Showing papers on "Home automation published in 1988"

Mechatronics: Japan's Newest Threat

Abstract: I Background.- 1 Introduction to Mechatronics.- What is Mechatronics?.- The Japanese Approach to Mechatronics.- Benefits of Mechatronics.- Challenges to Management and the Organization.- America Challenged!.- Summary.- About This Book.- 2 Mechatronic System Elements.- System Concept.- II Applications.- 3 Factory Automation.- Applications of Computer-Aided Design.- Robots for Factory Automation.- Numerically Controlled Machines for Factory Automation.- Mechatronic Applications.- 4 Office Automation.- The Automated Office-Present and Future.- Basic Functions for an Automated Factory.- Users and Providers of Information.- Telecommunication and Information Processing.- Office Automation Technologies.- Data Bases for Office Automation.- Office Automation and Manufacturing Interface.- Mechatronics and Office Automation.- 5 Home Automation.- The Home of the Future.- Home Information Systems.- The Automated Kitchen.- Home Security Systems.- Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning.- Water and Energy Management.- Home Master Control.- Personal Robots.- III Technology.- 6 Computer Integrated Systems.- to Computer-Integrated Systems.- Computer-Aided Design (CAD).- Computer-Aided Manufacturing.- Tools and Strategies for Manufacturing Management.- Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing.- 7 Smart Robots.- to Robotics.- Robot System Elements.- Robot Sensor Systems.- End-Effector Tooling for Robots.- Implementation of Robotics.- Typical Robot Applications.- The Future of Robotics.- 8 Machine Vision Systems.- Framework for Machine Vision.- Elements of Machine Vision.- Practical Machine Vision Systems.- The State of the Art in Machine Vision.- IV Assessment.- 9 Technology Assessment.- Manipulators and Actuators.- Precision Mechanisms.- Machine Vision Systems.- Non-Vision Sensor Systems.- Artificial Intelligence.- Software for Mechatronics.- Flexible Manufacturing Systems.- Assembly/Inspection Systems.- 10 Trends in Mechatronics.- The Future of Mechatronics.- Growth in Computer Technology.- World Market Trends.- Trends in Factory Automation.- Trends in Office Automation.- Trends in Home Automation.- 11 A Blueprint for the Future.- Opportunity for System Integration.- Enhanced Productivity.- Impact on People and Jobs.- Changes in Education.- Appendix A Glossary.- Appendix B Reference Materials.- Japanese Information Sources.- U.S. Report on Mechatronics.- Mechatronics Standards.

Interactive Home Systems (IHS)-an overview

Abstract: The Interactive Home Systems project (IHS) is a two-year collaborative project under the EUREKA umbrella, whose purpose is to define a minimum European standard by which domestic appliances may be interconnected through a common bus network. Seven leading companies are involved that together hold a substantial proportion of the European market for domestic electrical equipment and have the combined strength to set standards. There is a strong emphasis on keeping infrastructure costs to a minimum. The design of these media interfaces and all lower-layer protocols associated with them, along with special jointly-developed components, form a core of work which can be freely shared by all participants under a common agreement. A brief overview of the work so far is presented and some envisaged applications are discussed. >

Home automation: A view from a marketer

Abstract: Home automation is a new, exciting industry that will change many of our products and habits in the 21st century. It is also complex, and there are many more questions today than answers. This article addresses the basic questions ‘What is home automation?’, ‘Who cares?’ and ‘What basic issues require resolution to foster this industry's growth?’

Design of home bus controller and its application based on HBS standard

Abstract: A description is given of features and applications of the software and hardware developed for the home bus controller Japanese Home Bus System (HBS). The network terminations for the twisted-pair wire home bus controller (TP-HBC) applicable to voice/nonvoice terminal remote handling services are described. The authors discuss various application systems, including three experimental terminal services for attaining a compact, flexible, and expandable TP-HBC consisting of one dual microprocessor. It was seen that the designed process scheduler can achieve adequately short switching time for experimental and typical application service implementations. The essential functions and applications were experimentally confirmed, and the global communication capabilities of this TP-HBC were also found satisfactory. >

Feeder for home bus

Abstract: PURPOSE:To reduce the fault of home automation function and discover an abnormal state easily, by connecting an interface circuit for transferring the information of command and data, to a home bus, and by controlling a feeder circuit with the interface circuit. CONSTITUTION:A feeder circuit 11 is connected to a home bus 40, and DC voltage from a power circuit 10 is contrived to be fed to the home bus 40. Besides, to the same home bus 40, an interface circuit 14 for transferring the information of command and data is connected. By the interface circuit 14, the feeder circuit 11 is contrived to be controlled. As a result, when an abnormal state is generated on the home bus 40 and feed is stopped, then alarm can be generated for users. Even if the feed is stopped once, the feed could be reset after a fixed time, and at the same time, the cause of the abnormal state is stored, and the cause of the abnormal state could be easily found out.

Characterization of the power line carrier communications environment of the American home

Abstract: The growing interest in user installable home automation has prompted a considerable interest in the use of the AC power line for intrahome communications. The author describes an approach to characterize the ability of all types of American homes to support this power line carrier (PLC) communication. The effort described involves a considerable amount of field data acquisition, data reduction and extensive characterization of commonly found power line operated devices. The general approach chosen, the type of measurements made, and the type of information being distilled from the field data is discussed. >

Applying pBTRON Bus to a Music LAN

Abstract: The pBTRON bus improves the expressivity of com pu ter- controlled music and opens up new potentials for integrated musical performance. he BTRON computer architecture is a part of the total TRON project architecture. BTRON enables computers with very advanced, T human-machine interfaces and provides the basis for interaction with users. BTRON's versatile architecture also provides for a growing number of applications in the office, at home, and elsewhere. BTRON architecture contains specifications for several buses under discussion here. The BTRON bus forms a local area network, while the pBTRON bus supports a number of applications by joining peripherals or electronic appliances with BTRON-based computers. For example, the pBTRON bus may connect devices called electronic stationery goods: a canvas for drawing, a scale and measure, a weight scale, a camera, and a voice recognizer. BTRON-based computers control these goods as 110 devices (Figure 1). As universal machines, computers simulate many functions, but special-function devices tend to be easier to use. The pBTRON bus can also interface to home electronic appliances via Homebus, a bus architecture for home automation. One can thus use BTRON-based computers to control the home environment. Here, we discuss yet another application: the pBTRON bus as a music local area network. We report the simulation results of pBTRON bus per- formance when electronic musical instruments are connected to BTRON- based computers. We chose electronic musical instruments for the simula- tion target because they need real-time performance, a feature of the pBTRON bus. Features of a music LAN