Sensing sofa and its ubiquitous use

Author

Kivikunnas, Sauli ; Strömmer, Esko ; Korkalainen, Marko ; Heikkilä, Tapio ; Haverinen, Mikko

Author_Institution

Networked Intell., VTT Tech. Res. Centre of Finland, Oulu, Finland

fYear

2010

fDate

17-19 Nov. 2010

Firstpage

559

Lastpage

562

Abstract

In this paper we present the early development phases of an occupancy monitoring sensor system for an intelligent sofa and related user and service scenarios in the context of living environment for older persons. The paper presents details of the technical solution of the intelligent sofa and the test results of its laboratory use. Information integration concept with other elements in the case environment and selected use scenarios of the system will pave the way for final target: commercially manageable open access service´s development utilizing integrated measurements in the living environment for older persons.

Keywords

biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; capacitive sensors; furniture; geriatrics; intelligent sensors; patient monitoring; information integration concept; intelligent sofa; living environment; occupancy monitoring sensor system; older person; open access service; sensing sofa; ubiquitous use; Capacitance; Capacitance measurement; Electrodes; Force; Monitoring; Sensors; Servers; Intelligent furniture; capacitive sensors; ubiquitous use scenarios;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information and Communication Technology Convergence (ICTC), 2010 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Jeju

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9806-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTC.2010.5674767

Filename

5674767