Title :
An Assistive Home Automation and Monitoring System
Author :
Grossi, F. ; Bianchi, V. ; Matrella, G. ; Munari, I. De ; Ciampolini, P.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ing. dell´´Inf., Univ. degli Studi di Parma, Parma
Abstract :
A versatile, reliable and inexpensive home automation system is presented, suited for assisting and monitoring elderly and disabled people in home daily living. A smart interface module has been fabricated, which allows for straightforward integration of a wide variety of devices in a standard LAN. A pilot installation provides successfully HW and SW validation.
Keywords :
computerised monitoring; handicapped aids; home automation; assistive home automation and monitoring system; disabled people; elderly people; home daily living; smart interface module; standard LAN; Communication standards; Communication system control; Computerized monitoring; Delay; Domestic safety; Ethernet networks; Home automation; Local area networks; Senior citizens; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Consumer Electronics, 2008. ICCE 2008. Digest of Technical Papers. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1458-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1459-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICCE.2008.4588080
