Project Brief

Designing the future of smart home interactions.

For this module you are asked to design an intuitive, inclusive, and engaging solution for managing a future smart home ecosystem. Your project should consider the challenges of multi-device control, user privacy, and personalisation. The goal is to create a seamless experience that enhances daily living while addressing potential pain-points.

What is a “Smart Home”?

Home automation

A home automation system will monitor and/or control home attributes such as lighting, climate, entertainment systems, and appliances. It can include home security such as access control and alarm systems.

Internet of Things (IoT)

The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to a network of physical devices, vehicles, appliances, and other physical objects that are embedded with sensors, software, and network connectivity, allowing them to collect and share data.

Technology with IOT

• Sensors and actuators - sensors are devices that can detect changes in the environment (eg. temperature, humidity, light, motion or pressure). Actuators are devices that can cause physical changes in the environment (eg. opening / closing a value, turning on a motor).
• Connectivity - IoT devices need to be connected to the Internet. Connectivity technologies used in IoT include wifi, Bluetooth, cellular, Zigbee and LoRaWAN.
• Cloud Computing - cloud computing platforms provide the infrastructure and tools that are need to store and analyse data, as well as build and deploy IoT applications.
• Big data Analytics - advanced analytics tools extract insights and identify patterns from the vast amounts of data generated by IOT devices. Examples of these tools can include machine learning algorithms, data visualisation tools and predictive analytics models..
• Security and privacy technologies - used to protect devices and the data they generate from cyber threats (e.g encryption, access controls and intrusion detection systems.