Development of Simulation for Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Smart Homes

Abstract

With the ever-evolving technology, homes where most of the human life was spent have changed and the concept of smart homes have emerged. In addition to this, artificial intelligence algorithms have been used in smart homes in order to be able to perform many tasks automatically and to produce specialized solutions to residents who live in the house. In order for the artificial intelligence algorithms to work properly, they must be continuously tested and developed under different living conditions. The realization of the algorithm tests in real environments bring many problems and reduce the efficiency. Algorithm development and improvement can also be done in a simulation environment for smart homes as done in similar situations in many different disciplines. In this study, a customized simulation has been developed to test artificial intelligence algorithms for smart homes. In the simulation, a house with the desired number of rooms can be created and smart home components with the desired number and different tasks can be added to this house. Then, virtual individuals who will use this simulated house and weekly living scenarios for these individuals can be created. After all these operations, the system simulates a smart home in real time according to the directives from outside operators. During the simulation, the desired artificial intelligence algorithms can be run on the system and their operations can be monitored. In addition, the system can be intervened from the planned scenarios to create desired conditions at any time. In the study, the simulation was run for over a month and it was demonstrated that the artificial intelligence algorithms were executed successfully by performing the operations according to the determined scenarios without any problems.

Keywords

• Smart Home
• Simulation
• Neutral Point Clamped
• Artificial Intelligence