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the client’s standard life. The target of the behavioral frameworks is to distinguish atypical
conduct which may be created by diminished well-being status, and advancing ailment or
crisis circumstance (Chung and Liu 2008).
8.4 Wearable Sensors for AAL
The following figures depict some of the wearable devices used for assisting and monitoring the elderly. Figure 8.2 shows the sensor woven in a cloth for recording the temperature. It is a smart temperature sensing textile (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Zürich, Electronics Laboratory—Wearable Computing). Figure 8.3 is a patch used for diabetics sensing and to give therapy based on the readings. Graphene-based electrochemical
Temperature
sensor IC
E-shapes Contact
Conductive thread
FIGURE 8.2
Smart temperature sensing textiles.
FIGURE 8.3
Diabetes monitoring and therapy.
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