Using Model-Driven Architecture Principles to Generate Applications based on Interconnecting Smart Objects and Sensors

Abstract

There has been a rise in the quantity of Smart Things present in our daily life: Smartphones, smart TVs, sensor networks, smart appliances, and many other home and industry automation devices. The disadvantage is that each one is similar but very different from the others because they use different kinds of connections, different protocols, different hardware, and different operative systems; even if they belong to a similar kind, and depending on the manufacturer, two Smartphones or two humidity sensors can be totally different. In spite of this, they all have something in common: All can be connected to Internet. This fact is what gives power to objects, because it allows them to interact with each other and with the environment by intercommunication, a joint and synchronized work. That is why the key resides in creating connections among different objects. This requires technical and qualified personal, although the majority of people who use it do not meet these conditions. These people require objects that are easy to interact with and with as many automations as possible.