Sensors (Mar 2019)
HABITAT: An IoT Solution for Independent Elderly
- Elena Borelli,
- Giacomo Paolini,
- Francesco Antoniazzi,
- Marina Barbiroli,
- Francesca Benassi,
- Federico Chesani,
- Lorenzo Chiari,
- Massimiliano Fantini,
- Franco Fuschini,
- Andrea Galassi,
- Gian Andrea Giacobone,
- Silvia Imbesi,
- Melissa Licciardello,
- Daniela Loreti,
- Michele Marchi,
- Diego Masotti,
- Paola Mello,
- Sabato Mellone,
- Giuseppe Mincolelli,
- Carla Raffaelli,
- Luca Roffia,
- Tullio Salmon Cinotti,
- Carlo Tacconi,
- Paola Tamburini,
- Marco Zoli,
- Alessandra Costanzo
Affiliations
- Elena Borelli
- CIRI—Health Sciences & Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
- Giacomo Paolini
- CIRI—Information and Communication Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
- Francesco Antoniazzi
- CIRI—Information and Communication Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
- Marina Barbiroli
- CIRI—Information and Communication Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
- Francesca Benassi
- CIRI—Information and Communication Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
- Federico Chesani
- DISI—Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
- Lorenzo Chiari
- CIRI—Health Sciences & Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
- Massimiliano Fantini
- Romagna Tech s.c.p.a., 47121 Forlì, Italy
- Franco Fuschini
- CIRI—Information and Communication Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
- Andrea Galassi
- DISI—Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
- Gian Andrea Giacobone
- TekneHub, University of Ferrara, 44122 Ferrara, Italy
- Silvia Imbesi
- TekneHub, University of Ferrara, 44122 Ferrara, Italy
- Melissa Licciardello
- CIRI—Information and Communication Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
- Daniela Loreti
- CIRI—Health Sciences & Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
- Michele Marchi
- TekneHub, University of Ferrara, 44122 Ferrara, Italy
- Diego Masotti
- CIRI—Information and Communication Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
- Paola Mello
- DISI—Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
- Sabato Mellone
- CIRI—Health Sciences & Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
- Giuseppe Mincolelli
- TekneHub, University of Ferrara, 44122 Ferrara, Italy
- Carla Raffaelli
- DEI—Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering “Guglielmo Marconi”, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy
- Luca Roffia
- CIRI—Information and Communication Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
- Tullio Salmon Cinotti
- CIRI—Information and Communication Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
- Carlo Tacconi
- CIRI—Health Sciences & Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
- Paola Tamburini
- CIRI—Health Sciences & Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
- Marco Zoli
- DEI—Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering “Guglielmo Marconi”, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy
- Alessandra Costanzo
- CIRI—Information and Communication Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/s19051258
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 19,
no. 5
p. 1258
Abstract
In this work, a flexible and extensive digital platform for Smart Homes is presented, exploiting the most advanced technologies of the Internet of Things, such as Radio Frequency Identification, wearable electronics, Wireless Sensor Networks, and Artificial Intelligence. Thus, the main novelty of the paper is the system-level description of the platform flexibility allowing the interoperability of different smart devices. This research was developed within the framework of the operative project HABITAT (Home Assistance Based on the Internet of Things for the Autonomy of Everybody), aiming at developing smart devices to support elderly people both in their own houses and in retirement homes, and embedding them in everyday life objects, thus reducing the expenses for healthcare due to the lower need for personal assistance, and providing a better life quality to the elderly users.
Keywords
- Smart Home
- Ambient Assisted Living
- elderly
- independent
- Internet of Things
- User-Centered Design
- active aging
