SMART HOME

Designed by-SUGATA MONDAL

CONTENTIntroduction/What is smart

homeHow does it worksWhy smart home: the benefitsConclusionbibliography

What is smart home Smart Home technology intelligently gives you

ultimate control over your home by automating the lighting system, dimming, blinds, 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 works 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.

Why smart home: the benefits

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 and User friendly

Why Smart Home: Comfort/Ease of Control

Smart 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 around the home from any location within such as:

Automatic control of garage door and gate(s); 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.

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

Parental control feature on television channels for children to watch only certain programmes.

Digital Access Access favourite CD’s, DVD’s from any music system and television

around the home;

Digital Storage System automatically stores most played music based on number of

play.

Why Smart Home: 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 Activate sprinkler and fire extinguishing system in case fire emergency 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

Why Smart Home: 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

Conclusion Keeping in mind that technology is rapidly changing, it

is important to recognize how technology is changing how we function within our households.

The cost of smart home technologies is really high. In a middle or lower class families are can’t afford this technology. The minimum cost is $1000. also cost is depends on how ‘Smart’ you really want.

The smart home technology is not available in India. But it will come in near future.

Bibliography

I collected information from the following source:-

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