Design of an Innovative Campus Remote Seat Booking System for Smart Learning Environment

Abstract

This paper presents a project-based research study that tackles a real-world problem at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. The project was performed by recruiting student interns from two different campuses. The project investigated how a remote seat booking system could be designed and used in the library or other study rooms across the campus. A wireless sensor network was created using Zigbee wireless standards. A prototype was implemented using a pressure sensor integrated into the CC2530-based wireless sensor node. A WeChat mini program was designed as a front-end for a student user to search and book the available seat. The proposed prototype in this paper aims at cost reduction and flexibility enhancement. The study recommends that a comprehensive system based on the proposed prototype could be part of the campus digital transformation in the future.