Main description:

Interest in Information and Communication Technologies for human monitoring, smart health and assisted living is growing due to the significant impact that these technologies are expected to have on improving the quality of life of ageing populations around the world. This book brings together chapters written by a range of researchers working in these topics, providing an overview of the areas and covering current research, developments and applications for a readership of researchers and research-led engineering practitioners. It discusses the promises and the possible advantages of these technologies, and also indicates the challenges for the future.

Topics covered include: personal monitoring and health data acquisition in smart homes; contactless monitoring of respiratory activity; technology-based assistance of people with dementia; wearable sensors for gesture analysis; design and prototyping of home automation systems for the monitoring of elderly people; multi-sensor platform for circadian rhythm analysis; smart multi-sensor solutions for activity detection; human monitoring based on heterogeneous sensor networks; mobile health for vital signs and gait monitoring systems; and smartphone-based blood pressure monitoring for falls risk assessment.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Personal monitoring and health data acquisition in smart homes
Chapter 2: Contactless monitoring of respiratory activity using electromagnetic waves for ambient assisted living framework: feasibility study and prototype realization
Chapter 3: Technology-based assistance of people with dementia: state of the art, open challenges, and future developments
Chapter 4: Wearable sensors for gesture analysis in smart healthcare applications
Chapter 5: Design and prototyping of an innovative home automation system for the monitoring of elderly people
Chapter 6: Multi-sensor platform for circadian rhythm analysis
Chapter 7: Smart multi-sensor solutions for ADL detection
Chapter 8: Comprehensive human monitoring based on heterogeneous sensor network
Chapter 9: Ambient intelligence for health: advances in vital signs and gait monitoring systems within mHealth environments
Chapter 10: Smartphone-based blood pressure monitoring for falls risk assessment: techniques and technologies