Human Monitoring, Smart Health and Assisted Living
Techniques and technologies
Published on 25. May 2017
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-78561-150-6 (ISBN)
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.
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.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Stevenage
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78561-150-6 (9781785611506)
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Persons
Dr. Sauro Longhi is Full Professor at the Department of Information Engineering, Polytechnical University of Marche, Italy. He has published more than 350 papers in international journals and conferences, is editor of three international journals in the field of robotics and control systems, and is co-editor of a book on ambient assisted living.
Dr. Andrea Monteriu is Assistant Professor at the Department of Information Engineering, Polytechnical University of Marche, Italy. He has published more than 90 papers in international journals and conferences, and is the author/co-editor of three books in assistive technologies.
Dr. Alessandro Freddi is Assistant Professor at Universita degli Studi eCampus, Como, Italy, where he teaches "Instrumentation for Automation", and is member of the SMART Engineering Solutions & Technologies (SMARTEST) research centre. He published more than 50 papers in international journals and conferences.
Dr. Andrea Monteriu is Assistant Professor at the Department of Information Engineering, Polytechnical University of Marche, Italy. He has published more than 90 papers in international journals and conferences, and is the author/co-editor of three books in assistive technologies.
Dr. Alessandro Freddi is Assistant Professor at Universita degli Studi eCampus, Como, Italy, where he teaches "Instrumentation for Automation", and is member of the SMART Engineering Solutions & Technologies (SMARTEST) research centre. He published more than 50 papers in international journals and conferences.
Content
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
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