Title :
A Flexible Home Automation System Applied to Elderly Care
Author :
Grossi, F. ; Matrella, G. ; Munari, I. De ; Ciampolini, P.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ingegneria dell´´Informazione, Univ. degli Studi di Parma
Abstract :
A novel home-automation scheme is presented, based on widely diffused communication protocols. Intelligent control units allows for complex services to be implemented and for integration of different services. A test application, aimed at assistive purposes, illustrates potentialities of the approach and emphasizes low cost and versatility features.
Keywords :
home automation; intelligent control; protocols; telecommunication services; communication protocols; flexible home automation system; intelligent control units; Automatic control; Costs; Disaster management; Ethernet networks; Home automation; Local area networks; Protocols; Senior citizens; Switches; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Consumer Electronics, 2007. ICCE 2007. Digest of Technical Papers. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0763-X
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0763-X
DOI :
10.1109/ICCE.2007.341320
