Home Control and Monitoring for Ambient Assisted Living Exam Presentation Martin Moghadam – Kalle Grafström – Kristoffer Ravnholt

Problem Domain Analysis The Current Situation Limited Resources Why is Change Needed? Quality of Life Better use of Resources Future solution for the problem People who benefit from this system Relevant rules and regulations

State-of-the-art FeaturesHACS Solution Philips DynaliteCrestronHomeSeerElan Home SystemMiCasaVerde Vera 2 IntelliHome Present Date Basic Control(Light, Blinds, Environment)Yes Security(Alarm, Locking Doors)Yes Energy Management(Server Power Usage)YesNoYes Home Entertainment (Music, Home Theater)Yes No Web interface (Computer) On/Off siteYesYes/Both YesYes/BothYes/Z-Command Smartphone interface On/Off siteNoYes/Both (iPhone)Yes/Both(PDA/Apple/Android)Yes/Both(iPhone)Yes/BothNo Feedback (Alarm) Off site No Yes/Monthly CostNo Voice ControlNoYes No User InterfaceYes Yes(Z-Command) Remote Controlled (on site)Yes No Customizable Software(Restricted)Yes Z-Wave Products (3 rd party)NoYes Complete Solution(Aestethics)Yes No

System Analysis Project Goals: Making home control more suited and accessible for assisted living. Facilitating an monitored environment in assisted living homes. Increasing the usage of home control systems by spreading it through assisted living. Provide an alert system if something is out of the normal behavior of the elder Value: Optimize Resources Home care staff Less trips and less burdens Elderly Feel more comfortable and secure

Choice of Technology Z-wave Vs ZigBee Web Framework SOAP Axis IntelliHome Framework

System Design And Implementation Web Application Browser Based/Cross Platform Desktop/Laptop/Smart Phone/Tablet Easy Access Simple Interface Hardware ZCommand/SOAP Web Service Sensor Alert Messages SMS Gateway Logging

Web Application

Hardware The prototype demonstrates: The basic essential feature needed for; Home Control for Ambient Assisted Living The prove the possible benefits of home control The project scope is for one household. Only the IntelliHome with ZCommand. Though it would be more appropriate to do this for a number of households or extending the project to include large buildings, but the limited supply of hardware and time constraints this project is limited to include only one household.

Alert messages

SmsGateway Make it easier for the home-care staff to monitor the household of elderly people. Remotely control of the household of the elderly. i.e. temperature control, blinds, vacuum cleaners etc. Rule based behaviour of households. Alerts if anomalies to the rules occur. Web interface for home carer Smartphone/Internet device interface for home care Alert feature for anomalies (SMS, ) GPS feature to locate home carer. This is used to change queue for the home carer that is closest to the household that generate an anomaly alert.

Further Development Better Support for Multiple Households Central Database Central Control for Nursing Staff Simple Automation of Basic Functions More Sensors/Actuators Fall Down Detection Laydown Detection Temperature Control Blinds Control Video Conferencing with Nursing Staff

Conclusion Aids to help the home-care staff are a relevant issue, because of the above mentioned problem domain The improved security for the elders without doing to much of intrusion into their daily life is also important issue A further development of the prototype can further optimize the home-care staffs work and also improve a comfort for both elder and elder relatives The cost of installing a monitoring and home control system will always be an issue that is hard to solve. Who will pay for the installation? If it is a system that can be used for other things than just aid the elderly or handicapped, the government will only pay for

Questions? ambient 1.Encompassing on all sides; surrounding; encircling; enveloping. A cup of tea eventually cools to the ambient temperature. “Ambient Intelligence” represents an intelligent environment of computing nodes. Definition by Wiktionary