HomeIO: Offline Smart Home Automation System with Automatic Speech Recognition and Household Power Usage Tracking

Abstract

People can follow a more comfortable lifestyle, thanks to the improvements in the Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, making it easier to operate and monitor their electrical and electronic products at home. Even the elderly can utilize home automation systems with a simple voice command. Disabled people are also getting the most benefits from these systems. Many home automation systems now rely on cloud-based services when it comes to features like voice assistants. Because these services transmit personal data to cloud services via the internet, home automation systems require a stable internet connection and a secure environment free of cyberattacks. Additionally, users of these systems cannot make full use of them because the internet quality index is generally low in developing nations. This study presents an offline home automation system to address these difficulties. Without the internet or cloud services, the proposed home automation system can perform its essential functions. It also offers additional features like power tracking and optimization in linked devices while ensuring protection against foreign assaults and giving quick responses.