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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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Smart Internet of Things Projects

Chapter 2. Decision System for IoT Projects

If we feel a cold, then we use a jacket. When we are hungry, we decide to eat. These decisions can be made by us, but how does a machine make a decision? In this chapter, we learn how to build a decision system which can be implemented on IoT devices.

We explore the following topics:

  • Introduction to decision system and machine learning
  • Exploring Python libraries to build a decision system
  • Building a simple decision system-based Bayesian theory
  • Integrating a decision system and IoT project
  • Building your own decision system-based IoT

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...

Decision system-based Bayesian

Bayesian uses the manipulation of conditional probabilities approach to interpret data. In this section, we build a decision system using the Bayesian method.

Consider D, called the decision space, which denotes the space of all possible decisions d that could be chosen by the decision maker (DM). Θ is the space of all possible outcomes or state of nature ω, ω∈Θ.

Decision system-based Bayesian is built by Bayesian theory. For illustration, I show a simple spam filter using Bayesian. Imagine the sample space X is the set of all possible datasets of words, from which a single dataset word x will result. For each ω∈Θ and x∈X, the sampling model P(ω) describes a belief that x would be the outcome of spam probability. P(x|ω), prior distribution, is the true population characteristics and supposes a spam probability for x.P(ω|x)., posterior distribution, describes a belief that ω is...

Decision system-based fuzzy logic

Consider you want to make a decision based on the current temperature, for instance, if the room's temperature is 30°C, then you turn on a cooler machine. Otherwise, if the room's temperature is 18°C, you turn on a heater machine.

This decision happens because we already defined exact values for turning on the machines. What's happening is that we say that we want to turn on the cooler machine if the room's temperature is hot. Furthermore, we also want to turn on the heater machine if the room's temperature is cold.

Cold and hot are two terms related to human linguistics. We should determine how cold and hot criteria are. A human differentiates the criteria for cold and hot, but how can a computer and machine know?

This problem can be solved using fuzzy logic. The idea of fuzzy logic was first introduced by Dr. Lotfi Zadeh from the University of California at Berkeley in the 1960s. The theory of fuzzy logic is developed with...

Python libraries for building a decision system

In this section, we explore some Python libraries to build our decision system. I focus on Bayesian and fuzzy logic models for implementing the decision system.

Bayesian

We can implement Bayesian probability using Python. For our demo, we generate output values from two independent variables, x1 and x2. The output model is defined as follows:

Bayesian

c is a random value. We define α, β1, β2, and σ as 0.5, 1, 2.5, and 0.5.

These independent variables are generated using a random object from the NumPy library. After that, we compute the model with these variables.

We can implement this case with the following scripts:

import matplotlib
matplotlib.use('Agg')

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# initialization
np.random.seed(100)
alpha, sigma = 0.5, 0.5
beta = [1, 2.5]
size = 100

# Predictor variable
X1 = np.random.randn(size)
X2 = np.random.randn(size) * 0.37

# Simulate outcome variable
Y = alpha + beta...

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...

Decision system-based Bayesian

Bayesian uses the manipulation of conditional probabilities approach to interpret data. In this section, we build a decision system using the Bayesian method.

Consider D, called the decision space, which denotes the space of all possible decisions d that could be chosen by the decision maker (DM). Θ is the space of all possible outcomes or state of nature ω, ω∈Θ.

Decision system-based Bayesian is built by Bayesian theory. For illustration, I show a simple spam filter using Bayesian. Imagine the sample space X is the set of all possible datasets of words, from which a single dataset word x will result. For each ω∈Θ and x∈X, the sampling model P(ω) describes a belief that x would be the outcome of spam probability. P(x|ω), prior distribution, is the true population characteristics and supposes a spam probability for x.P(ω|x)., posterior distribution, describes a belief that ω is the true value of spam, having observed dataset x.

The posterior distribution is obtained...

Decision system-based fuzzy logic

Consider you want to make a decision based on the current temperature, for instance, if the room's temperature is 30°C, then you turn on a cooler machine. Otherwise, if the room's temperature is 18°C, you turn on a heater machine.

This decision happens because we already defined exact values for turning on the machines. What's happening is that we say that we want to turn on the cooler machine if the room's temperature is hot. Furthermore, we also want to turn on the heater machine if the room's temperature is cold.

Cold and hot are two terms related to human linguistics. We should determine how cold and hot criteria are. A human differentiates the criteria for cold and hot, but how can a computer and machine know?

This problem can be solved using fuzzy logic. The idea of fuzzy logic was first introduced by Dr. Lotfi Zadeh from the University of California at Berkeley in the 1960s. The theory of fuzzy logic is developed with fuzzy sets and memberships.

In general...

Python libraries for building a decision system

In this section, we explore some Python libraries to build our decision system. I focus on Bayesian and fuzzy logic models for implementing the decision system.

Bayesian

We can implement Bayesian probability using Python. For our demo, we generate output values from two independent variables, x1 and x2. The output model is defined as follows:

c is a random value. We define α, β1, β2, and σ as 0.5, 1, 2.5, and 0.5.

These independent variables are generated using a random object from the NumPy library. After that, we compute the model with these variables.

We can implement this case with the following scripts:

import matplotlib
matplotlib.use('Agg')

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# initialization
np.random.seed(100)
alpha, sigma = 0.5, 0.5
beta = [1, 2.5]
size = 100

# Predictor variable
X1 = np.random.randn(size)
X2 = np.random.randn(size) * 0.37

# Simulate outcome variable
Y = alpha + beta[0]*X1 + beta[1]*X2 + np.random.randn...

Building a simple decision system-based Bayesian theory

In this section, we build a simple decision system using Bayesian theory. A smart water system is a smart system that controls water. In general, you can see the system architecture in the following figure:

After using a sensing process on water to obtain the water quality, you can make a decision. If the water quality is good, we can transfer the water to customers. Otherwise, we purify the water.

To implement a decision system-based Bayesian theory, firstly we define the state of nature. In this case, we define two states of nature:

  • ω1: water is ready for drinking

  • ω2: water should be cleaned (kotor)

For inputs, we can declare x1 and x1 as negative and positive as the observation results.

We define prior values and class conditional probabilities as follows:

To build a decision, we should make a loss function The following is a loss function for our program:

Now you can write the complete scripts for the program.

# decision action
# d1 = distribute...
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Internet of Things (IoT) is a groundbreaking technology that involves connecting numerous physical devices to the Internet and controlling them. Creating basic IoT projects is common, but imagine building smart IoT projects that can extract data from physical devices, thereby making decisions by themselves. Our book overcomes the challenge of analyzing data from physical devices and accomplishes all that your imagination can dream up by teaching you how to build smart IoT projects. Basic statistics and various applied algorithms in data science and machine learning are introduced to accelerate your knowledge of how to integrate a decision system into a physical device. This book contains IoT projects such as building a smart temperature controller, creating your own vision machine project, building an autonomous mobile robot car, controlling IoT projects through voice commands, building IoT applications utilizing cloud technology and data science, and many more. We will also leverage a small yet powerful IoT chip, Raspberry Pi with Arduino, in order to integrate a smart decision-making system in the IoT projects.

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  • Implement data science in your IoT projects and build a smart temperature controller
  • Create a simple machine learning application and implement decision system concepts
  • Develop a vision machine using OpenCV
  • Build a robot car with manual and automatic control
  • Implement speech modules with your own voice commands for IoT projects
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  1. Visa Debit
  2. Visa Credit
  3. MasterCard
  4. PayPal
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Shipping Details

USA:

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Economy: Delivery to most addresses in the US within 10-15 business days

Premium: Trackable Delivery to most addresses in the US within 3-8 business days

UK:

Economy: Delivery to most addresses in the U.K. within 7-9 business days.
Shipments are not trackable

Premium: Trackable delivery to most addresses in the U.K. within 3-4 business days!
Add one extra business day for deliveries to Northern Ireland and Scottish Highlands and islands

EU:

Premium: Trackable delivery to most EU destinations within 4-9 business days.

Australia:

Economy: Can deliver to P. O. Boxes and private residences.
Trackable service with delivery to addresses in Australia only.
Delivery time ranges from 7-9 business days for VIC and 8-10 business days for Interstate metro
Delivery time is up to 15 business days for remote areas of WA, NT & QLD.

Premium: Delivery to addresses in Australia only
Trackable delivery to most P. O. Boxes and private residences in Australia within 4-5 days based on the distance to a destination following dispatch.

India:

Premium: Delivery to most Indian addresses within 5-6 business days

Rest of the World:

Premium: Countries in the American continent: Trackable delivery to most countries within 4-7 business days

Asia:

Premium: Delivery to most Asian addresses within 5-9 business days

Disclaimer:
All orders received before 5 PM U.K time would start printing from the next business day. So the estimated delivery times start from the next day as well. Orders received after 5 PM U.K time (in our internal systems) on a business day or anytime on the weekend will begin printing the second to next business day. For example, an order placed at 11 AM today will begin printing tomorrow, whereas an order placed at 9 PM tonight will begin printing the day after tomorrow.


Unfortunately, due to several restrictions, we are unable to ship to the following countries:

  1. Afghanistan
  2. American Samoa
  3. Belarus
  4. Brunei Darussalam
  5. Central African Republic
  6. The Democratic Republic of Congo
  7. Eritrea
  8. Guinea-bissau
  9. Iran
  10. Lebanon
  11. Libiya Arab Jamahriya
  12. Somalia
  13. Sudan
  14. Russian Federation
  15. Syrian Arab Republic
  16. Ukraine
  17. Venezuela