Towards an Open and Easily Extendible Home Care System Infrastructure

Stefan Wagner

1st International ICST Workshop on Connectivity, Mobility and Patients' Comfort

Research Article

Towards an Open and Easily Extendible Home Care System Infrastructure

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2008.2496,
    author={Stefan Wagner},
    title={Towards an Open and Easily Extendible Home Care System Infrastructure},
    proceedings={1st International ICST Workshop on Connectivity, Mobility and Patients' Comfort},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={CMPC},
    year={2008},
    month={7},
    keywords={pervasive healthcare home care infrastructure sensor networks vital signs},
    doi={10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2008.2496}
}

Stefan Wagner
Year: 2008
Towards an Open and Easily Extendible Home Care System Infrastructure
CMPC
IEEE
DOI: 10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2008.2496

Stefan Wagner¹

1: Engineering College of Aarhus, Denmark

Abstract

Pervasive home care systems are needed to overcome the problems of an aging population in the western world. An overview of ongoing research at the Pervasive Healthcare Lab, Engineering College of Aarhus on this subject is given, presenting an infrastructure design connecting the various software and hardware projects currently being researched. The primary goal is the design of an open and easily extendible platform for existing and new home care products from multiple vendors. This includes physiological sensors as well as end-user applications, preferably free of vendor lock-in issues. The support of non-professional users, including relatives and neighbors is also a discussed.

Keywords: pervasive healthcare home care infrastructure sensor networks vital signs

Published: 2008-07-22
Publisher: IEEE
Modified: 2010-05-16

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2008.2496