Maestro

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Maestro
18-549 Embedded Systems Design February 1, 2008

• Will McHenry
• Maladau Mou
• Michael Overstreet
• Gi Jung Park

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Concept and Motivation

• Conduct the everyday activities around your home
  according to your movements
• Automate and maintain your settings as you move
  through the house

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Competitive Analysis
BLIP Systems Tracks people within a building via
a Bluetooth sensor network Lutron Electronics,
Inc. Home lighting control systems The
Clapper Coarser level of control, but similar in
convenience
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Requirements

• Need to track a person from room to room
• Track proximity to areas of interest within a
  room
• Differentiate and identify users
• Control of lighting, audio/video systems, etc.
• Personalized settings transferred between rooms

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Technical Specifications

• Technologies used
• Infrared sensors(for location tracking)
• RFID tags readers(for identification)
• Bluetooth(communication)
• Lighting control systems