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The most important source of motivation in continuity of technological
developments is to upgrade human living standards. The technological
development provides and increases human-beings’ safety and comfort
directly and indirectly developing technologies for this purpose directly affects
the life standards by means of smart home systems design. Smart home
automation system is increasingly used due to the wide manufacturer brands
and various available technologies. From a social point of view, residents are
admitted to smart homes for comfort, luxury, improving quality of live, and for
providing security against intrusion and burglars. Secondly, home automation
is achieved using a touch screen interface, monitoring and the controlling
many interconnected appliances such as lights, power plugs, television,
water heater as well as security and emergency systems.
Smart homes are cheap, low-power, cost effective, efficient, and realize the
automation of a variety of domestic appliances using user-friendly interface
as remote control or any other handheld devices. Elderly, handicapped
patients and people with disabilities who have problems with locomotion
difficulty can benefit from this smart home system. A Smart Home is
designed for the future home system that will be equipped with latest
technology and given leisure for people. Hence the Smart Home will give a
big impact in home design and will be the main target in a research and
development (R&D) and business in the future. |
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