IoT Based Home Automation System through Voice Recognition

Project Title

IoT Based Home Automation System through Voice Recognition

Project Area of Specialization Electrical/Electronic EngineeringProject Summary

Technology has brought everything to happen in the hand. Internet of Things (IoT) is currently an emerging technology spread globally. Internet of Things (IoT) is formulated to remotely connect, access, monitor, and control the existent world entities through the Internet. When the IoT is conceptualized towards home, it converts simple home to smart home which is safer and automated. In this project, a Voice/Text controlled Home Application will be developed where the users can remotely access the home appliances. The users can merely provide voice commands or text messages through which they will be able to turn the appliances ON or OFF depending upon the necessity. The users can schedule the status of the appliances when they are not physically present in the environment. They will also be provided with the information regarding the previous schedules, and they can also turn on the appliances for a specific period of time. This application will be greatly consistent and proficient for elderly people and differently-abled people who cannot reach the switch, for switching ON/OFF the device.

Project Objectives

This project will be designed to use voice recognition technology to control home utilities i.e. light, fan & TV, etc.
• The aim is to use IoT technology for people of all ages, gender, and even with some disabilities to enjoy life in a more pleasant way. 
• Google voice recognition facility will be utilized to input voice.
• Android phone will be used for the application software which will be connected to the google voice command input.
• Application software will be responsible for converting the voice command into text format.

Project Implementation Method

The methodology of this project design includes the implementation of the proposed method. There are some basic steps involving in the Methodology of the product. The first major step is setting up the Adafruit IO. Adafruit IO is a website used to create virtual switches that will be turned ON or OFF depending on the commands given to the Google Assistant and the second step is connecting the ESP8266 and the last step is connecting to Google assistant through IFTTT. IFTTT is also a website used to create a simple chain of conditional statements for like if-else statements. By following these three steps, the implementation of the proposed system will be done. Basically, it is a simple methodology format that we are intended to follow, which involves not only software development but also, its practical implementation with the hardware of the project.

Benefits of the Project

       Some major advantages of this project are;

1. Managing all of your home devices from one place. 
2. Flexibility for new devices and appliances.
3. Maximizing home security
4. Remote control of home functions.
5. Increased energy efficiency.
6. Improved appliance functionality.
7. Home management insights.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

IoT Based Home Automation System through Voice Recognition is a project that is an integrated system with mobile phone (application) to give the facility to the elderly and the disabled people so that they can easily control home utilities fully Based on their phone through voice command. The device will be built in such a way that it can easy to carry, install, configure, run and maintain for the non-technical person. Home automation involves introducing to connect certain electrical devices that are used in a home. The microcontroller is the main part of this project. The voice command will be taken from the microphone of the mobile or the pc and then pass to the Arduino. After the Arduino will execute the command then it passes to the relay board to turn the utilities on or off accordingly. Light, fan, or TV are turned on/off as the relay board is turned on or off. 

Final Deliverable of the Project HW/SW integrated systemCore Industry Energy Other Industries IT Core Technology Internet of Things (IoT)Other TechnologiesSustainable Development Goals Decent Work and Economic Growth, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Responsible Consumption and ProductionRequired Resources

Item Name	Type	No. of Units	Per Unit Cost (in Rs)	Total (in Rs)
			Total in (Rs)	60450
Adafruit.io Premium two Paid Account	Equipment	2	5000	10000
Temperature Sensor	Equipment	1	250	250
Humidity Sensor	Equipment	1	1000	1000
Smoke Sensor	Equipment	1	500	500
Printed Circuit PCB 4X	Equipment	4	500	2000
Triac Dimer 2X	Equipment	2	500	1000
Raspberry Pi	Equipment	1	20000	20000
Node-MCU 6X	Equipment	6	2500	15000
Relay Module 10 Channel	Equipment	1	1500	1500
Relay Module 4 Channel 2X	Equipment	2	300	600
Amazon Alexa / Google Assistant	Equipment	2	3500	7000
Battery/Supply 2X	Equipment	2	800	1600