Human Monitoring, Smart Health and Assisted Living : Techniques and technologies /

The book is composed of the following chapters: Personal monitoring and health data acquisition in smart homes; Contactless monitoring of respiratory activity using electromagnetic waves for ambient assisted living framework: feasibility study and prototype realization; Technology-based assistance o...

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Corporate Author: Institution of Engineering and Technology
Other Authors: Freddi, Alessandro (Editor), Longhi, Sauro (Editor), Monteriù, Andrea (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Stevenage : IET, 2017.
Series:Healthcare Technologies.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The book is composed of the following chapters: Personal monitoring and health data acquisition in smart homes; Contactless monitoring of respiratory activity using electromagnetic waves for ambient assisted living framework: feasibility study and prototype realization; Technology-based assistance of people with dementia: state of the art, open challenges, and future developments; Wearable sensors for gesture analysis in smart healthcare applications; Design and prototyping of an innovative home automation system for the monitoring of elderly people; Multi-sensor platform for circadian rhythm analysis; Smart multi-sensor solutions for ADL detection; Comprehensive human monitoring based on heterogeneous sensor network; Ambient intelligence for health: advances in vital signs and gait monitoring systems within mHealth environments; and Smartphone-based blood pressure monitoring for falls risk assessment: techniques and technologies.
Physical Description:1 online resource (238 pages)
ISBN:9781785611513
DOI:10.1049/PBHE009E