Digital Cities Roadmap

Figure 1.22Smart building components.

1 Environmental Sensors: Data obtained from environmental sensors may be used to shape valuable details for tracking human behavior inside an SB.

2 Wearable Sensors and Biosensors: Such sensors are linked to the consumer body directly or indirectly. The compact scale allows it easy to mount such sensors to clothing, wristwatches, shoes, ties, slippers, etc.

3 Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC): In SB infrastructure, the HVAC program plays a significant function. The HVAC device plays a significant function in the efficient usage of electricity in SBs and provides innovative operational solutions in order to increase the health of inhabitants.

Smart tracking systems capture, process and enable data from a range of sensors to respond to sensor–sensor events. An intelligent control system may be run independently without a central server order. Nevertheless, different control devices that require connectivity or they are able to link to one another via the intelligent gateway (Table 1.3).

Table 1.3Smart control devices [56].

Automatically, life and seasons shift. Try it on your own for a week. These study the temperatures expected by the inhabitants and generate a personalized routine in the background.

WeMo is a Wi-Fi mechanism that enables mobile devices to be enabled/ disabled everywhere. It monitors the orientation sensors of lamps, light bulbs, marts and connections and lighting devices, all from the mobile program or client.

The Nest thermostat, a mobile tool that Nest has built and purchased by google, adjusts seamlessly to your life and the seasons.

Lockitron is a door lock that enables the door to be unlocked and closed by telephone remotely on the Computer. Every iOS or Android device can install and use the Lockitron software.

A wireless hub that connects multiple mobile appliances and applications is part of the SmartThings SB management system; the wireless hub incorporates numerous protocols and Protocols including ZigBee, Z-Wave, and open IP apps that allow them to power over Wi-Fi than Bluetooth connectivity.

Philips Hue is a blend of mobile LED illumination, a smartphone device accompanying using WLAN apps for the mood-based control of artificial lighting and color packages. This device tracks users’ drinking patterns and gives them reminders as to the amount and quantity of the water they can consume to keep them safe and hydrated.

Canary is a home protection device that incorporates a variety of atmospheric pressure, air pollution, noise & activity indicators detection, and a single unit HD video camera [53].

Amazon Echo is a tiny cylindrical device that enables users to monitor something at home through their voices. Amazon Echo provides a versatile capacity for speech identification which the customer needs to think about their voice’s sophistication. Table 1.4 shows the difference between various smart control devices in SB.

Table 1.4Difference Between Various Smart Control Devices in SB [56].

This system blends smart home automation with a safety management function, with Honeywell Complete Link Remote Services. This helps us to track and regulate things through decorations and windshield covers to home security devices and smoke alarms.