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Smart Internet of Things Projects

You're reading from   Smart Internet of Things Projects Discover how to build your own smart Internet of Things projects and bring a new degree of interconnectivity to your world

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786466518
Length 258 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (8) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Making Your IoT Project Smart 2. Decision System for IoT Projects FREE CHAPTER 3. Building Your Own Machine Vision 4. Making Your Own Autonomous Car Robot 5. Building Voice Technology on IoT Projects 6. Building Data Science-based Cloud for IoT Projects Index

Introduction to decision system and machine learning


A decision system is a system that makes a decision based on several input parameters. A decision system is built on decision theories. Being human involves making decisions for almost life cases.

The following are examples of decisions that humans take:

  • Shall I buy the car today? The decision depends on my preferences. This car looks fine, but it is too expensive for me.

  • Shall I bring an umbrella today? This decision depends on the current condition in the area where we are staying. If it is cloudy, it's better to bring an umbrella even though it may not rain.

Generally speaking, we teach a machine such as a computer in order to understand and achieve a specific goal. This case is called machine learning. Varieties of programs are implemented in machines so they can make decisions.

Machine learning consists of various algorithms to build a decision system. In this book, I use fuzzy logic and Bayesian algorithms to make a decision system. I...

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Smart Internet of Things Projects
Published in: Sep 2016
Publisher: Packt
ISBN-13: 9781786466518
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