Construction of a GSM-Based Home Automation Using AVR

CONSTRUCTION OF A GSM BASED
HOME AUTOMATION USING AVR

BY

OKORAFOR CHINED HENRY
EE/2008/281

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
CARITAS UNIVERSITY
AMORJI-NIKE, ENUGU.

AUGUST, 2013.

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TITLTE PAGE

A GSM BASED HOME AUTOMATION USING
AVR
BY

OKORAFOR CHINEDU HENRY
EE/2008/281

BEING A PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
CARITAS UNIVERSITY AMORJI-NIKE, ENUGU

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (B.ENG) IN ELECTRICAL AND
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

AUGUST, 2013.

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CERTIFICATION
This is to certify that this project research work from the department of
Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Caritas University, Amorji-Nike, Emene, Enugu was solely carried out by OKORAFOR CHINEDU HENRY with Registration
Number EE/2008/281

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Engr. E. C. Aneke
(Supervisor)

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Engr. C. O. Ejimofor
(Head of Department)

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Date

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DEDICATION

This report is dedicated to God Almighty who is the ultimate giver of wisdom and to my beloved parents for their financial support and encouragement throughout my stay in school.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I wish to express my profound thanks and appreciation to God for his unending mercy, blessing and protection throughout this period. A tree cannot make forests, without some special people this project may not work well for us. This is why I’m pleased to acknowledge the following people;
My head of department, Engr. C. O. Ejimofor, My project supervisor, Engr. E. C.
Aneke, and Engr. Augustine Able Ndubuisi (The director of Able Design &
Construction Company) for their moral contribution, corrections and support.

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