Design of a Wireless Sensor Network Based Monitoring System for Home Automation

This paper presents the design and implementation of a wireless monitoring system for building smart room architectures in home environments. The proposed system consists of wireless sensor nodes and actuator nodes which are organized into a monitoring network by ZigBee protocols. A base station and some general wireless nodes have been developed to form a prototype system. Various sensor and actuator modules have also been implemented to enable some typical indoor monitoring applications such as resident tracking, energy-efficient home appliance control and home security. The proposed system provides a flexible solution for us to make our living spaces more intelligent.