Internet of things for smart homes: lessons learned from the SPHERE case study

Atis Elsts; George Oikonomou; Xenofon Fafoutis; Robert Piechocki

doi:10.1109/GIOTS.2017.8016226

Internet of things for smart homes: lessons learned from the SPHERE case study

Atis Elsts, George Oikonomou, Xenofon Fafoutis, Robert Piechocki

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Abstract

Building large-scale low-power Internet of Things (IoT) systems remains a challenge, as these systems have to meet the requirements of reliability, robustness, and energy- efficiency while running on resource-restricted microcontrollers without memory protection. In this paper we present the case study of IoT in SPHERE (Sensor Platform for HEalthcare in a Residential Environment), a project with the objective to develop a multipurpose, multi-modal sensor platform for monitoring people’s health inside their homes. Atypically for academic projects, in 2017 the SPHERE software is going to be deployed in a 100-home study in volunteer homes, therefore it has to satisfy many real-world requirements. We discuss the requirements for IoT networking in this project, the IoT architecture (built on top of Contiki OS), software engineering challenges and lessons learned, as well as some of the general aspects that still make embedded low-power IoT software development difficult.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Global Internet of Things Summit (GIoTS), 2017
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509058730
ISBN (Print)	9781509058747
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/GIOTS.2017.8016226
Publication status	Published - 24 Aug 2017
Event	Global Internet of Things Summit - Switzerland, Geneva Duration: 6 Jun 2017 → 9 Jun 2017 Conference number: 2017

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Conference	Global Internet of Things Summit
Abbreviated title	GIoTS
City	Geneva
Period	6/06/17 → 9/06/17

Structured keywords

Digital Health
SPHERE

Keywords

Assisted living
Internet of Things
Power aware computing
Sensors
Software engineering

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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SPHERE (EPSRC IRC)
Craddock, I. J., Coyle, D. T., Flach, P. A., Kaleshi, D., Mirmehdi, M., Piechocki, R. J., Stark, B. H., Ascione, R., Ashburn, A. M., Burnett, M. E., Damen, D., Gooberman-Hill, R., Harwin, W. S., Hilton, G., Holderbaum, W., Holley, A. P., Manchester, V. A., Meller, B. J., Stack, E. & Gilchrist, I. D.
1/10/13 → 30/09/18
Project: Research, Parent

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Internet of things for smart homes: lessons learned from the SPHERE case study

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UN SDGs

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