Systematic Survey on Smart Home Safety and Security Systems Using the Arduino Platform

Qusay I Sarhan

doi:10.1109/access.2020.3008610

Abstract

Smart home safety and security systems have gained much importance over the last few years owing to their notable impact in reducing and preventing losses in resources and human life caused by unwanted situations that could occur while homeowners are far away from their homes. To date, there is a lack of an in-depth literature analysis that could help researchers and developers better understand these systems and their applications in different contexts. It is therefore crucial that research evidence published in this area is presented. In this study, 63 research papers that examined smart home safety and security systems using the Arduino platform from popular literature databases were thoroughly surveyed to extract useful data. Then, the extracted data were analyzed to answer many research questions concerning state-of-the-art applications of these systems, their architectures, their enabling technologies, their components, etc. In addition, several challenges that these systems currently face and how future research could enable better implementation and use of these systems were discussed.

Highlights

A smart home system is defined as a collection of sensors, actuators, communication devices, and computing devices that are connected to each other to provide homeowners with services and applications with minimum or no intervention [1]
Smart home safety and security systems are in high demand and always needed for many reasons including people’s desire to feel safe in their own houses and to avoid a high rate of crime [2]
This study presents a detailed systematic survey covering the past six years to analyze the state-of-the-art research evidence related to Arduino-based smart home safety and security systems

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Introduction

A smart home system is defined as a collection of sensors, actuators, communication devices, and computing devices that are connected to each other to provide homeowners with services and applications (e.g., safety and security, automation, entertainment, and energy management) with minimum or no intervention [1]. Safety and security systems are employed to monitor indoor environments to provide homeowners with live updates and alarms when harmful situations may arise while they are far away. Fire alarm systems are very useful in warning homeowners about this undesired situation and to prevent the loss of resources and human life that could result from it. They may light up fire that causes a blast To avoid this dangerous situation, a gas leakage detection system must be installed and used. The work of smart home safety and security systems starts with

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