Will McHenry Maladau Mou Michael Overstreet Gi Jung Park Embedded Systems Design February 1, 2008
Concept and Motivation Conduct the everyday activities around your home according to your movements Automate and maintain your settings as you move through the house
Competitive Analysis BLIP Systems Tracks people within a building via a Bluetooth sensor network Lutron Electronics, Inc. Home lighting control systems The Clapper Coarser level of control, but similar in convenience
Requirements Need to track a person from room to room Track proximity to areas of interest within a room Differentiate and identify users Control of lighting, audio/video systems, etc. Personalized settings transferred between rooms
Technical Specifications Technologies used: Infrared sensors (for location tracking) RFID tags & readers (for identification) Bluetooth (communication) Lighting control systems