scholarly journals Multimodal Wireless Sensor Network-Based Ambient Assisted Living in Real Homes with Multiple Residents

Sensors ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 9692-9719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Can Tunca ◽  
Hande Alemdar ◽  
Halil Ertan ◽  
Ozlem Incel ◽  
Cem Ersoy
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Network ◽  
Sensor Network ◽  
Assisted Living ◽  
Ambient Assisted Living ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Multiple Residents

The Smart Condo Project

2011 ◽  
pp. 289-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas M. Boers ◽  
David Chodos ◽  
Pawel Gburzynski ◽  
Lisa Guirguis ◽  
Jianzhao Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sensor Network ◽  
Assisted Living ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Ambient Assisted Living ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Quality Healthcare ◽  
Living Space ◽  
Smart Healthcare

Most would agree that older adults want affordable, high-quality healthcare that enables them to live independently longer and in their own homes. To this end, ambient assisted living environments have been developed that are able to non-intrusively monitor the health of people at-home and to provide them with improved care. The authors have designed an environment, the Smart Condo, to support seniors and rehabilitating patients. They have embedded a wireless sensor network into a model living space, which incorporates universal design principles. Information from the sensor network is archived in a server, which supports a range of views via APIs. One such view is a virtual world, which is realistic and intuitive, while remaining non-intrusive. This chapter examines computing technologies for smart healthcare-related environments and the needs of elderly patients. It discusses the Smart Condo architecture, reviews key research challenges, and presents the lessons learned through the project.

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