INTERAKTYWNE, WIELOFUNKCYJNE LUSTRO JAKO ELEMENT INTELIGENTNEGO BUDYNKU

This paper presents a possible implementation of a personal assistant and control interface for a smart home. A prototype is presented, featuring functions such as appliance and light control, a map system based on Google Maps and various informational data such as calendar entries and news. The device takes the form of a voice controlled mirror, allowing for integration in existing systems as a replacement for a common household item, without the need for additional space.W artykule przedstawiono możliwą implementację osobistego asystenta w postaci interaktywnego lustra wchodzącego w skład instalacji inteligentnego domu. Opracowany autorski prototyp urządzenia wyposażono w funkcje, takie jak: kontrolę światła w pomieszczeniu, system wizualizacji map opartych o Google Maps oraz możliwość prezentacji wielu danych informacyjnych, takich jak: kalendarz, bieżące wiadomości etc. Urządzenie ma postać głosowo sterowanego lustra opracowanego według autorskiego pomysłu z możliwością integracji z istniejącymi na rynku systemami operacyjnymi urządzeń mobilnych, jako zamiennik dla wspólnego elementu gospodarstwa domowego jakim jest standardowe lustro, bez konieczności wykorzystywania dodatkowej przestrzeni w budynku

Beyond Home Automation: Designing More Effective Smart Home Systems

This paper outlines a Smart Home Proof-of-Concept system that uses a Bayesian Network to predict the likelihood of a monitored event to occur. Firstly, this paper will provide an introduction to the concept of a smart home system; then it will outline how Artificial Intelligence concepts can be used to make such systems more effective. Finally, it will detail the implementation of a smart home system, which uses an inference engine to determine the likelihood of a fire. The system prototype has implemented using a LonWorks™ hardware kit and a Netica™ Bayesian Network engine from Norsys

Smart home

Uslijed ubrzanog napretka u bežičnoj komunikaciji i informacijskim tehnologijama, sada je moguće uvesti i implementirati različite razine „pametnosti“ u kuće. Ove pametne kuće su kuće koje mogu da se inteligentno uključe u razne interakcije sa svojim stanovnicima da bi im omogućile udobnost i siguran život. Ovo uključivanje u živote svojih stanara može varirati od jednostavne kontrole ambijentne temperature do ispunjavanja usluga koje su zasnovane na mobilnim agentima. Pametne kuće imaju potencijal da poboljšaju udobnost, pogodnost, sigurnost i zabavu svojim stanovnicima. Povlastice pametne tehnologije u kući mogu biti očigledne za svakoga ukoliko je njihov potencijal upotpunjen. Smatra se kako je potreba za pametnom tehnologijom najočitija za starije ljude i za osobe s invaliditetom, a s obzirom na činjenicu da je do kraja 2013 godine više od polovice Europljana navršilo 65 godina, ova pametna tehnologija ima i veliki tržišni potencijal.Since there has been a rapid advance in wireless communication and information technologies, it is now possible to introduce and implement different smartness into the homes. These smart houses are those that can intelligently engage with their residents thus providing them with comfort and safe living. This engagement in lives of their residents can vary from simple control of temperature do completing services which have been based on mobile agents. Smart homes have the potential to improve comfort, convenience, safety and entertainment to their residents. The benefits of the smart homes can be pretty obvious for everyone if their potential is fulfilled. It's considered that the need for smart technology is most obvious when it comes to elderly and disabled people, and considering the fact that by the end of 2013 there have been over half of Europeans over 65 years old, this smart technology also has a great market potential

Capturing user requirements for smart hometechnology, to support industry practice

The home-orientated technology industry has grown rapidly since the 1980s. This movement has been catalysed by an intensive evolution in technology development and is reflected by academic and industry interest in the area. In combination with the ubiquity of digital consumer products, such interest has driven the re-emergence of the smart home as an ideal that, with a paradigmatic shift in human interaction with their environment, will improve lifestyle and support independent living. Accordingly, the smart home has come to represent an aspirational vision of the future. However, despite the renewed interest in the area and a legacy of technology that has resulted in confused, frustrated and disillusioned users, little research has been undertaken to identify the perception of the user towards the smart home. Consequently, the provision of guidance for industry practice and designers is severely limited. To counteract technology that does not support user needs and to ensure the efficacy of the smart home, this research captures the perception of the user towards existing and future technology and reflects on the needs of state of the art industry practice. In study one, eight workshops (N=55) captured positive anticipation and attitudes of users towards the smart home but with some concerns and contradictory needs and requirements. A contextual enquiry (N=12), incorporating a probe study and home interview, explored technology usage in more depth. Differences in basic technology usage, such as heating and lighting, revealed complex meanings behind the assumed use of technology. User needs were embodied in a co-design workshop (N=8) in which prototypes for the control of their smart home were modelled. Concepts for the smart home are distinguished by functionality, the locus of control for human-system interaction, and the nature of interaction. Despite the acknowledgement of the value of perceptive and aware technology, users must perceive empowerment and ownership of all activity in the home. To explore current practice in design and development for the smart home, interviews were conducted with industry professionals (N=18) from twelve companies and analysed according to a grounded theory method with a constructionist approach. User centred design was found to be prevalent in the smart home industry but compromises remained. The user perceptions towards the smart home illustrate the challenges that the industry must overcome, and provide a case study example of including the user throughout the `fuzzy front end' of the design process. Although user centred design is often deemed a panacea in the development of successful products, this study has found that disparate views on user centred design have caused a misrepresentation of the user and their importance. It is clear that companies want to be people-centred but effective user centred design practice is seemingly not arbitrary. The most immediate needs for successful professional practice of user centred smart home design have been identified in this study and are supported with the provision of guidance that will contribute to their understanding.EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited Kingdo

Making ubicomp acceptable in the home

This thesis is concerned with the uses of ubiquitous computing (ubicomp) technologies in everyday domestic settings. In contrast to goal-oriented technology adoption (e.g. in the workplace), the integration of pervasive technology in the home faces not only social but also physical and technical constraints. We propose a design framework for the introduction of ubicomp technology into today’s homes that, firstly, considers a holistic approach to integrating pervasive technology; secondly, takes into account social factors and domestic activity when defining the nature of the system’s interaction; and thirdly, allows the user to adapt the system’s interaction and collaboration. Most of the work to date on domestic ubicomp takes the customization of domestic spaces for granted, presuming that the integration of sensing technologies can be accomplished to any required degree and usually assuming that context-aware systems have to be proactive, limiting users to the role of consumers of the system’s actions rather than allowing them a more participative or cooperative role. We have applied our framework to design a domestic ubicomp system to support parents with childcare in the home. The “Context-Aware Room” and the “The Parent-Child Companion Tool” prototypes are built to take account of the interaction between the social and physical and the social and digital contexts in order to address issues of integration of sensing technology, socially respectful collaboration and system adaptation. Two studies explore the potential social acceptance of the PChCT. The panel study considers parents’ overall perceptions of whether these kinds of ubicomp tools might help with parental tasks. The usability study considers the usefulness and usability of the PChCT. The results of the study reflect a positive attitude to the PChCT. Parents liked the collaborative resources and facilities to tailor collaboration. Further work might be done to assess how the system’s adaptation might fit within a wider context of user needs. Nevertheless, we argue that the use of our framework can lead to more socially acceptable ubicomp experiences in the home

Making ubicomp acceptable in the home

This thesis is concerned with the uses of ubiquitous computing (ubicomp) technologies in everyday domestic settings. In contrast to goal-oriented technology adoption (e.g. in the workplace), the integration of pervasive technology in the home faces not only social but also physical and technical constraints. We propose a design framework for the introduction of ubicomp technology into today’s homes that, firstly, considers a holistic approach to integrating pervasive technology; secondly, takes into account social factors and domestic activity when defining the nature of the system’s interaction; and thirdly, allows the user to adapt the system’s interaction and collaboration. Most of the work to date on domestic ubicomp takes the customization of domestic spaces for granted, presuming that the integration of sensing technologies can be accomplished to any required degree and usually assuming that context-aware systems have to be proactive, limiting users to the role of consumers of the system’s actions rather than allowing them a more participative or cooperative role. We have applied our framework to design a domestic ubicomp system to support parents with childcare in the home. The “Context-Aware Room” and the “The Parent-Child Companion Tool” prototypes are built to take account of the interaction between the social and physical and the social and digital contexts in order to address issues of integration of sensing technology, socially respectful collaboration and system adaptation. Two studies explore the potential social acceptance of the PChCT. The panel study considers parents’ overall perceptions of whether these kinds of ubicomp tools might help with parental tasks. The usability study considers the usefulness and usability of the PChCT. The results of the study reflect a positive attitude to the PChCT. Parents liked the collaborative resources and facilities to tailor collaboration. Further work might be done to assess how the system’s adaptation might fit within a wider context of user needs. Nevertheless, we argue that the use of our framework can lead to more socially acceptable ubicomp experiences in the home