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Design and Implementation of an Intelligent Windowsill System Using Smart Handheld Device and Fuzzy Microcontroller
Jing-Min Wang1, Ming-Ta Yang2, Po-Lin Chen3
1Department of Electrical Engineering, St. John's University, No. 499, Sec. 4, Tam King Rd., Tamsui Dist., New Taipei City 25135, Taiwan. jimmy@mail.sju.edu.tw.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|April 12, 2017
Summary
Smart homes can now use smart handheld devices (SHD) to control an intelligent windowsill system (IWS). This system automatically adjusts windows and curtains for optimal indoor comfort and safety, adapting to weather conditions.
Area of Science:
- Smart Home Technology
- Environmental Control Systems
- Human-Computer Interaction
Background:
- Growing demand for convenient and healthy indoor environments in smart homes.
- Increasing power and ubiquity of smart handheld devices (SHD).
- Need for automated systems to manage indoor climate and respond to external conditions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose an innovative application of SHD for real-time monitoring and smart control of an intelligent windowsill system (IWS).
- To develop an automated system for indoor environment regulation based on sensor data.
- To enhance user convenience and comfort in smart homes through intelligent automation.
Main Methods:
- Utilized MIT App Inventor and fuzzy control for SHD-based system development.
- Integrated a compact weather station with sensors for indoor illuminance, temperature-humidity, CO₂ concentration, and outdoor rain/wind direction.
- Employed an Arduino UNO microcontroller for fuzzy logic control of electric windows and curtains.
Main Results:
- The IWS successfully monitored indoor and outdoor environmental parameters in real-time.
- The system demonstrated automatic adjustment of electric windows and curtains in response to measured environmental data.
- The IWS effectively closed windows to prevent rain intrusion, validating its adaptive capabilities.
Conclusions:
- The developed intelligent windowsill system (IWS) effectively integrates smart handheld devices (SHD) for automated environmental control.
- The fuzzy control method enhances user convenience and expands SHD applications in smart homes.
- Experimental validation confirmed the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed IWS for adaptive indoor climate management.