18-549 Embedded Systems Design
February 1, 2008
Will McHenry
Maladau Mou
Michael Overstreet
Gi Jung Park
Concept and Motivation
Conduct the everyday activities
around your home according to your
movements
Automate and maintain your
settings as you move through the
house
Competitive Analysis
BLIP Systems
Tracks people within a
building via a Bluetooth
sensor network
Lutron Electronics, Inc.
Home lighting control
systems
The Clapper
Coarser level of control, but
similar in convenience
Requirements
Need to track a person from
room to room
• Track proximity to areas of
interest within a room
• Differentiate and identify
users
Control of lighting,
audio/video systems, etc.
• Personalized settings
transferred between rooms
Technical Specifications
Technologies used:
 Infrared sensors
(for location tracking)
 RFID tags & readers
(for identification)
 Bluetooth
(communication)
 Lighting control systems