Towards a monitoring smart home for the elderly: One experience in retrofitting a sensor network into an existing home

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Moretti, Giovanni^; | Marsland, Stephen | Basu, Debraj | Sen Gupta, Gourab | The MUSE Group, ^;

Affiliations: School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. {G.Moretti,S.R.Marsland,D.Basu,G.SenGupta}@massey.ac.nz

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Abstract: There has been a lot of research interest in research smart homes for behaviour recognition and related tasks supporting the elderly living alone. Amongst the many challenges of such research are the selection of sensors and the secure storage of data. However, there are other important issues such as reliable data collection, acceptance of sensor systems into the inhabitant's life, and ensuring that the sensor system does not create hazards in the house. In this paper we report on our experiences retrofitting a set of wireless sensors into the house of an elderly person living alone and an exploration of some of the data integrity issues faced.

Keywords: Smart home, elderly monitoring, wireless sensor network, data collection

DOI: 10.3233/AIS-130233

Journal: Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 639-656, 2013