Presence Detection - Multiple People / Sleeping People
I'm using a variety of PIR motion sensors and mmWave presence sensors; most work fairly well, with a few exceptions. At this point, I have all the lights in my house automated, but with one exception: the master bedroom. I'd like to automate my bedroom lights so that they turn on when someone enters the bedroom unless someone else is already in bed sleeping. So far, none of the sensors I've used are precise or reliable enough to do this. I've thought about using the status of our phones (charging/not charging), but my girlfriend doesn't always plug in her phone when she's asleep. Scheduling won't work, since we both sleep at random times when we're off work, sometimes during the day. Maybe a pressure sensor under the mattress?
I have a mmwave sensor from aqara that only "looks" at my bed - was a bit of a hassle to get the right angle. I am setting the " presence off" time to 3min and it has been working well for a year now.