Title :
Selection and optimization of wireless sensors in a smart digital home for the elderly
Author :
Gaddam, A. ; Kaur, K. ; Mukhopadhyay, S.C. ; Gupta, G. Sen
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Adv. Technol., Massey Univ., Palmerston North, New Zealand
Abstract :
In this paper we present the impediments in designing and implementing a wireless sensor network based smart home for monitoring the elderly and to propose an optimal solution to circumvent the impediments. The smart home is based on a few smart and intelligent wireless sensors, which can be configured around a wireless ad-hoc network. The system will generate early warning message to care giver, when an unforeseen abnormal condition occurs. It will also, analyze the gathered data to determine resident behaviour using optimal number of intelligent sensors.
Keywords :
biomedical communication; biomedical equipment; geriatrics; home automation; intelligent sensors; medical computing; patient care; patient monitoring; wireless sensor networks; ad hoc network; care giver; early warning message; elderly people monitoring; intelligent sensors; smart digital home; wireless sensor network; wireless sensors; Costs; Impedance; Intelligent networks; Intelligent sensors; Monitoring; Senior citizens; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; Smart homes; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Sensors, 2009 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Christchurch
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4548-6
Electronic_ISBN :
1930-0395
DOI :
10.1109/ICSENS.2009.5398424
