THEORETICAL MODEL FOR PROTOTYPING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND HOME AUTOMATION WITH ARDUINO

Abstract

The general objective of this study was to propose a theoretical model that integrates accessible components of robotics and software to create a low-cost system, taking into account both the identification of criteria on home automation and accessibility, as well as the verification of opportunities and challenges related to prototyping itself - notably implying technical and economic feasibility with the respective budget design (carried out in October 2024) and the execution (with a term of 12 months). Thus, from a systematic review of the literature combined with the textual analysis technique, it was possible to carry out the first stage of the execution schedule, which is "Research and Planning", based on (n=24) works identified in the scientific literature. From which, by Similarity Analysis with the support of the Iramuteq software, five key topics were identified: (1) Person; (2) House; (3) Technology; (4) System; (5) Data - which allowed greater adherence of the theoretical model to prototyping, evidencing a critical view of the real application of the prototype. Future studies can benefit from the first stage of the execution schedule fulfilled, and use the remaining ten months for the allocation of resources under development. It is worth noting that the budget needs to be always updated. On the other hand, future theoretical studies can explore primary data with interviews and questionnaires among various stakeholders, including people with disabilities, in order to improve the prototype.