Intelligent Sockets for Home Automation and Security

The intelligent sockets are an advancement in approach to better the features and convenience offered by the existing switchboards. All updates to the board are done via a separately kept server for the web interface which connects to the home network. The features provided to the user can be bettered progressively via software updates. Features like timers which work in both automatic and manual mode, security aspect via surveillance and facial recognition, overload and usage logging with the help of the current sensor is provided. The data is also verified with the actual meter for accuracy and as a check for tampering. The data so gathered can also be used for prediction using machine learning. System first classifies various types of analog meters. Right now, the lbph classifier is trained to detect analog meter with needle and Analog meter with text readings.

Smart Water Level Monitoring System for Farmers

With advancement in technology and ever-changing weather conditions, accurate and affordable water level measurement systems has become necessary for farmers. This therefore brings about the need for a system incorporating the use of IoT technology that will monitor water levels at a cost-effective price with accurate and dependable results. The prototype will monitor water levels on a regular basis and the data captured will be stored in a database to help farmers improve the way they manage their water resource. Farmers will be able to monitor the water levels from any location at any given time. This chapter focuses on a Smart Water Level Monitoring System for Farmers and provides a smart way to manage water resources on farms in the most cost-effective and convenient manner for farmers.

Exploring IoT-Enabled Smart Transportation System

Internet of Things (IoT) is a platform that makes a device smart such that every day communication becomes more informative. A Smart Transportation system basically consists of three components which include smart roads, smart vehicles and a smart parking system. Smart roads are used to describe roads that use sensors and IoT technology which makes driving safer and greener. Smart parking system involves an automated system model that can assist the drivers in selecting the suitable parking spot for them. The data that the system collects will be sent for some analysis. It provides real time information to drivers about various aspects of transportation like weather conditions, traffic scenario, road safety, parking space, and many other things. A well-built Smart Transportation system reduces the risk of accidents, improves safety, increases capacity, reduces fuel consumption, and enhances overall comfort and performance for drivers. Our chapter deals with the in-depth discussion of these various aspects of a smart transportation system enabled with IoT technology.

Design and Development of Internet of Things-Based Wireless Health Monitoring System

In this world with exponentially increasing fitness risks, the authors are proposing an Internet of Things (IoT) based device named Wireless Health Monitoring System (WHMS), to put patients' thinking at ease. We are dwelling in a world which is no longer viable for a doctor to keep a watch over a patient's indispensable parameters all the time. This device is helpful for aged people staying alone at home, people dwelling on hills, pregnant females anywhere, and for busy people who cannot often contact a doctor. A health practitioner, some distance away from the patient, needs to understand his heart rate and body temperature of the physique to begin preliminary treatment. Keeping this as a preluding landmark, the authors are proposing an embedded gadget which can measure the rate of heart beat and body temperature, and keep the statistics on the cloud server for the doctor to determine the next course of action.

Identifying the Components of a Smart Health Ecosystem for Asthma Patients

With asthma being one of the leading causes of death in different countries, the emphasis on improving the health of asthma patients is important. While the use of smart technologies is a good approach for improving the health of asthma patients, technologies need to be connected in such a way that all components of smart health form an ecosystem. However, the components of such an ecosystem have not been identified in the current literature. The purpose of this chapter was to identify the components of a smart health ecosystem for asthma patients through a systematic literature review. A total of 28 articles met the inclusion criteria. This chapter identified the components of a smart health ecosystem for asthma patients and provided a conceptual framework. The findings of the systematic literature review are expected to inform researchers on the components required for building a smart health ecosystem for asthma patients.

Smarter Phone

Over the last two decades, the evolution of mobile technologies has led to an unprecedented adoption of cellphones in mainstream society. Consumers have moved from having the ability to make telephone calls from anywhere at any time using the traditional cellphones to having an all-access pass to cyberspace using today's smartphones. This portable device has become a reliable support system for the user because of the accessibility and flexibility it offers to maintain the users' daily routine. Authors in this chapter have chosen software optimization techniques to increase battery efficiency because these techniques are more robust. This chapter introduces a novel idea of an automated system for smartphones that prioritize application access based on the owner's usage patterns and daily routine to conserve battery life. This system will serve two purposes: save battery power and improve the smartphone's artificial intelligence.

Security for Smart Vehicle in IOT

The smart city is not possible without a smart road. It can provide citizens with smart mobility. In order to overcome the complications handled by the parking system, smart parking has been developed. A model IoT-based parking system that uses a unified component called parking meter to address the issues as well as to provide smart parking management throughout the city is proposed in this chapter.

Advanced Encryption Standard With Randomized Round Keys for Communication Security in IoT Networks

Internet of things (IoT) is a rapidly emerging architecture connecting smart devices all across the world in various fields like smart homes, smart cities, health sector, security, etc. Security is a very important aspect of IoT. As more and more devices are connecting to the Internet, it becomes a lucrative target for hackers. The communication between the various devices, nodes, and between nodes and the cloud, needs to be secured. A combination of public and private key cryptography systems is used to secure the IoT networks. The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is used for encrypting the data in transit. However, the AES is known to be prone to brute force attacks, side channel attacks, and other forms of cryptanalysis. This chapter proposes a more secure AES algorithm with randomised round keys, which provides better security with negligible overheads, and is ideal for use in IoT networks.

Smart Agricultural Practice for India

The rapid growth of food needs due to the increasing worldwide population is raising the requirement for smart agriculture. Smart agriculture employs superior technologies such as decision support system, expert system, IoT, GPS, machine learning, robotics, and application of connected devices. Smart agriculture supports an automated farming system that includes a collection of data related to the farming area, and then analyzes the data so that the farmer can make the right decisions in order to grow high-quality products. In smart agriculture, farming-related data are collected using some unusual instruments like sensors, cameras, microcontrollers, and actuators. Then the collected data of farming areas are transferred via the internet to the farmer for decision making. This chapter is aimed to discuss critical topics for the implementation of smart agriculture in India.

A Neural Network-Based Automatic Crop Monitoring Robot for Agriculture

The economy, being highly based on agriculture, demands innovative and reliable methods of irrigation. In this paper, an idea of automatic irrigation method is proposed. Automatic irrigation is done using a soil moisture sensor. The manual method of irrigation is done by using automated process. In this proposed method, apart from a moisture sensor, other sensors like PIR sensor, ultrasonic sensor, humidity, temperature sensor, and water level sensors are used. This method has additional features like GSM. In wireless systems, electricity will be provided through solar panels. Whenever the moisture content of the soil reaches its maximum threshold value, the system sends a signal to the motor and it turns ON. The robot can do its work automatically through artificial neural network. Every time the motor starts or stops, the user will get the status of the motor's operation through SMS. The robot will continuously monitor the crop field using wireless camera. This provides security for the agriculture land. The main advantages of this system include minimization of water wastage, & error reduction