DRAFT#4 Internet of Things

TP2016-1 27 May 2016
ACTION Technical Writing Courseware
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SmartHomes
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ACTION Batch 27A - Group 1

Barce, Nylma Mae
Calumno, Patrick John
Climacosa, Jade
Concepcion, Joseph Gelito
Advanced World Solutions, Inc.

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SmartHomes
Nylma Mae Barce, Patrick John Calumno, Jade Climacosa, Joseph Gelito Concepcion
Advanced World Solutions, Inc. ACTION Batch 27A
ABSTRACT
<Overview of the Paper and Contributions>
The Internet of Things (IoT) has the Jade: <contribution> Bans: <Contribution>
potential to significantly change the Joseph: <Contribution> Mae: <Contribution>
way we live. This paper explores the
<More details of the summary and the approach>
exciting possibilities of future homes <Summary of the results and conclusions>
enabled by seamless IoT
implementation. The paper first 2 PROBLEM OVERVIEW
introduces the basic IoT premise,
states the problems that can be Due to the kind of technology that is available,
homeowners nowadays are engaged in the
alleviated or eliminated entirely,
bothersome task of constantly monitoring their
propose ingenious solutions, and living conditions at home. Identifying various
evaluate the pros and cons of each trouble spots at home results in a worrisome
proposal. attitude that needlessly interferes with their
ability to concentrate in their respective fields
1 INTRODUCTION of specialization. Traveling back and forth just
to monitor the home is a totally undesirable
<Background and Motivation> practice. Faulty equipment malfunction at
Generally, innovations such as unexpected intervals. Without human
intelligent homes are rooted upon the intervention, preventive maintenance is a thing
idea that uplifting our quality of living of a distant future. These situations dictate
is one of the chief reasons why our that there must be a fundamental change in
the way our homesour metaphorical nests,
society has advanced at an
so to speakoperates. Since technology is
unprecedented level. The fast-paced peaking right now, at this very moment, it is a
lifestyle of today's information era constantly good idea to utilize the Internet of Things to
overwhelms everyone with a gigantic set of look for ways to live better.
professional and personal responsibilities.
Hence, finding balance amidst the chaos of We expect the readers to have a solid
the modern hustle and bustle is a key factor in overview of how the Internet of Things is
finding fulfillment. The authors of this paper supposed to operate ideally. After a brief but
recognized that the repeated reconfiguration thorough snapshot of this enabling technology,
of appliances and gadgets at home is a total the paper narrows down to the specific
waste of energy, money, and time. The rest of technologies that comprise a highly intelligent
the paper will explain in detail the ways in and adaptive home.
which IoT can eliminate this problem in its
entirety. 3 SOLUTION AND IMPLEMENTATION
The unique characteristic of the In order to make this possible, there
Internet of Things that separates it are certain technologies that need to
from the usual internet lies in its be developed: (a) technologies that
ability to inject intelligence into a enable the objects to acquire
chosen physical object and enable it contextual information, (b)
to acquire information on its own, technologies that enable the objects
process the data gathered, and adapt to process the contextual
to changing circumstances. Smart information, and (c) technologies that
objects as such can be combined into improve the privacy and security of
a highly adaptive ecosystem can be the massive data generated by the
used to improve nearly every aspect objects. Examples of these
of human life (e.g. pharmaceutical technologies are sensor networks,
industry, retail industry, logistics, M2M, mobile internet, ipV6, among
etc.). others.
Figure 1 The Internet of Things

Currently, IoT is made up of loose, buildings). However, as IoT evolves in
purpose-built networks in isolation the near future, these networks will
that only serve their original function soon converge with improved
(e.g. networks that control engine analytics, security, and management.
function of modern vehicles and By 2020, over 30 billion connected
networks that control the heating, things, with over 200 billion with
venting, and air conditioning of intermittent connections are
commercial and residential forecast.
set to certain levels based on expected and
The staggering amount of actual occupancy, the weather forecast, or the
possibilities that await the future inside temperature. These systems can also
be programmed to switch off if a window or
generation is one exciting reason to
exterior door is left open, and thus reduce the
pursue the future worldwide electricity cost.
implementation of IoT.
This is a great cost-cutting scheme, reducing
Ultimately, its ability to make our the amount of electricity wasted on
lives more convenient is another unnecessary cooling or heating. It also
ensures that the house is at the right
reason IoT is a worthwhile endeavor.
temperature at all times, and will eliminate
scenarios where one walks into a desert hot or
The forecast and holistic view freezing cold house after being out and
relating to IoT were taken from the misjudging the weather.
book Internet of Things: Converging
Technologies for Smart Environments Adaptive Electrical Consumption
and Integrated Ecosystem by Dr. Common appliances and devices will be able
Ovidiu Vermesan of SINTEF Norway to ascertain the patterns of consumption.
Research Institute and Dr. Peter
Friess of Belgian European Union. Lights can be set to switch on automatically
when one enters a room or a dark stairwell,
<Bans Solution Overview> making the home safer and eliminating the
need to fumble for light switches. Alternatively,
Owners of intelligent homes fully integrated Lighting Systems can be programmed to
with IoT are assured of an enviable peace of switch certain lights on or off automatically.
mind and desirable home conditions. Homes This means that lights can be set to switch off
fully monitored for intrusions and unexpected or dim in certain lighting conditions (for
disasters ensure that the occupants need not example where natural light is adequate).
travel back and forth. Homes as such will help
you get desired results on demand. Another example would be advanced TV sets
that switch off power when the viewers fall
<Mae Solution Overview> asleep or leave the entertainment area.
<Otep Solution Overview>
Likewise, when attention is directed once
again to the device, the TV goes back to the
Let us now explore the concept of exact moment where the viewer left off. Both
Smart Homes. applications of this concept reduces electricity
expenses.
4 RELATED STUDIES
Remote Access
Intelligent Climate Control
Access to the house from a remote location
Heating and Air Conditioning systems can be means that one can change settings from the
office, outdoors on holiday, or even during specific songs suited to the persons artistic
commute. Should one's plans for the day or taste whenever he/she passes by.
evening change, one can simply update the
settings for the home automation system to The idea of using heartbeats as specific
avoid unnecessary energy use. identifiers came from a WIRED article by
Carrie Yury. The idea was expanded by the
One can also monitor the home environment authors to reflect the futuristic vision of IoT and
while away, or tweak settings without having its far-reaching effects on human life.
to ask someone to go in to make adjustments.
This is especially useful when sudden snow or
cold can make pipes freeze and thermostats
need to be set higher. Less time, effort, and Augmented Reality
resources wasted for any adjustments.
With the advent of new technology, increased
Invisible Biometric Authentication mobile device usage such as smartphones,
laptops have made people dependent to these
The future of IoT can uniquely identify devices to a certain extent. Controlling and
individuals of a specific house and grant them handling different appliances has become
access to certain areas of the house. One of easier through their devices. Augmented
the factors that can be tracked are specific Reality (AR) is one of the recent technologies
heartbeats that are just as unique as human that evolved, from video games, to automation
fingerprints. of electrical appliances. In gaming, this
technology is very similar to Virtual Reality,
This technological breakthrough can be used only, there is no headset involved but just
to secure houses against thieves. Kids can be smart phones. Now, it has made its way to
kept away from the basement and toddlers automate electrical appliances. This
can be kept away from potentially hazardous technology gives a virtual view of the devices
areas such as the swimming pool. Further generating a real environment.
implementation can secure bank vaults
against unauthorized access to the vault area.
Augmented Reality aims to provide a smooth
Another perspective on the implementation of interaction of users with electrical appliances
biometric authentication is the tracking of the using smartphone apps. This technology
homeowners health. Since one of the unique works by presenting a three-dimensional map
identifiers come in the form of heartbeats, of the environment and allowing placement of
sensors can alert the people inside if their interactive 3D models in space.
biometrics reveal their exposure to certain Users can then envision virtual augments in
health risks such as cardiac abnormalities, the real world. By just scanning the electrical
diabetes, etc. The system could then send appliances through their device's camera, the
suggest dietary and lifestyle changes to each users can turn on their laptops while they
passing owner or guest. make coffee then start their work.
Fun tweaks can also be made to take Tejas Fulkar's PowAR ControllAR has made
advantage of this technology such as playing home automation easier with the use of
Augmented Reality with the use of Raspberry
Pi, internet connectivity, and the Junaio app as
an interface to show the 3D augments. The 6 CONCLUSION
users can dim, turn off, turn on the lights Smart Homes are awesome.
without moving while they work, saving a Summary (Was the problem solved?)
bunch of time. They can decrease or increase Should be similar to the last section of the Introduction, but should
contain important results
the temperature of the thermostat from their State explicitly what the reader should conclude from the work
seats while having dinner, saving the time of Describe how the work should be interpreted and why it is important
standing up and also the energy that will be Do not assume that the reader will figure this out on his/her own
wasted.
<Otep Actual Solution>
5 RESULTS AND ANALYSIS
The proposals explained in detail above

enhance the quality of life of the occupants in
major ways. First, electrical consumption can
be reduced significantly by installing
appliances equipped with Adaptive Electrical RECOMMENDATIONS 7
Consumption. Second, the immediate comfort
brought about by Intelligent Climate Control Smart Homes are suited to people who value
and Augmented Reality brings tremendous security and convenience. If they can afford
relief to the owners at home right after their these technologies, they have all the reason to
professional and personal agendas. Third, the provide themselves the peace of mind and
owners of smart homes equipped with free up time to actually live a more meaningful
Invisible Biometric Authentication systems are life.
rest assured that all their belongings are safe;
Ask yourself:
if they have to reconfigure something, they What are the things that I still havent figured out in my paper?
can do so even at remote locations. Possible goals:
Make clear what open questions remain in the domain of this work
Show and describe the results after applying the methodology or your Highlight the doors that your work opens up, create excitement.
solution or your studies Make clear what limitations should be fixed.
Shows the impact of the proposal along with its interpretation Suggest further research ideas (preferably, ones you don't want) that
(comparisons, performance, etc) may improve your paper.
Show everything you have learned or output you have noticed during
and after your study
<Otep>
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ACTION Batch 27A - Group 1

Advanced World Solutions, Inc.

Figure 1 The Internet of Things

<Otep Actual Solution>

5 RESULTS AND ANALYSIS

The proposals explained in detail above

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