Ambient Assisted Living and Enhanced Living Environments: Principles, Technologies and Control

Ambient Assisted Living and Enhanced Living Environments: Principles, Technologies and Control separates the theoretical concepts concerning the design of such systems from their real-world implementations. For each important topic, the book bridges theory and practice, introducing the instruments needed by professionals in their activities.

To this aim, topics are presented in a logical sequence, with the introduction of each topic motivated by the need to respond to claims and requirements from a wide range of AAL/ELE applications. The advantages and limitations of each model or technology are presented through concrete case studies for AAL/ELE systems.

The book also presents up-to-date technological solutions to the main aspects regarding AAL/ELE systems and applications, a highly dynamic scientific domain that has gained much interest in the world of IT in the last decade. In addition, readers will find discussions on recent AAL/ELE technologies that were designed to solve some of the thorniest business problems that affect applications in areas such as health and medical supply, smart city and smart housing, Big Data and Internet of Things, and many more.

Introduces readers to technologies supporting the development of Ambient Assisted Living applicationsExplains state-of-the-art technological solutions for the main issues regarding AAL and Enhanced Living EnvironmentsReports the development process of scientific and commercial applications and platforms that support AAL and ELEIdentifies the advanced solutions in the context of Enhanced Living Environments

1. AAL and ELE Systems: from Technologies to Applications 2. Implanted Wireless Body Area Network: Energy Management, Specific Absorption Rate and Safety Aspects 3. Energy Efficient Communication in Ambient Assisted Living 4. The Human Factor in the Design of Successful Ambient Assisted Living Technologies 5. Matching Requirements for Ambient Assisted Living and Enhanced Living Environments with Networking Technologies 6. Recent Advances In Remote Assisted Medical Operations for AAL, Living Labs 7. Cloud Based Smart Living System Prototype 8. AAL and ELE Platforms Survey 9. Developing embedded platforms for ambient assisted living 10. Wearable electronics for elderly health monitoring and active living 11. Cloud-oriented domain for AAL 12. Adaptive Workspace Interface for Facilitating the Knowledge Transfer from Retired Elders to Start-up Companies 13. Tele-monitoring as a Core Component to Enforce Remote Biofeedback Control Systems 14. The role of smart homes in Intelligent Homecare and Healthcare environments 15. Visual Information-Based Activity Recognition and Fall Detection for Assisted Living and eHealthCare 16. End-Users AAL and ELE Platform and Services Testing Survey 17. M2M Communications and their role in AAL