Smart home, will become the next field of intelligent ioT revolution

With the advancement of IoT technology and the development of intelligent control technology, smart home has been able to develop rapidly. According to IDC, a market research firm, the global smart home market is expected to reach $1,528 billion by 2022, making the future of the smart home market very promising.

I. Definition and background of smart home

Smart home is a way to realize home informatization, automation and intelligence by intelligentizing home facilities and home appliances through Internet of Things technology. With the characteristics of intelligence, convenience, energy saving and environmental protection, smart home can improve people's quality of life and living standard.

The background of smart home can be traced back to the 1980s and 1990s, when smart home was mainly based on single-chip computer technology and conventional sensor technology, which was basically limited to a simple automation system of a single scene, which was limited by the level of technology and price, making it difficult to further popularize. After entering the 21st century, with the advancement of Internet of Things technology and the development of intelligent control technology, smart home has been able to develop by leaps and bounds. According to IDC, a market research institute, the global smart home market is expected to reach $1,528 billion by 2022, and the future of the smart home market is very promising.

II. Application Scenarios of Smart Home

Smart home, as the next area of the smart ioT revolution, has a wide range of application scenarios in home life. From intelligent door locks to smart home appliances and smart lighting, to smart bathrooms and smart home security, are the main application scenarios of smart home.

In specific applications, smart home appliances can realize remote control of home appliances through intelligent control technology, and people can control the operation status of home appliances through smart phones when they are out, which improves convenience and safety. Intelligent lighting can achieve automatic adjustment of home lighting through induction control technology, people do not need to manually adjust the lights in home life, according to the needs of different scenes, intelligent lighting can achieve intelligent customization. Smart bathroom through sensor technology and intelligent identification technology to achieve intelligent control of water and electricity, can better protect health and food safety. Intelligent home security through intelligent sensors to achieve the monitoring and early warning of home security, improve home security capabilities, allowing people to live more peace of mind.

Smart home as an all-round and multi-dimensional system, its application scenes are still expanding and deepening. In the future, smart home is likely to develop comprehensively to the field of family life services, covering more fields such as entertainment, health and smart home.

Personal reflection: the application scene of smart home is not only the division of scenes, but also the comprehensive transformation and innovation of life. The application of smart home should be expanded and deepened continuously, and the service-centered smart home comes into being. Therefore, the application and development of smart home is multi-dimensional and requires targeted development and investment of relevant technical resources. In addition, it is also necessary to further promote ecological construction and integrate various smart home products to promote the development and innovation in the field of smart home.

III. Technical Support for Smart Home

A. Basic technical support for smart home

The basic technical support of smart home includes the application of hardware, software and network technology. Among them, hardware technology includes the material basis such as sensors, control chips and intelligent devices. Software technology, on the other hand, mainly includes intelligent algorithms, software development, data analysis, etc., which can realize linkage, automatic control and intelligent services among home devices. Network technology, on the other hand, provides the basic support of interconnection and interoperability for smart home, whether it is wired or wireless network, which is constantly being improved and expanded. The application of these technologies allows smart home to be more intelligent, convenient and secure.

B. Exploring the key technologies of smart home

The key technologies of smart home include human-computer interaction, intelligent recognition, voice recognition, natural language processing, machine learning and so on. The application of these technologies makes the smart home more intelligent perception in voice, vision and haptics, more humanized, adaptive and intelligent.

Among them, human-computer interaction technology is the basis for realizing the control of home devices, which requires cross-application based on ergonomics, psychology, ethics and other disciplines, making people more comfortable to interact with smart homes. Intelligent recognition technology, on the other hand, can realize intelligent perception and intelligent recognition of home environment, including face recognition, image recognition, intelligent audio, etc. Speech recognition and natural language processing technology can realize natural language interaction between people and home, so that home devices can understand people's commands and intentions in a more intelligent way. Machine learning technology, on the other hand, can realize the analysis and mining of smart home system data, which improves the self-learning, self-adaptation and self-management capabilities of smart homes.

Personal reflection: the development of smart home requires continuous exploration and breakthrough of technical bottlenecks, involving cross-application of multiple disciplines. With the continuous emergence of new technologies, the technical support of smart home will also be more comprehensive, professional and in-depth. And on the basis of technical support, smart home also needs to build smart home ecosystem and business model, and cultivate the all-round development of smart home market and application scenarios.

IV. Current market status and development trend of smart home

A. Current Situation and Scale of Smart Home Market

According to the "China Smart Home Market Size, Applications and Competition Trends Report" released by market research firm IDC, China's smart home market grew by 36.3% in 2018 to reach 53.22 billion yuan. The smart home market size is expected to exceed 100 billion yuan by 2023. At the same time, the application scenarios of smart home are expanding, from the control of a single scene to the comprehensive intelligent services of the family, from security monitoring and environmental control to the coverage of various fields such as health management, entertainment and leisure.

B. Trends and Predictions of Smart Home's Future Development

The smart home market will show three main trends in the future: intelligence, humanization and personalization. In terms of intelligence, smart home will be more intelligent, comprehensive and perfect in technology and application. In terms of humanization, smart home will be closer to human needs and achieve better human-computer interaction, intelligent recognition, natural language processing and other personalized services. In terms of personalization, smart home will provide more personalized home intelligence services according to different users' needs and living habits, and is committed to bringing users more personalized scene experience and quality life.

Personal reflection: the rapid development of smart home market will certainly bring new business and ecological models. It is crucial for smart home companies to maintain competitive advantages in the fierce market competition, innovate business models and value chains, as well as the ability to build an ecosystem. At the same time, smart home users also need to maintain a keen insight to choose higher quality, safe and intelligent products and services, as well as fully explore the diversified application scenarios of smart home to enjoy the new life experience brought by smart home.

V. Challenges and future outlook of smart home

A. Challenges and Problems Facing Smart Home

With the rapid development of smart home market, the challenges and problems faced by smart home are gradually emerging. The biggest challenge comes from the lack of interconnection and standards among devices, which leads to the products of various manufacturers not being compatible with each other. Secondly, the problem of smart home upgrade and maintenance also needs to be reasonably solved. Finally, the protection of privacy and security of smart home is also a problem that cannot be ignored.

B. Future Outlook and Development Direction of Smart Home

Although the smart home market faces many challenges and problems, the future outlook is still broad. Smart home will become more popular and diversified, involving all aspects of the family, such as home health, smart lighting, smart kitchen, smart bathroom and so on. With the arrival of 5G era and continuous innovation of enterprise technology, smart home will achieve faster and more accurate networking and interaction. Smart home will also pay more attention to intelligent, humanized and personalized services, providing users with a more complete and convenient living experience.

Personal reflection: the development of smart home requires extensive technical support and cooperation across multiple fields. Smart home enterprises need to continuously innovate, expand intelligent application scenarios, and improve user experience and quality. At the same time, the government and regulators also need to strengthen the security and privacy protection of smart home, and formulate more perfect related regulations. The development of smart home is worth looking forward to, and it will bring a more intelligent, comfortable and convenient experience to our life.