DocumentCode :
29439
Title :
iSenior—A Support System for Elderly Citizens
Author :
Rodrigues, A. ; Sa Silva, Jorge ; Boavida, F.
Author_Institution :
ISCAC, Polytech. Inst. of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Volume :
1
Issue :
2
fYear :
2013
fDate :
Dec. 2013
Firstpage :
207
Lastpage :
217
Abstract :
Health and safety monitoring of elderly citizens are key to the improvement of their quality of life, by enabling them to be more independent. This was the general motivation for developing the iSenior system presented in this paper. iSenior is a wireless embedded system solution for people living in rest homes that retain their mobility and, thus, move around the facilities and can even go outside. iSenior is a cyber-physical system solution that currently supports a set of functions like monitoring, alerting, and requesting assistance. The system has been implemented and is under field evaluation in a real world deployment. The aim of this paper is to provide information on the main features of the system, including architecture, implementation details, and performance evaluation.
Keywords :
assisted living; embedded systems; geriatrics; health and safety; patient monitoring; telemedicine; wireless sensor networks; cyber-physical system solution; elderly citizens; health and safety monitoring; iSenior system; quality of life; real world deployment; support system; wireless embedded system solution; Biomedical monitoring; Computer architecture; Safety; Senior citizens; Wireless sensor networks; Network embedded systems; healthcare; independent aging; sensor-based applications;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Emerging Topics in Computing, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
2168-6750
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TETC.2013.2294917
Filename :
6685858
Link To Document :
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