An environmental control HW/SW framework for daily living of elderly and disabled people

  • Authors:
  • Guido Matrella;Ferdinando Grossi;Valentina Bianchi;Ilaria De Munari;Paolo Ciampolini

  • Affiliations:
  • Università degli Studi di Parma, Parma, Italy;Università degli Studi di Parma, Parma, Italy;Università degli Studi di Parma, Parma, Italy;Università degli Studi di Parma, Parma, Italy;Università degli Studi di Parma, Parma, Italy

  • Venue:
  • Telehealth/AT '08 Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Telehealth/Assistive Technologies
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

A home control system is presented, based on standard IP LAN techniques. The system features large flexibility, dynamic reconfigurability, fault-tolerance and low costs. An integrated hardware/software framework has been conceived, which support device interoperability, complex task management and graceful degradation under fault conditions. The system also allows for remote monitoring and control. A test site is operating, and allows for validation of the proposed approach.