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- Title
Personennotrufsysteme auf Basis menschlicher vital- und systemtechnischer Parameter in einer Smart-Home-Umgebung.
- Authors
Hampicke, M.; Schadow, B.; Roßdeutscher, W.; Fellbaum, K.; Boenick, U.
- Abstract
Progress in microtechnology and radio transmission technology has enabled the development of highly reliable emergency-call systems. The present article describes systems that have been specially designed to improve the safety and independence of handicapped and elderly persons living at home. For such persons immediate help in an emergency situation is of crucial importance. The technical state of the art of emergency-call systems specially developed for use by the elderly, is briefly discussed, in particular the well-known radio emergency-call button, with the aid of which an alarm can be activated manually. This system, however, does not offer adequate safety in all emergency situations. Alternative or complementary systems designed to automatically trigger an alarm on the basis of the recording and evaluation of so-called vital parameters, are therefore proposed. In addition, in a smart-home environment with networked devices, further parameters - so-called environment parameters can be used. It is found that the identification of an emergency situation becomes more reliable as the number of parameters employed increases.
- Publication
Biomedical Engineering / Biomedizinische Technik, 2002, Vol 47, Issue 11, p278
- ISSN
0013-5585
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/bmte.2002.47.11.278