Stefanov Dimitar H, Bien Zeungnam, Bang Won-Chul
Institute of Mechanics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2004 Jun;12(2):228-50. doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2004.828423.
Smart houses are considered a good alternative for the independent life of older persons and persons with disabilities. Numerous intelligent devices, embedded into the home environment, can provide the resident with both movement assistance and 24-h health monitoring. Modern home-installed systems tend to be not only physically versatile in functionality but also emotionally human-friendly, i.e., they may be able to perform their functions without disturbing the user and without causing him/her any pain, inconvenience, or movement restriction, instead possibly providing him/her with comfort and pleasure. Through an extensive survey, this paper analyzes the building blocks of smart houses, with particular attention paid to the health monitoring subsystem as an important component, by addressing the basic requirements of various sensors implemented from both research and clinical perspectives. The paper will then discuss some important issues of the future development of an intelligent residential space with a human-friendly health monitoring functional system.
智能家居被认为是老年人和残疾人独立生活的良好选择。嵌入家庭环境的众多智能设备可以为居民提供移动辅助和24小时健康监测。现代家庭安装的系统不仅在功能上具有物理通用性，而且在情感上对人友好，即它们可以在不打扰用户且不给他/她带来任何疼痛、不便或行动限制的情况下执行其功能，反而可能为他/她提供舒适和愉悦。通过广泛的调查，本文分析了智能家居的组成部分，特别关注健康监测子系统这一重要组成部分，从研究和临床角度阐述了各种传感器的基本要求。然后本文将讨论具有人性化健康监测功能系统的智能居住空间未来发展的一些重要问题。
