Sensor/Actuator Networks in Smart Homes for Supporting Elderly and Handicapped People

Abstract—Smart Home, this term comprises various approaches, engaged in living and working now and in the future. The objectives of the various approaches range from enhancing comfort in daily life to enabling a more independent life for elderly and handicapped people. The term Ubiquitous Computing, coined by Mark Weiser describes the ubiquity of computer and information technology. The task of Smart Objects, implanted into everyday items, is to sense the immediate environment using various types of sensors, and to process these information. This functionality assigns a kind of artificial intelligence to common, well known objects and enables comprehensive information-processing and interconnection of almost any kind of everyday object. The (preferably) transparent and hidden technology ranges from Wearable Computers and Smart Clothes to ”intelligent” artificial replacements. It supports the user in almost every part of his life by extending his cognition and information proces...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: AINA
• Authors: Sebastian Dengler, Abdalkarim Awad, Falko Dressler
• Keywords: AINA 2007, Computer Networks, Independent Life, Smart Home, Various Approaches