Home appliances get smart

The authors describe how novel sensors and control algorithms embedded in today's domestic appliances make them smart enough to estimate the size and dirtiness of a load of clothes tossed in a washer or to determine whether water in a pot on the stove is boiling. They argue that, as semiconduct...

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Published in:IEEE spectrum 1998-08, Vol.35 (8), p.36-43
Main Authors: Badami, V.V., Chbat, N.W.
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Appliances
Consumer electronics
Cost function
Displays
Electromechanical sensors
Home appliances
Light emitting diodes
Logic
Microprocessors
Product development
Sensors
Time measurement
Wiring
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Summary:The authors describe how novel sensors and control algorithms embedded in today's domestic appliances make them smart enough to estimate the size and dirtiness of a load of clothes tossed in a washer or to determine whether water in a pot on the stove is boiling. They argue that, as semiconductor costs come down, such appliances will get even smarter.
ISSN:0018-9235
1939-9340
DOI:10.1109/6.708440