Authors:
Katsumi Wasaki
1
;
Masaaki Niimura
1
and
Nobuhiro Shimoi
2
Affiliations:
1
Shinshu University, Japan
;
2
Akita Prefectural University, Japan
Keyword(s):
In-home Sensor Agent, Solitary Elderly Monitoring, Open Hardware Architecture, Anomaly Pattern Detection, Aging Society Design.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Biomedical Engineering
;
Biomedical Instruments and Devices
;
Wireless Systems
Abstract:
In this position paper, we present the design and implementation of an in-home sensor agent as an Internet of Things (IoT) smart device system based on an open hardware architecture. This sensor agent is designed to be connected to a wireless network in the target individual’s home where it collects trigger information from various switches, motion detection sensors in the room, along with the pillow and bed. We began our study by conducting a complete requirement analysis to determine the functions required for the home sensors. Next, we examined the proposed system terms of its hardware and software requirements and fabricated working prototypes. Here, it should be noted that the hardware and software were designed to aggregate connections with various composite sensor devices in order to allow trigger collection and processing. Finally, we reviewed visualization techniques for displaying the analytical results of the monitoring under normal conditions and emergency situations.