Cloud controlled intrusion detection and burglary prevention stratagems in home automation systems

Security surveillance partakes in significant number of home automation systems, deploying digital cameras and sensors to monitor and report intrusion events and thereby reducing damages caused by burglary. In this paper, we present the design, implementation and operation of a cloud connected adhoc wireless home automation system with en suite intrusion detection and burglary prevention stratagems. Along with an improved infrared camera, each node of our home automation system has devised intelligent algorithms for intrusion detection and subsequently reports any event to a location-aware cloud service in real-time. In case of an intrusion event, another cloud service alerts the user with a SMS conversation. The user can then monitor the intrusion from anywhere, on any Internet enable device by accessing the cloud's web interface. If the intrusion is genuine, the user is provided with options to stealthily alert neighbors (who are using our home automation system), play alarm sounds or even report to the police. Using these techniques, burglary can be evaded effectively.

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