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Ambient Sensor System for In-home Health Monitoring

Authors:
Toshifumi Tsukiyama

Keywords: Ambient monitering system; Health care; Water flow sensor; Active RFID tag; Vibration sensor;

Abstract:
In this paper, we deal with a sensor-based monitoring system, which evaluates the health status of the elderly based on daily living activities and provides the forecast of an emergency situation to a local nursing center without explicit user interaction. Here, the main focus is on reasonably priced and noncontact sensors which assure direct recognition of quotidian activities. For meeting these criteria, water flow sensors that are attached to faucets in the kitchen, washroom, and to the toilet are a promising solution. An advantage of this solution is that the system can be readily installed in any type of housing. In addition, this system does not require personal data to be saved or transmitted outside. We will present initial results from some experiments.

Pages: 47 to 50

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2014

Publication date: August 24, 2014

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2326-9324

ISBN: 978-1-61208-356-8

Location: Rome, Italy

Dates: from August 24, 2014 to August 28, 2014