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Managing Sensor Data in Ambient Assisted Living

  • Nugent, C.D. (Faculty of Computing and Engineering, School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Ulster) ;
  • Galway, L. (Faculty of Computing and Engineering, School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Ulster) ;
  • Chen, L. (Faculty of Computing and Engineering, School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Ulster) ;
  • Donnelly, M.P. (Faculty of Computing and Engineering, School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Ulster) ;
  • Mcclean, S.I. (Faculty of Computing and Engineering, School of Computing and Information Engineering, University of Ulster) ;
  • Zhang, S. (Faculty of Computing and Engineering, School of Computing and Information Engineering, University of Ulster) ;
  • Scotney, B.W. (Faculty of Computing and Engineering, School of Computing and Information Engineering, University of Ulster) ;
  • Parr, G. (Faculty of Computing and Engineering, School of Computing and Information Engineering, University of Ulster)
  • Received : 2011.07.18
  • Accepted : 2011.08.30
  • Published : 2011.09.30
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Abstract

The use of technology within the home has gained wide spread acceptance as one possible approach to be used in addressing the challenges of an ageing society. A number of rudimentary assistive solutions are now being deployed in real settings but with the introduction of these technology-orientated services come a number of challenges, which to date are still largely unsolved. At a fundamental level, the management and processing of the large quantities of data generated from multiple sensors is recognised as one of the most significant challenges. This paper aims to present an overview of the types of sensor technologies used within Ambient Assisted Living. Subsequently, through presentation of a series of case studies, the paper will demonstrate how the practical integration of multiple sources of sensor data can be used to improve the overall concept and applications of Ambient Assisted Living.

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