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8
Aspects of Ambient Assisted Living
and Its Applications
J. Anuradha and S. Vandhana
VIT University
Vellore, India
CONTENTS
8.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 140
8.2 Introduction to AAL .......................................................................................................... 140
8.3 Sensors and Devices for AAL .......................................................................................... 141
8.3.1 Fall Detection .......................................................................................................... 142
8.3.2 Activity Classification ........................................................................................... 143
8.3.3 Location Tracking .................................................................................................. 144
8.3.4 Telemonitoring of Vital-Parameters .................................................................... 144
8.3.5 Wireless Sensors Networks .................................................................................. 144
8.3.6 Innovative User Interface Development ............................................................. 144
8.3.7 Behavior Determination ....................................................................................... 144
8.4 Wearable Sensors for AAL................................................................................................ 145
8.5 AAL Architecture .............................................................................................................. 147
8.6 Analytics in IoT .................................................................................................................. 150
8.6.1 The IoT Analytics in Health Care ........................................................................ 150
8.6.2 Transforming Health Care with the IoT ............................................................. 151
8.6.3 IoT—A Health-Care Game Changer ................................................................... 151
8.6.4 The Future of IoT in Health Care ......................................................................... 152
8.7 Stages of Transforming Raw Data into Meaningful Analytics ................................... 152
8.8 Common Health-Care Analytics Solutions and Their Pitfalls .................................... 154
8.8.1 Point Solutions ........................................................................................................ 154
8.8.2 Electronic Health Record System ........................................................................ 155
8.8.3 Independent Data Marts in Different Databases .............................................. 155
8.9 Ambient Intelligence for AAL ......................................................................................... 155
8.10 Software Engineering Approach for AAL Systems ...................................................... 157
8.11 Cognitive AAL ................................................................................................................... 159
8.12 Applications of AAL .......................................................................................................... 162
8.13 Conclusion .......................................................................................................................... 163
References ..................................................................................................................................... 163
8
Aspects of Ambient Assisted Living
and Its Applications
J. Anuradha and S. Vandhana
VIT University
Vellore, India
CONTENTS
8.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 140
8.2 Introduction to AAL .......................................................................................................... 140
8.3 Sensors and Devices for AAL .......................................................................................... 141
8.3.1 Fall Detection .......................................................................................................... 142
8.3.2 Activity Classification ........................................................................................... 143
8.3.3 Location Tracking .................................................................................................. 144
8.3.4 Telemonitoring of Vital-Parameters .................................................................... 144
8.3.5 Wireless Sensors Networks .................................................................................. 144
8.3.6 Innovative User Interface Development ............................................................. 144
8.3.7 Behavior Determination ....................................................................................... 144
8.4 Wearable Sensors for AAL................................................................................................ 145
8.5 AAL Architecture .............................................................................................................. 147
8.6 Analytics in IoT .................................................................................................................. 150
8.6.1 The IoT Analytics in Health Care ........................................................................ 150
8.6.2 Transforming Health Care with the IoT ............................................................. 151
8.6.3 IoT—A Health-Care Game Changer ................................................................... 151
8.6.4 The Future of IoT in Health Care ......................................................................... 152
8.7 Stages of Transforming Raw Data into Meaningful Analytics ................................... 152
8.8 Common Health-Care Analytics Solutions and Their Pitfalls .................................... 154
8.8.1 Point Solutions ........................................................................................................ 154
8.8.2 Electronic Health Record System ........................................................................ 155
8.8.3 Independent Data Marts in Different Databases .............................................. 155
8.9 Ambient Intelligence for AAL ......................................................................................... 155
8.10 Software Engineering Approach for AAL Systems ...................................................... 157
8.11 Cognitive AAL ................................................................................................................... 159
8.12 Applications of AAL .......................................................................................................... 162
8.13 Conclusion .......................................................................................................................... 163
References ..................................................................................................................................... 163