workstations; Distraction; Energy management; energy saving; energy waste; Human factors; human-in-the-loop; IP networks; Waste management; workstation; Workstations; Distraction; workstation; computer; human-in-the-loop; energy waste; energy saving

Although current cyber physical systems (CPSs) act as the bridge between humans and environment, their implementation mostly assumes humans as an external component to the control loops. We use a case study of energy waste on computer workstations to motivate the incorporation of humans into the con...