Ovuolelolo Okorodudu, Franklin
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Intelligent home automation framework using sensor fusion and machine learning for energy efficiency and thermal comfort Ovuolelolo Okorodudu, Franklin; Chukwuweike Omede, Gracious; Eugene Osawe, Etinosa
International Journal of Informatics and Communication Technology (IJ-ICT) Vol 15, No 2: June 2026
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/ijict.v15i2.pp545-552

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This paper presents an innovative, intelligent home automation framework integrating sensor fusion and machine learning to promote energy efficiency and thermal comfort in residential settings. Utilising low-cost hardware such as the Arduino Uno R3, passive Infrared (PIR) sensors, KY-018 photoresistors, and KY-028 temperature sensors, the system achieves a human presence detection accuracy of 95.3% via a random forest classifier. Over a three-month period, testing in several homes showed that the system is 99.7% reliable, responds in 1.2 seconds, and costs 85% less than commercial options. This research lays the groundwork for sustainable smart homes by providing a mathematical model for optimizing energy use and a unified modeling language (UML) model of the system architecture. These results show how important it is to have open-source technology that is cheap and could help smart building systems spread around the world. The study utilized a controlled experimental design featuring five families, with sensor data gathered at 10-second intervals over a three-month period. A random forest classifier trained on 10,000 labeled data points could correctly guess whether or not a person was present 94.8% of the time and 95.7% of the time. The framework is useful because it combines cheap sensors with a lightweight machine-learning pipeline that can work on small microcontrollers. This solves the long-standing problem of the cost performance gap seen in prior smart-home deployments.