Green Information and Communication Systems for a Sustainable Future

11 Smart Home (Domotics)

Hemant Kumar Gianey and Sun-Yuan Hsieh

Contents

11.1 Introduction

11.1.1 Concept of Smart Home

11.1.2 Needs of a Smart Home

11.1.3 Smart Home Outcomes and Deliverables

11.2 The Emergence and Definition of the Smart Home

11.2.1 Existing System and Solutions

11.2.2 Identified Problems

11.2.3 Tools and Technologies Used

11.3 Design and Components of Smart Home System

11.3.1 Environmental, Economic and Societal Benefits

11.4 Smart Home Architecture

11.5 Issues and Challenges of a Smart Home

11.6 Conclusion

11.7 Future Work

Bibliography

After studying this chapter, you should be able to understand the concept of the smart home, its emergence and its definition, dimensions, and components in detail. Adoption of the Internet ...