Voice Controlled Home Automation System

Advancements in the technologies are higher, especially for IoT, this can be integrated well with home automation to enhance daily lifestyle. Remote controlled automation systems are very helpful for bedridden patients and physically handicapped persons. Gesture controlled systems are being developed nowadays. These need more memory and processing speed. In this paper, a new system is proposed for home automation for supporting patients. This low power, low cost system works with voice commands without any other physical movements. Here a prototype is presented to implement the IoT based portable automation system. Google Assistant and Blynk are available applications for voice controlling. The demonstration of this system was performed with controlling the light. This system is simple and user friendly especially for elders and children. Hardware system is designed with the ESP32 Microcontroller which has an inbuilt Wi-Fi module. As the Wi-Fi connectivity is provided, the system can be controlled even from a large distance. Use of the latest technology and low cost, easy to operate system will make it accessible for every household. The use of home automation is now extended even to factories, various industries for the automatic ON/OFF of various machineries and electronic appliances. This system can efficiently monitor the power consumption of building automation systems like HVAC.