Presentation 2

SMART HOMES

Ivan Gabriela

Grupa 30124

Table of contents:

1.Definition

2.How does it work

3.History of smart home technology

4.Features of Smart Home

5.Why Smart Home?

6.What is the cost?

7.Conclusion

DEFINITION

Smart Home technology intelligently gives you ultimate control over your home by automating the lighting system, electrical appliances, audio and security systems.

Smart homes connect all the devices and appliances in your home so they can communicate with each other and with you.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Anything in your home that uses electricity can be put on the home network and at your command. Whether you give that command by voice, remote control or computer, the home reacts.

Smart homes work with fairly simple systems: receivers and transmitters

Receivers detect a certain signal from the transmitter, that issues a command.

FROM THE BEGINNING - HISTORY

The smart home’s history can be easily traced back to the early turn of the century, where electrical and telephone wiring were installed in new houses.

Integrated smart home infrastructure was usually built by hobbyists in the 1960s ,The term "smart home" was coined by the American Association of Home Builders in 1984.

General Electric company was one of the first pioneers to develop a series of products made for smart homes in the mid 60’s, these products included portable automatic dish washers and microwaves.

Features of Smart Home

Home Security System

Controlled Exterior & Interior Lighting

Automatic Window and Curtain

Automatic Garage Door

Distributed Entertainment Systems (Video and Audio systems)

Intercom/Telephony Systems

Home Energy management systems

Why Smart Home

Smart Home is applicable in various aspect of our home and environment to suite our different preferences.

Comfort or Ease of control

Entertainment

Security

Convenience at all times

Lifestyle personalisation

Comfort/Ease of ControlSmart Home offers ease of controlling devices around the home. This is one of its outstanding feature.

These features offers automation and remote control of devices from any location within such as:

Automatic control of garage door and gate

Automatic shut down of appliance when not in use

Automatic setting and maintenance of right temperature for each room

Automatically adjust/ regulate light intensity based on room luminosity

Entertainment

Smart Home offers multi room entertainment network which enables listening of audio music and watching movies from any part in the house.

Easy Control

Digital Access

Digital Storage

Security

Security Camera

Controlled motion sensitive cameras which allows for observation of activities

Capture and record video surveillance.

Emergency

Initiate emergency alarm or audible intruder alert

Automatic de-activation of electric systems and activate emergency light

Controlled Access

Granting access using finger print, eye or face recognition

The System informs the user if a visitor is at the door; the owner can then grant or deny access

Health

Smart homes offers benefits for the disabled and elderly persons in the various ways:

Monitory systems

Automated alarm systems directly connected to hospitals in cases of incidents like a fall or collapse

Alert systems for the notification on prescribed medications

What is the cost?

The cost of a smart home greatly depend on how “smart” you really want it.

There are control pads that go for around $100 for basic models. But if you want it to be voice controlled with lights electronics and major appliances integrated all in 1 you could be paying up to $1000’s for a deluxe model.

Conclusion

Keeping in mind that technology is rapidly changing, it is important to recognize how technology is changing how we function within our households.

It is estimated that in the next 10 years 90% of new homes with come equipped with some form of networking, programming and automation.

The future home is a “SMART HOME”

Thank you!