WEEK 7 (FYP 1)

TITLE:Introduction (Chapter 1)
DATE:11/9/2017-15/9/2017


ACTIVITY:

• Continue the research and find a problem statement for this project

OBJECTIVE:

• To provide sufficient background information
• To allow readers to understand the overall project in brief.

CONTENT/PROCEDURE:

• Standard outline in this chapter:

1.1 Background of the Project

1.2 Problem Statement

1.3 Objectives of the Project

1.4 Significance of the Project

1.5 Scopes and Limitations of the Project

1.6 Chapter Summary

RESULT/ANALYSIS:

Background of project;

• Development of Arduino Based Home Automation
• Provides a lot of advantages to users even more to the disable person and elderly users which will make it easier for them to control their home appliances.
• Uses wireless system where home appliances can be control by using a remote which is a smartphone. 
• the uses of Arduino and free Android based apps will help to reduce the cost of the project and create a better chance for people to buy the product.

Problem statement:

• Elderly and disable persons always facing trouble to control electrical appliances in their home due to the limitation in some of their abilities.
• All the domestic systems that are difficult to control by elderly people and the disable person need to be considered.
• Product of home automation that available in the market cost a lot of money to get the system installed in the house
• The setup and configuration is quite complex and this is the reason why home automation did not received much demand.
• A system modification for the home automation system is required in order to lower the price and make it more reliable to be applied into the houses.