Reconfigurable spaces and places in smart built environments: A service centric approach

Abstract

A smart built environment (SBE) contains connected, interactive smart objects that have sensing and actuating capabilities. A network of such objects provides an Internet of Things infrastructure that changes the way how SBEs behave and how the inhabitants interact with them. If SBE components, such as walls and furniture pieces, are mobile and controllable, the geometry and interior design of SBE spaces can be changed in response to inhabitants actions and social activities. An added complexity is the mobility of smart objects and their ability to reconfigure. We describe a preliminary work on a service-based framework that includes SBE reconfiguration services. The layered architecture provides access to the reconfigurable smart objects that react to the user activities and behavior. Initial simulation and preliminary findings are included.