Home Security I

This book provides an integrated solution for security and safety in the home, covering both assistance in health monitoring and safety from strangers/intruders who want to enter the home with harmful intentions. It defines a system whereby recognition of a person/stranger at the door is done using three modules: Face Recognition, Voice Recognition and Similarity Index. These three modules are taken together to provide a percentage likelihood that the individual is in the "known" or "unknown" category. The system can also continuously monitor the health parameters of a vulnerable person living alone at home and aid them in calling for help in an emergency. The authors have analyzed a number of existing biometric techniques to provide security for an individual living alone at home. These biometric techniques have been tested using MATLAB® image processing and signal processing toolboxes, and results have been calculated on the basis of recognition rate. A major contribution in providing security is a hybrid algorithm proposed by the author named PICA, which combines features of both PCA (Principle Component Analysis) and ICA (Independent Component Analysis) algorithms. This hybrid approach gives better performance recognition than either system alone. The second proposed hybrid algorithm for voice recognition is named as a MFRASTA algorithm by combining features of MFCC (Mel Frequency Cepstral Coefficient) and RASTA-PLP (RelAtive SpecTrA-Perceptual Linear Prediction) algorithm. After performing experiments, results are collected on the basis of recognition rate. The authors have also proposed a third technique named as a Similarity Index to provide trust-based security for an individual. This technique is text independent in which a person is recognized by pronunciation, frequency, tone, pitch, etc., irrespective of the content spoken by the person. By combining these three techniques, a high recognition rate is provided to the person at the door and high security to the individual living independently at home. In the final contribution, the authors have proposed a fingertip-based application for health monitoring by using the concept of sensors. This application is developed using iPhone 6’s camera. When a person puts their fingertip on a camera lens, with the help of brightness of the skin, the person’s heartbeat will be monitored. This is possible even with a low-quality camera. In case of any emergency, text messages will be sent to the family members of the individual living alone by using 3G Dongle and MATLAB tool. Results show that the proposed work outperforms all the existing techniques used in face recognition, voice recognition, and health monitoring alone.

This is your essential resource for safeguarding your most cherished space. In this increasingly interconnected world, ensuring the safety of your home has become more vital than ever before. This manual has been meticulously crafted to empower you with the knowledge and strategies necessary to create a robust and effective defense for your residence. As a beginner, you may find the prospect of enhancing your home's security to be a daunting task. However, fear not! This guide is designed to lead you through the fundamentals of home security, providing you with actionable insights and proven techniques. From understanding potential vulnerabilities to implementing practical measures... we will cover it all. Our commitment to truth and accuracy means that you can trust the information presented here to be reliable. Whether you live in a house, an apartment, or a condominium, everyone deserves the peace of mind that comes from knowing that their home is secure. By investing time and effort into learning and applying the principles outlined in this guide, you are taking a proactive stance towards safeguarding your haven. Let's embark on this journey together and fortify your home's defenses like a seasoned security expert would.

Covers creating a home security plan, assessing local public safety agencies, planning a budget, alarm systems, home survellience, and protecting a car.

Make your home safer! Version 1.4.1, updated April 28, 2023 Are you thinking about installing a home security camera—or several? This book guides you through the many decisions about quality, features, privacy, and security that will help you find just what you want. Or do you own an existing system and want to swap out parts, expand it, or upgrade it? You’ll learn options for cameras you own and what interoperates. The book explains the role of Apple’s HomeKit Secure Video, and how to make its highest-level security work for you. In Take Control of Home Security Cameras, networking and security expert Glenn Fleishman shows you how to make smart choices about buying and configuring cameras that take into account technical details, video quality, system integration, your own privacy and that of others, and internet security. As you read this book, you'll: • Figure out which features are right for you • Configure your system securely to ensure that you and people you authorize are the only ones with access to live and stored video • Understand the different kinds of cloud-based storage of video, and which you might be comfortable with • Learn about Apple HomeKit Secure Video, an option available for the Apple ecosystem that lets you access video and control cameras from several manufacturers in a highly secure way from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, including Logitech’s Circle View • Get to know features found in home security cameras, and how they affect the quality and nature of video you capture • Set your system so that alerts only appear for the kinds of motion, sound, or other triggers that meet your threshold • Avoid becoming part of the surveillance state—or opt into a limited and controlled part of it with a fuller understanding of what that means • Learn about the legal aspects and limits of recording audio and video, and how they might (or might not) help catch criminals

Design, build and maintain a home security system with Arduino UnoAbout This Book• Learn what a security system is, how it works and create one for yourself• Develop a security system by setting up security cameras and motion detector systems• Manage and analyze all the data collected by the sensors from the security system, using a graphical applicationWho This Book Is ForThis book is for novice programmers and hobbyists who want to understand how Arduino can be used to program a home security system as well as to those who want to delve deeper into the world of Arduino.What You Will Learn• Run cables and electricity to support home security infrastructure• Connect Arduino to your programming environment• Learn to interact with output devices – alarms, locks, shutters• Understand different parts of electronics circuit (MOSFET, resistor, capacitor)• Integrate home monitoring and security notifications with monitoring systems• Use logical level shifter with Arduino to send and receive data to and from Raspberry PIIn DetailArduino is an open source micro-controller built on a single circuit board that is capable of receiving sensory input from the environment and controlling interactive physical objects. It is also a development environment that allows the writing of software to the board, and is programmed in the Arduino programming language. It is used for a variety of different purposes and projects, from simple projects such as building a thermostat, to more advanced ones such as robotics, web servers, seismographs, home security systems and synthesizers.This book will demonstrate how the Arduino can be used to develop a highly connected home security system by mobilizing a network of sensors which can feed alerts back to an Arduino when alarms are triggered. You will know the current state of security systems, well supported by the designs that fit best for your environment. Also, we will see some current technologies such as NFC, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and will finally create a complete web interface that will allow us to remotely manage our system, and even send daily bulletins with the summary of activity.Towards the end, we'll develop a wireless home security system by setting up security cameras and motion detectors (door and gate trips, temperature sensors). We will then set up a centralized remote access hub (powered by the Arduino) that allows sensors to connect to the wireless home network that can be viewed and interacted by the user.Style and approachA step-by-step guide with numerous examples focusing on providing the practical skills required to build home security applications using Arduino.

Nothing in the world is more important than the safety and security of your loved ones at home and the protection of your hard-earned assets at your place of work!!! Are you doing enough to keep your family and business safe??? The difference between sleeping safe and losing everything is the RIGHT LOCKING SYSTEM! This book is your personal security expert and will help you choose the most secure lock without having to compromise on stylish design for your spaces. Leading Architectural Hardware Expert. Bansal’s expertise was handed down to him as a family legacy and was fortified by an Engineering Degree. This expertise has been further honed by his 18 years of experience working with leading Architects and Interior Designers across the country.

Packed with the hands-on instruction needed to construct and install dozens of practical, inexpensive electronic security devices. For each project, a helpful schematic is included plus a list of the circuits and components required. Lightning Print on Demand Title Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Still phobic to leave your home while going for a vacation? Or are you afraid of unwelcome intruders at night? Worry about the precious safe... or your kids... while you are away?