Table 6.
Types of sensors and installation locations.
| Article | Types of Sensors | Installation Locations |
|---|---|---|
| Goonawardene et al., 2017 [26] | PIR motion sensors and door contact sensors |
Living room Bedroom Kitchen Bathroom Main door |
| Huynh et al., 2017 [37] | Passive infra-red (PIR) sensor and reed switch. |
Living room (PIR) Bedroom (PIR) Kitchen (PIR) Bathroom (PIR) Main door (Reed) |
| Martinez et al., 2017 [27] | Bluetooth devices and a mobile phone application |
Bedroom Living room Dining room Garden Other areas such as the studio, garage, kitchen, and cellar |
| Austin et al., 2016 [44] | Wireless pyroelectric infrared motion sensors |
Each room of the home |
| Magnetic contact sensors | Outside of the home doors | |
| Phone monitors (Shenzhen Fiho Electronic, Fi3001B) plug |
Plugged into the phone | |
| Computer monitoring software programs | Installed on the computer | |
| Sanchez et al., 2015 [61] | GPS sensor | Smartphone |
| Walsh et al., 2014 [45] | PIR sensors | Living room Hall Bedroom |
| Light switch sensor | Water closet Living room Kitchen Main bedroom 2nd bedroom en suite |
|
| Door contact sensor | Front door Rear door Living room Main bedroom door En Suite door |
|
| Petersen et al., 2013 [46] | Pyroelectric motion sensors (MS16A, x10.com) | In each room |
| Contact sensors (DA10A, x10.com) | On refrigerator Outside doors of home |
|
| Motion-activated video cameras (Logitech C600) | Over the home door |