Title :
Sensor augmented aging in place
Author :
Wu, J.K. ; Bao, X.M. ; Cheng, D. ; Sriram, R.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Inforcomm Res., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
We present here a research initiative "sensor augmented aging in place (SAAP)", by taking elderly home as basis. SAAP system consists of networked sensors and actuators on body of elderly as well as placed in the home environment. Wearable device for elderly, BodyComm, is the core in the system. It detects vital signals of the body, and performs on board processing. The results are communicated to the gateway and then to the server. High level data fusion processes happen at gateway and server level. The whole system can be viewed as an active database. Event driven alert happens when data analysis results reach predefined thresholds. The user can subscribe/query database for current health status, or historical summary of a particular person, or statistics of a group of people monitored by the system. SAAP system provides an ideal platform for the monitoring of elderly health status, providing personalized care, and carrying out research on elderly care issues.
Keywords :
geriatrics; health care; network servers; patient care; patient monitoring; telemedicine; wearable computers; current health status; elderly care issues; elderly health status monitoring; high level data fusion processes; home environment; medical history; networked actuators; networked sensors; personalized care; query database; sensor augmented aging; wearable device BodyComm; Actuators; Aging; Biomedical monitoring; Databases; Research initiatives; Senior citizens; Sensor systems; Signal detection; Signal processing; Wearable sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Circuits and Systems, 2004 IEEE International Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8665-5
DOI :
10.1109/BIOCAS.2004.1454090
