H.E.L.P (Home Easy-Lock Product)

Information Technology

This proposal effectively manages one of the aspect of helping old aged and handicapped people through technology in the country. Based on profile of elderly person in the country, it stated that there were 10.38 crore (8.6 per cent of the population) elderly persons in 2011 as compared to 7.66 crore (5.6 per cent) in 2001.It said 71 per cent of elderly population resides in villages while 29 per cent is in cities. The elderly population lives with their family in most cases or are isolated providing all the means to sustain themselves. Second are the disabled people in India; according to census 2011 they constitute of 2.21% of the total population and increasing. The government has been trying hard to tackle the problem of taking care of these people using old age homes and also relief funds but is falling short due to inadequate and inconsistent management. Appropriate measures cannot be executed without reliable workers and accurate data. The govt. can use home automation in this area to keep the elderly and the handicapped safe and give them an easy lifestyle at home if not outside. So with this work, Arduino based working prototype can play a major role in solving this problem. It can help the appropriate people by providing real time solution of the problems at home and accordingly generate data when the product is used. The paper explains a small, cost effective/cheap, efficient and easy home automation system based on Arduino Uno and Android App. The app supports Bluetooth enabled management of the automation and Arduino has a Bluetooth module attached to it, thus making conventional locks and keys obsolete. There is also a use of Servo motor which needs to be programmed and attached to the Arduino board. The working model has been tested to run in all conditions in a safe manner.

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