Smart Switchboard using Touch and Voice Commands

Abstract

Presently a “Smart Home” technology is increasing day by day therefore designing of low cost Smart
Switchboard is become an essential for smart home. This will improve safety to the user, save the energy, and effective usage
of electrical appliances and equipments. The proposed system consists of voice recognition, touch screen, microcontroller,
and relay drivers to switch the appliances. The voice recognition is done through MATLAB and it needs to be trained first
before it can be used to recognize commands. Upon successful recognition of voice command the controller drives the
corresponding load with the help of the relay circuit. To improve efficiency and aesthetic look purpose we add touch control
feature. This system is most suitable for the elderly and the disabled persons especially those who live alone and since
recognize voice so it is secure. This system is intended to control or ON/OFF the lights and electrical appliances in a home
or office using voice commands as well as touch control.