A caregiver support platform within the scope of an ambient assisted living ecosystem

Angelo Costa; Paulo Novais; Ricardo Simoes

doi:10.3390/s140305654

A caregiver support platform within the scope of an ambient assisted living ecosystem

Sensors (Basel). 2014 Mar 20;14(3):5654-76. doi: 10.3390/s140305654.

Authors

Angelo Costa¹, Paulo Novais², Ricardo Simoes³

Affiliations

¹ CCTC-Computer Science and Technology Center, University of Minho, Braga 4710-057, Portugal. acosta@di.uminho.pt.
² CCTC-Computer Science and Technology Center, University of Minho, Braga 4710-057, Portugal. pjon@di.uminho.pt.
³ Institute for Polymers and Composites-IPC/I3N, University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, Guimarães 4800-058, Portugal. rsimoes@dep.uminho.pt.

Abstract

The Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) area is in constant evolution, providing new technologies to users and enhancing the level of security and comfort that is ensured by house platforms. The Ambient Assisted Living for All (AAL4ALL) project aims to develop a new AAL concept, supported on a unified ecosystem and certification process that enables a heterogeneous environment. The concepts of Intelligent Environments, Ambient Intelligence, and the foundations of the Ambient Assisted Living are all presented in the framework of this project. In this work, we consider a specific platform developed in the scope of AAL4ALL, called UserAccess. The architecture of the platform and its role within the overall AAL4ALL concept, the implementation of the platform, and the available interfaces are presented. In addition, its feasibility is validated through a series of tests.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Artificial Intelligence
Assisted Living Facilities*
Caregivers*
Ecosystem
Humans
Software*
Time Factors
User-Computer Interface