Intelligent Building Control Solution Using Wireless Sensor-Actuator Networking Framework

摘要

Intelligent building refers to a residence that is automated through a network of electronic devices which cooperate transparently to provide protection and comfort to the residents and minimize the energy consumption drastically. In this paper, a novel approach is made to design an intelligent building control solution using wireless sensor actuator networks (WSAN) in hardware domain. The intelligent building control solution provides automation to most household operations such as intrusion alarm, environment monitoring and controlling, asset tracking, etc. Real-time sensing is established with the help of sensor modules whereas real-time tracking is achieved with the deployment of active radio frequency identification (RFID) module. The WSAN greatly consists of gateway, routers, and end devices. The main controlling unit of WSAN is AVR microcontroller which manages the transceiver section and processes the received data accordingly. This paper focuses on remote monitoring and management system for a partly automated building equipped with sensors and actuators. Here, we also explore the prospects of wireless mesh networks and design a framework for developing an intelligent and smart environment.