1. Adaptive Home Automation System
Animaniacs Presents:
Adaptive Home Automation System
Brought to You By the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of North Texas
RTCOA CT50 Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat
5V & 24V Power Supplies
Passive Infrared Motion Sensors
Ultrasonic Module HC-SR04 Distance Sensor
Amazon Echo
5V Relay Modules
Arduino Yun
Raspberry Pi 2
Adafruit TMP36 Analog Temperature Sensor
Adafruit IR Distance Sensor
WRT54G2 Wireless Router
Red & Green LEDs
Team
David Samaniego
Project Lead & Server Administrator
Ester Lee
Microcontroller Manager & Database Manager
Sebastian Riojas
Software Developer & Database Manager
Tailyr Mack
Team Scribe & Configuration Manager
Client
Jim Buchanan
Engineering Labs Technician for the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of North Texas
Goal
Redefine the way a user’s actions effect a fully automated home system
Resolution
We’ve created the Adaptive Home Automation System, or AHAS, which will have the ability to automate things around the house by adapting to the user based on habits. Habits are formed by the system keeping track of the user’s repetitive interactive activity with items around the house such as thermostats and lights.
Based on the user’s usual pattern, the system will create the habit and configure the system so that, for example, if the user always turns on a light when they arrive home, that light will automatically turn on when they walk in.
The system can be controlled via voice commands or through a web interface that allows the user to manually configure the system. They will be able to add and delete habits, adjust the temperature and lights, and see different trends from the collected data.
Lessons Learned
As a group, we’ve learned each other’s strengths and used it to allocate different task to one another to make sure we’re taking advantage of our individual knowledge to increase production. We’ve also enhanced our knowledge about the following topics:
Amazon Echo “Skills”.
Communication between Microcontrollers (Arduinos & Raspberry Pi’s).
Database management
Scripting using PHP, MySQL, Python, and PowerShell.
Web Development using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Bootstrap.
Lastly, for the Arduinos, we learned that you can’t extend the space the Arduino has, but you can connect multiple to one another in a Master/Slave setup in order to increase memory.