Being one of the currentmain technologies, wireless sensor network (WSN) is absolutely critical and plays an increasingly important role in the development of a wide range of data acquisition, processing, and control applications. One interesting challenge application of the WSNs is Internet-based home automation system. The rapid expansion of IPv6, moreover, after IETF defined 6LoWPAN as a tec...

The Smart Grid is an evolution of the existing electricity grid. It comprises of a two-way communication where electricity and information is exchanged by the consumer and utility to maximize efficiency. Home automation is an important milestone in achieving smart grid and is ever exciting field that has exploded over the past few years. Advancement in technologies have made homes more convenie...

Technology advancements have made the implementation of embedded systems within home appliances. This increased the capabilities and features. There is demand for smart home automation through mobile phones. Bluetooth modules are cost effective and flexible so it is one of the best choices for smart home automation. This paper presents a novel technology where the user controls the devices thro...

Home Automation industry is growing rapidly; this is fuelled by provide supporting systems for the elderly and the disabled, especially those who live alone. Coupled with this, the world population is confirmed to be getting older. Home automation systems must comply with the household standards and convenience of usage. This paper details the overall design of a wireless home automation system...

Factory automation requires smart solutions, especially when a set of equipment, from different vendors, has to be interfaced to enable fast and flexible production. In this paper, a hardware /software (hw/sw) modeling approach and its implementation, in the electronic system, Fill, for the automation and real-time control of a wine bottling production line, is presented. Fill is a sub-system o...

119 ABSTRACT: In present days, home devices with network capabilities are widely used and augmented for delivering several Home Services (HS) to more end users. The technology integration offers new and exciting opportunities to increase the device connectivity within a home for many proposals of home automation. This paper is designed and implemented for a cost effective, flexible, manageable ...

Keywords: 3C Intelligent home appliance CCD a b s t r a c t This study is a creative and initial work focused on designing an intelligently automatic detecting and sensor system for home appliances being smartly interactive with mankind with speech in the living space. Since the tide of automation flowed over the industry, manufacturing business, even the living space of mankind resulting from ...

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The aim of this research survey note is to provide a comprehensive overview of Smart Home Environments with a focus on their architectures and application areas, as well as utilized technologies, infrastructures, and standards. The main source of information was provided by past and existing research and development projects carried out in this area, while the main result of our survey is a cla...