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Title Assistive technology for the elderly / edited by Nagender Kumar Suryadevara, Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay
Published London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 258 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Access control for Internet of Things -- enabled assistive technologies: an architecture, challenges and requirements / Vijay Varadharajan -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Background -- 1.3. Design of an access control architecture: our approach -- 1.4. Challenges -- 1.5. Conclusion -- Glossary -- Acknowledgment -- References -- ch. 2 An efficient ambient intelligent-assisted people searching for Internet of Things-based health-care system / Prosanta Gope -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Social robots -- 2.3. Challenges -- 2.4. Ambient intelligence -- 2.5. System architecture -- 2.6. Ambient intelligent -- assisted people searching -- 2.7. Conclusion -- References -- ch. 3 Securing the elderly in cyberspace with fingerprints / Craig Valli -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Elderly health-care system -- 3.3. Password usage for the elderly: key challenges -- 3.4. Fingerprint authentication design -- 3.5. Fingerprint-authentication algorithms -- 3.6. Discussions -- 3.7. Conclusion -- References -- ch. 4 Wearable solution for robust fall detection / Kok Kiang Tan -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Hardware development -- 4.3. Algorithms for human fall detection -- 4.4. Experiment and verification -- 4.5. Conclusion -- References -- ch. 5 Heart sound detection, analysis, and assistive technologies for the elderly / Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Machine learning Apps for heart sound diagnosis -- 5.3. Assistive technologies for aging patients in dealing with cardiovascular diseases: medical devices and eHealth solutions -- 5.4. Portable ventilator -- 5.5. Portable hemoglobin meter -- 5.6. The medical data communication system -- 5.7. Real-time measurement of meteorological events on public health -- 5.8. Urine albumin test -- 5.9. Sputum mobilization device -- 5.10. Interventional cardiovascular lab -- 5.11. Mobile ECG with web-based telemedicine -- 5.12.A multiparameter remote diagnostic kit -- 5.13. Noninvasive vascular age risk prediction -- 5.14. Portable anesthesia machine -- 5.15. Safety choice pill dispenser system -- a simple, cost-effective solution to prevent medication mistakes -- 5.16. Smart homes for elderly healthcare: prototypes and commercial solutions -- 5.17. Smart monitoring systems for elderly and people with disability -- 5.18. Vital signs monitoring systems -- 5.19. Internet-of-Things and connected homes -- 5.20. Conclusion -- References -- Further reading -- ch. 6 Assistive sensing technology for the elderly health monitoring / Tarikul Islam -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Ambient assistive sensors technology -- 6.3. Wearable sensors to monitor physiological parameters of elderly -- 6.4. Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- ch. 7 Assistive technology for garments: an all seasons' jacket / Shubham Kumar -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Review of cooling techniques used -- 7.3. Implementation of heating/cooling system -- 7.4. Working principle of thermoelectric cooler -- 7.5. Impact on society -- 7.6. Conclusion -- References -- ch. 8 Edge computing for visitor identification using eigenfaces in an assisted living environment / Atul Negi -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Related work -- 8.3. Methodology -- 8.4. Implementation details -- 8.5. Conclusion and future work -- References -- ch. 9 Toward unsupervised multiresident tracking in ambient assisted living: methods and performance metrics / Diane J. Cook -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Challenges and related work -- 9.3. Smart home for ambient assisted living -- 9.4. Multiresident tracking in smart homes -- 9.5. Performance metrics -- 9.6. Experiments and discussion -- 9.7. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- ch. 10 Significance of digital microfluidic techniques in biomedical devices for healthcare / Tianzhun Wu -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. Digital microfluidics techniques -- 10.3. Digital microfluidics techniques in biomedical devices for healthcare -- 10.4. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- ch. 11 Assistive devices for elderly mobility and rehabilitation: review and reflection / S.O. Fadlallah -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. Mobility assistive devices -- 11.3. Smart walkers -- 11.4. Reflections and conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- Declaration -- Funding -- Authors' contributions -- References -- Further reading
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed May 19, 2020)
Subject Self-help devices for older people -- Design and construction
Self-help devices for older people -- Technological innovations
Form Electronic book
Author Suryadevara, Nagender Kumar, editer
Mukhopadhyay, Subhas Chandra, editer.
ISBN 9780128185476
0128185473