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Smart Home Automation: Taxonomy, Composition, Challenges and Future Direction

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Smart home is an evolving technological innovation that originates from the numerous application areas of the Internet of Things (IoT). As the world is driving more and more closer to adopting smart cities based infrastructural environments, in which most activities involve innovative technological connectivity, smart home automation is one of the focused areas which has grown exponentially in the last few decades. The main objective of smart home automation is to make life easier and convenient for homeowners and users. The role of smart home automation is essential to healthcare and the social and economic well-being of all users through the provision of a convenient and conducive place of living. With the spontaneous evolution of new trends in smart home automation design, the various elements and functions of devices used in building smart home systems need to be explained as these technologies have significant benefits. They can assist traditional methods of controlling and monitoring home appliances, improve healthcare for the elderly and disabled, alert homeowners in case of potential risk and enable homes to be controlled even while the owner is far from home. Most importantly, smart home systems have great potential for reduction in energy loss. Furthermore, to provide valuable insights into these technological environments, we must clearly understand some of the available options and gaps in the area of smart home automation systems. This paper presents a taxonomy of IoT smart home automation systems with elaborate discussions on the technologies, trends and challenges in smart home automation system design. A constructive and detailed review of existing literature based on application areas of smart home automation is presented. Lastly, highlights of the approaches, technologies, and strength and weaknesses associated with the smart home automation systems are discussed.

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  1. School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Private Bag X54001, Durban, 4000, South Africa

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  2. Department of Computer Science and Information Technology, Community College, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Lubna A. Gabralla

  3. Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan

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  4. School of Computer Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, King Edward Avenue, Pietermaritzburg Campus, Pietermaritzburg, 3201, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

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Taiwo, O., Gabralla, L.A., Ezugwu, A.E. (2020). Smart Home Automation: Taxonomy, Composition, Challenges and Future Direction. In: Gervasi, O., et al. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2020. ICCSA 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12254. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58817-5_62

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