• DocumentCode
    2656303
  • Title

    Assistive Technology for Elders: Wireless Intelligent Healthcare Gadget

  • Author

    Megalingam, Rajesh Kannan ; Radhakrishnan, Vineeth ; Jacob, Denny Chakko ; Unnikrishnan, Deepak Krishnan Melepurath ; Sudhakaran, Akhil Kakkanattu

  • Author_Institution
    Amrita Sch. of Eng., Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, India
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    Oct. 30 2011-Nov. 1 2011
  • Firstpage
    296
  • Lastpage
    300
  • Abstract
    Improving the quality of life for the elderly persons and giving them the proper care at the right time is the responsibility of the younger generation. But due to lack of awareness on proper elder care, unavoidable busy schedule etc. the elderly population is seem to be quite ignored. In such a scenario we are trying to find an amicable solution to this problem using a compact and user friendly system design. The proposed system is a compact device which has various wearable sensors all attached inside a glove. It has a process flow controller module and a communication control module. These modules perform together to excite an alert mechanism to the relatives or to the doctors via an SMS or a voice call to their mobile phones, whenever some critical situations arise. The system measures the heart rate, oxygen content in blood, body temperature and the pressure of the elderly person, which are the important parameters for a proper diagnosis.
  • Keywords
    biochemistry; biothermics; blood; body sensor networks; cardiovascular system; electronic messaging; emergency services; geriatrics; haemodynamics; intelligent sensors; mobile handsets; patient monitoring; telemedicine; voice communication; SMS; alert mechanism; assistive technology; blood oxygen content; blood pressure; body temperature; communication control module; elderly care; glove; heart rate; mobile phones; process flow controller module; voice call; wearable sensor; wireless intelligent healthcare gadget; Biomedical monitoring; Monitoring; Senior citizens; Software; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Assistive technology; Elder care; SMS alert; mobile health; voice call;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Seattle, WA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-61284-634-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-0-7695-4595-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GHTC.2011.94
  • Filename
    6103653