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[ The {ssue

[ Domotics

[ Autonomy of the Disabled & Elderly

[ £roject assignments

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 The issue (1)
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[ About 50 million disabled persons in

Europe.
(ca. 6 to 7 % of the total population)

[ Mobility impaired
[ Hearing impaired
[ Visually impaired
[ Speech and language impaired
[ Cognitive impaired (e.g.dyslexia)
[ Dexterity impaired
(reduced: function fingers-arms, strength ...)
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[ ife expectancy is increasing all over the world.

Worldwide from 48 years in 1955 to an expected 73
years in 2025

[ Total fertility rate is declining from 5 in 1955 to an

expected 2.3 in 2025. arges differences : {taly =
1.2 and Yemen = 7.6 in 1995.Domotics

[ Consequently the percentage elderly is growning.

(50% between now and 2025)
{n Europe at this moment 1 of the 5 is over 65
That means More than 100 million
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[ Elderly are patients (80% not).

[ Ederly are afraid of technology

(techno phobia)

[ Elderly are no economic factor

[ Elderly are too old to function, too old to work

and maybe too old to play
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(Being old but active)

[ Emergency system, facilities for homecare

[ Security - and anti-burglary system

[ Tele-services (grocery-services, banking« )

[ Entertainment, cultural, educational services

[ îegulation and Control of £ower consumption

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[ Domotics can help to continue an independandent

life of the elderly (control, communicate,
banking«.)

[ Handicapped can benefit from Domotics to be

more autonomous

[ Domotics can contribute to a better quality of life.

(self control, entertainment, self esteem«)
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[ To gain Market share

[ Elderly
[ Disabled
[ Comfort seekers

[ ess expensive (>market share)

[ Not stigmatizing
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What devices had to be placed in an
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£roject group 1 en 3: Elderly motor
handicapped
£roject group 2 en 4: Elderly visually
handicapped
 Domotics
Categories:

[ Safety
[ Signalling
[ Communication
[ Switching
[ Closing/opening
[ £ersonal care
[ Housekeeping
[ Medical Aids
[ Adaptionof building plan
[ Services based on telematics
 Domotics
Safety:

[ burglar alarm
[ fire alarm
[ gas and smoke detector
[ safety alarm in gas stove
[ overflow protection
[ social alarm
[ medical alarm
 Domotics
Signalling/Communication:

[ video intercom
[ computer with programs an peripherals
[ speech module
[ recognition software
[ overflow protection
[ So on«
 Domotics
Control:

[ remote control of lightning

[ remote control of
radio/TV/Video/CD/DVD
[ automatic switching ligthtning
[ remote control of front door
[ remote control of curtains
[ other remote controls«..
 Domotics
£ersonal Care/Housekeeping:

[ adjustable bed
[ bathroom lift
[ Wash basin with high/low
[ adapted toilet
[ adjustable kitchen
[ adjustable cupboard
[ central vacuum cleaner system
[ ««
 Domotics
Adaptions of the buiding plan:

[ monotoring devices
[ bathroom lift
[ washbasin with high/low
[ adapted toilet
[ adjustable kitchen
[ adjustable cupboard
[ central vacuum cleaner system
[ re re
 Domotics

{ntelligent homes gives:

[ more Comfort

[ more Safety

[ more Communication fascilities

 {ntelligent Houses (1)

Comfort

îemote/automatic control of

‡ household equipment,
‡ central heating/cooling,
‡ lighting, etc
 {ntelligent Houses (2)

Safety/Alert

Alarms or "panic´ buttons will be used to

signal an emergency to external public
services such as
the police, the fire brigade, a nearby
hospital, etc.
 {ntelligent Houses (3)

Communication

‡ £erson-to-person communication or
‡ Access to various services such as tele-
shopping, tele-banking, etc,
‡ Study staying at home
‡ Monitoring health condition
‡ Access to various information services,
etc.
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[ {ntroduction Fontys

[ The {ssue

[ Domotics

[ Autonomy of the Disabled & Elderly

[ £roject assignments

[ Spoken dialogue with home systems

What 's domotics

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[ lightning
[ ventilation
[ sun-blinds
[ entrance-control
[ etc....
Construction of
a classical installation

[ The switch is part of the power-

circuit (230 V).

[ The powersupply is via the

switch to the lightningpoint.

[ The switch has only one

function.
Construction of
a domotic installation
[ The switch or push-button is an
input device which is in contact
with an electonic control-module.

[ That module sends a message to

a contact-unit (actuator) which
connects or disconnect the lamp
with the mains.

[ The function of the switch or

push-button is programmable.

[ There are two seperated circuits:

a control-line and a powerline.
The digital control of
a domotic-installation
[ All control-elements are
connected to the same wiring.

[ Every element has his own

specific µaddress¶ . The right key
to the right lock.

[ To get the right control-signal to

the right spot a protocol is
needed.

[ Wire and protocol together is

called the ¶bus ¶ (Binary Unit
System)
 Digital control of
a domotic-installation
[ advantages of digital control

[ Control-line is a low voltage-line

[ {t¶s easy to add switches and lights
[ To change the function of the switch.
[ One switch is able to control several circuits.
[ Conditions can be added to the control activities
 Digitale control at
domotic-installations
Sensors and actuators

The elements which generate signals we call µsensors¶.

The elements which are activated by the system we called
µactuators.
£ut in an other way sensors :: control and actuators :: carry
out.

Sensors : switches, temperatur-meters, infrared-cells,

motion-detectors, wind-detectors, light-cells,........

Actuators : relays/dimmers for lamps; motors for the

garagedoor, - rolling shutters, - curtains; sirenes, contactors
voor heating-devices;..........
 Domotic-network
{n domotic-systems sensors, actuators, supply and
communication are part of a home network.
The network is controlled by the coördination-
system.
Network ± coordination
Elektronic
module £C,
mounted on
D{N-rail.
(£HC- De
Maegd)
Central
coördination

Output-modules and
supply on D{N-rail.
(£rocontrol)
Central coördination

Each E{B-module has his own

controlunit inside
(distributed control system)
 Domotic-function-diagram
of a house

[ {n the function-diagram the different

action are exposed.
3rouping of the actions

[ £ut on the light in the bedroom,

the hall, the bathroom and the
kitchen.
[ £ut on the heating in the
bathroom.
[ Adjust the heating in the living-
room to comfort-temperature.
Switch on the coffee-machine and
toaster.
[ Switch on the radio.
[ Etc......
3rouping of the actions

[ Automatic lights on by
2. Safety-functions entrance
[ Smoke-sensors on the
right places.
[ All lights on/off by one
button.
[ Automatic alarms to
police/fire brigade.
[ Automatic switch off
forgotten devices.
3rouping of the actions

[ Use only energy:

3. îational use of energy ‡ Where it ¶s needed.
‡ When it ¶s needed.
‡ And in the right quantity.

(E.g. Sensor in the

bathroom)

[ Switch all off.

[ SensorControl of the
amount of light.
 Technical characteristics
[ Domotic-installations distinct especially on
the area of :
‡ The signal transport.
‡ The programmability of the functions.
‡ The user-interface
‡ The standard (use of protocols).
‡ The certainty of excecution and feedback.
‡ The certainty of communication.
‡ The integrated components.
 Signal-transport
[ The bus is developed to simplify the electric wiring.
[ All sensors and actuators are connected to the bus.
[ Every sensor and actuator has his own digital
µaddress¶.
[ Direct-connect-installations need bus couplers..
[ Sometimes manufactures gives bus coupler fixed
and unique addresses.
[ £owerline-modulation ; some systems modulate
the control signal on the powerline.
[ Wireless connection (infrared or radio) is also a
quite common use of signal-transport.
[ Sometimes combined systems are possible.
Signal-transport
[ To get to the bus a buscoupler is needed.

[ Bus coupler [ Bus coupler

(£rocontrol ) (E{B-bus)
 Signal-transport
[ îadio-receiver (Niko)

[ Circuit of a combined
signal modality
£rogramming the functionality.

Niko-systems are
programmed by User-friendly software makes
systematicle pushing the work of the technician
micro-switches. easier.
(£HC ± De Maegd)
User-interface.

Touch screen (£luscontrol)

Central controlpanel with 8

buttons, buzzer and infrared
receiver (Teletask)
User interface

[ Touch screen (Siemens)

Standardisation and normalisation
[ Today several domotic-systems are for
sale in Belgium and the Netherlands.
[ For instance:
[ Domonet
[ Teletask
[ £luscontrol
[ Niko
[ £EHA
[ E{B p


 Standardisation and normalisation
[ The systems are creative combinations of electronics en
computertechnology.

[ Hardly compatibility between the systems.

[ Most systems have closed architectures.

[ Most systems are supported by only one manufacturer.

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Smart House Design

Spoken dialogue with

home systems
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[ The communication between the handicapped and

the µintelligent¶ house is in this setting extremely
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[ Up to now such communication has been almost entirely by
means of buttons, keyboards and screens.
[ Speech, which is by far the most widely used and natural
means of communication between people, is at first sight an
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 Solutions for
Autonomy
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the Disables and
Elderly
Autonomy of
the Disables and Elderly (1)

{ntelligent homes gives:

[ more Safety

[ more Autonomy

[ more Self-esteem
Autonomy of
the Disables and Elderly (2)

The role of technology:

[ A friendly approach
( to obtain acceptance)

[ îeliability

[ ow cost

[ Autonomy
 Autonomy of
the Disables and Elderly (3)

User interface:

[ Keyboard, mouse, touch screen ( menu-driven )

[ Buttons, µradio¶ or infra-red buttons, adapted

buttons

[ Voice-based (recognition, synthesis)

 Autonomy of
the Disables and Elderly (4)

Central Unit (computer based):

[ TV/Teletext, îadio, Tape, CD, DVD«

[ Fax -modem, Telephone services (alarm, help, telephone-

directory«)

[ ocal applicatons: Agenda, Word processing,

Spreadsheets, home accounting, games «

[ Telecom applications: Telebanking, {nternet«

 Autonomy of
the Disables and Elderly (5)

Environmental interface (Home bus):

[ White goods (washing machines, ovens «)

[ Brown goods (conventional TV¶s, air-conditioners, hifi¶s«)

[ Other appliances (lights, intercoms, door/window-openers,

sunroofs, ventilators, Central

[ Telecom applications: Telebanking, {nternet«

Smart House Design

Spoken dialogue with

home systems
 Speech technologies

ƒ Speech processing : speech -> speech

ƒ speech coding: for bit rate reduction e.g. (£C)
ƒ speech manipulation (pitch, duration)

ƒ Speech synthesis : text -> speech

ƒ Automatic speech recognition : speech -> text

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ƒ Voice access to information services

- + understanding
- medium vocabulary ( 1000 words )
- continuous ( full sentences )
- speaker independent (speaker adaptive)
- real time
 Typical applications (3)

ƒ Dictation

- large vocabulary ( > 10.000 )

- continuous
- recognition only
- speaker independent ( adaptive )
- off line
 Typical applications (4)

ƒ Security
ƒhome banking
ƒaccess control

- speaker identification / verification

- robustness <-> security