| dc.contributor.author | Ferreira, Gabriel | |
| dc.contributor.author | Penicheiro, Paulo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bernardo, Ruben | |
| dc.contributor.author | Neves, Álvaro | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mendes, Luís | |
| dc.contributor.author | Barroso, João | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pereira, António | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-07-18T14:25:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-07-18T14:25:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The general increase in life expectancy and the consequent ageing of the general population impose major challenges to modern societies. Most elderly people experience the typical problems related to old age, such as chronic health problems, as well as sensory and cognitive impairments. In addition, in today’s modern societies, where families have less and less time to look after their older relatives, the isolation of the elderly is a real concern and a highly recurrent problem, which is enhanced when they live alone. To solve, or at least minimize, these problems, a smart home monitoring system was developed, as presented and described in this paper. This solution is implemented based on a sensory network which detects anomalous behaviors, immediately triggering a warning to the caregiver or family. A strong concern when developing a project of this kind is the physical security of the elderly. Houses tend to have hazardous objects and characteristics that may inflict serious injuries to their occupants or, in extrema, even death. As time goes by, the elderly start losing muscle mass and osteoporosis may appear, as well as vision and hearing impairments, which increase the likelihood of falling. Several other serious accidents may also occur, such as gas leaks, floods and fire outbreaks. Therefore, this population would strongly benefit from a solution which helps predict and even prevent accidents before they happen. | eng |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This work was supported by Project “NIE – Natural Interfaces for the Elderly/ NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-024048” financed by the Foundation for the Science and Technology (FCT) and through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Ferreira, G. et al. (2018). Security Monitoring in a Low Cost Smart Home for the Elderly. In: Antona, M., Stephanidis, C. (eds) Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Virtual, Augmented, and Intelligent Environments . UAHCI 2018. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10908. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92052-8_20 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/978-3-319-92052-8_20 | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 9783319920511 | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 9783319920528 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0302-9743 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1611-3349 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/13717 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | |
| dc.publisher | Springer International Publishing | |
| dc.relation.hasversion | https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-92052-8_20 | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Lecture Notes in Computer Science | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Virtual, Augmented, and Intelligent Environments | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Security monitoring | |
| dc.subject | Elderly | |
| dc.subject | Ambient assisted living | |
| dc.subject | Internet of Things (IoT) | |
| dc.subject | Anytime anywhere | |
| dc.title | Security Monitoring in a Low Cost Smart Home for the Elderly | eng |
| dc.type | book part | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 273 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 262 | |
| oaire.citation.title | Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Virtual, Augmented, and Intelligent Environments | |
| oaire.version | http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 |
