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Developing an intelligent control system of automatic window motor with diverse wireless sensor network devices

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This invention system involves hardware, firmware and software to develop an intelligent control system of automatic window motor with diverse wireless sensor network (WSN) devices for health and environmental monitoring. The parts of this invention are improved by implementing the WSN mote into environmental sensors that may detect temperature, humility, toxic gas, smog or aerosol, etc. With embedded system design, these sensors are capable of delivering WSN signal packets based on ZigBee protocol that follows the IEEE 802.14.4 standards. The primary hardware of the system is the window motor with circuit design by integrating micro control unit (MCU), radio frequency (RF) and WSN antenna to receive command. The firmware developed under embedded system can bridge hardware and software to control the window at the specified position. At the back end, the control system software can manage diverse sensor data and provide the interface for remote monitoring.

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The National Science Council of Taiwan has supported this research through grant No. NSC 98-3114-E-167-001 and NSC 100-3113-E-167-001.

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  1. Department of Communications Engineering, Yuan Ze University, No. 135 Yuan-Tung Road, Chung-Li, Taoyuan, 32003, Taiwan

    YAO-CHIANG KAN

  2. Department of Health Risk Management, China Medical University, No. 91 Hsueh-Shi Road, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan

    HSUEH-CHUN LIN

  3. Department of Landscape Architecture, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, No.57, Chung Shan Road, Sect. II, Taiping, Taichung, 41170, Taiwan

    WEN-PEI SUNG

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KAN, YC., LIN, HC. & SUNG, WP. Developing an intelligent control system of automatic window motor with diverse wireless sensor network devices. Sadhana 39, 809–818 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12046-014-0271-4

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