The essence of smart homes: application of intelligent technologies towards smarter urban future

• Main Authors: Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Tookey, J., Omrany, H., Fleury, A., Naismith, N., Ghaffarianhoseini, M.
• Format: Book Section
• Published: IGI Global 2016
• Subjects: QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/74780/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85018530570&doi=10.4018%2f978-1-5225-1759-7.ch004&partnerID=40&md5=12037e866bbbb5ed86e226b1a38d437b

Smart homes have been predominantly pointed as one of the key constituents of intelligent environments. These are residential units substantially integrated with a communicating network of sensors and intelligentsystems based on the application of new design initiatives and creative technologies. Th...