Development of an Automated Home System with Infrared Sensors

John Nwankwo Chijioke¹ , Sadiq Thomas²

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.6 , Issue.2 , pp.6-11, Dec-2019

Online published on Dec 31, 2019

Copyright © John Nwankwo Chijioke, Sadiq Thomas . This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
 

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Abstract :
Recent advances in the field of control systems and information and communications technology have led to the introduction of automation to our homes. This paper presents a simple and inexpensive electronic solution to the challenge of comfort, security and the frequent manual switching of home appliances. The design is broken into two: the first is a passive infrared-based system that triggers an audio visual alarm when motion is detected. The second is an infrared sensor-based system that increments a counter when a person makes an entrance into a room and decrements when an exit is made. The resulting number of people left in the room is displayed on a seven-segment display. As long as the count on the display is one or more, the appliances are turned on. Peripheral Interface Controller microcontroller drives the switching process, through a relay, by comparing the outputs of the infrared receiver pair. The passive infrared sensor used to add security feature to the home system was set to a 3-second delay and 2-meter range to achieve a faster and more efficient response. Costing only NGN 32,120 (about 88 USD), this design is not only comparatively cheaper than other home automation solutions reviewed in this paper but also the most power efficient, with an energy expenditure rate of only 1.41 watts

Key-Words / Index Term :
Automation, Home Security, Internet of Things, People Counter, Infrared, Microcontroller

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