Body Movement Based Shutter Control

Abstract

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he ongoing technological development urges the researchers to look for reliable solutions for a number of everyday life problems using modern technological techniques. The modern techniques the researchers look for aim to make the human life easier and more comfortable. The technological solutions also aim to save our time and efforts which help us overcome the complicated everyday activities. Moreover, the technological practical solutions create an active, powerful, and smart generation that can contribute heavily to our march in building our homeland.

The window curtains system that works with handclap for twice sequentially aims, in the first place, to make the human life easier and to provide comfortable sleep situations. This system is also equipped with a subsystem by which one observes temperature and light outside the buildings.

The window curtains system is computerized to open the curtains when the user claps, by his hands, twice sequentially. The system works sufficiently in the following conditions:

1. The temperature should be suitable. The sunlight should not be directly shed on the curtains because the sunlight raises the temperature of the building, as a result, the atmosphere of the building will not be comfortable for the people inside. 2. The user should move the curtains in day-time to seize the sun light. Opening the curtains in night-time will have no benefits in lightening process.

These conditions are set to make the automatic system work perfectly. The window curtains system is also equipped with a manual system that can be turned on by pressing a button on the control pad. The manual system can be used to turn off the whole system. The microcontroller PIC18F4550 is the heart of the entire system. PIC18F4550 is also supported by a temperature sensor LM35 and a light sensor LDR.