Research Trends of Cyber–Physical System Technology Applications in the Fields of Buildings and Equipment

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify research trends based on a comparative analysis of cyber–physical systems (CPS) application research papers in the fields of domestic and international building and equipment. Papers and recent actual cases were identified to determine the current level and future development potential. Method: For this purpose, research papers published in domestic and international journals in the past five years were classified by year, field, topic, and keyword for an in-depth analysis. In addition, domestic and international representative cases were selected, and the applied technologies and performances were analyzed. Results: As a result of the research trend analysis, it was confirmed that the research in the fields of CPS and applied building equipment is increasing continuously. Most of the papers were published in the field of the building environment and equipment. In Korea, other fields dealing with policy and spatial psychology were associated with the highest number of papers, followed by the building environment equipment and planning divisions. Overseas, it was found that the number of papers in the fields of the building environment and equipment was significantly higher. Through this study, the level of CPS applications and the potential for development in the field of building and equipment were identified, and the direction and basic technology of the CPS and applied building energy optimization model planned to be developed in future research were confirmed.