Title :
B-Live - A Home Automation System for Disabled and Elderly People
Author :
Santos, Vasco ; Bartolomeu, Paulo ; Fonseca, José ; Mota, Alexandre
Author_Institution :
Micro I/O -Servicos de Electron., Aveiro
Abstract :
This paper describes the architecture, operation and implementation of the B-Live home automation system. This system has been developed at Micro I/O for assisting elderly and disabled people in their homes. The paper also discusses the demonstrator deployed at the CMRRC Rovisco Pais and proposes an improved information exchange mechanism for the B-Live system.
Keywords :
field buses; geriatrics; handicapped aids; health care; home automation; home computing; patient care; B-Live home automation system; CMRRC Rovisco Pais; Micro I/O; assistive technology; disabled people; elderly people; field bus; information exchange mechanism; smart house; Aging; Engineering profession; Field buses; Home appliances; Home automation; Lighting; Linear discriminant analysis; Modems; Monitoring; Senior citizens; assistive technologies; fieldbus; home automation; smart houses;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Embedded Systems, 2007. SIES '07. International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Lisbon
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0840-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0840-7
DOI :
10.1109/SIES.2007.4297355
