HABITAT: An IoT Solution for Independent Elderly

Elena Borelli; Giacomo Paolini; Francesco Antoniazzi; Marina Barbiroli; Francesca Benassi; Federico Chesani; Lorenzo Chiari; Massimiliano Fantini; Franco Fuschini; Andrea Galassi; Gian Andrea Giacobone; Silvia Imbesi; Melissa Licciardello; Daniela Loreti; Michele Marchi; Diego Masotti; Paola Mello; Sabato Mellone; Giuseppe Mincolelli; Carla Raffaelli; Luca Roffia; Tullio Salmon Cinotti; Carlo Tacconi; Paola Tamburini; Marco Zoli; Alessandra Costanzo

doi:10.3390/s19051258

HABITAT: An IoT Solution for Independent Elderly

Sensors (Basel). 2019 Mar 12;19(5):1258. doi: 10.3390/s19051258.

Authors

Elena Borelli¹, Giacomo Paolini^{2

3}, Francesco Antoniazzi^{4

5

6}, Marina Barbiroli^{7

8}, Francesca Benassi^{9

10}, Federico Chesani¹¹, Lorenzo Chiari¹², Massimiliano Fantini¹³, Franco Fuschini^{14

15}, Andrea Galassi¹⁶, Gian Andrea Giacobone¹⁷, Silvia Imbesi¹⁸, Melissa Licciardello^{19

20}, Daniela Loreti²¹, Michele Marchi²², Diego Masotti^{23

24}, Paola Mello²⁵, Sabato Mellone²⁶, Giuseppe Mincolelli²⁷, Carla Raffaelli²⁸, Luca Roffia^{29

30}, Tullio Salmon Cinotti^{31

32

33}, Carlo Tacconi³⁴, Paola Tamburini³⁵, Marco Zoli³⁶, Alessandra Costanzo^{37

38}

Affiliations

¹ CIRI-Health Sciences & Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
² CIRI-Information and Communication Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
³ DEI-Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering "Guglielmo Marconi", University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
⁴ CIRI-Information and Communication Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
⁵ DISI-Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
⁶ INFN CNAF-Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics for the Research and Development in Information and Communication Technologies, 40127 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
⁷ CIRI-Information and Communication Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
⁸ DEI-Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering "Guglielmo Marconi", University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
⁹ CIRI-Information and Communication Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
¹⁰ DEI-Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering "Guglielmo Marconi", University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
¹¹ DISI-Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
¹² CIRI-Health Sciences & Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
¹³ Romagna Tech s.c.p.a., 47121 Forlì, Italy. [email protected].
¹⁴ CIRI-Information and Communication Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
¹⁵ DEI-Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering "Guglielmo Marconi", University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
¹⁶ DISI-Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
¹⁷ TekneHub, University of Ferrara, 44122 Ferrara, Italy. [email protected].
¹⁸ TekneHub, University of Ferrara, 44122 Ferrara, Italy. [email protected].
¹⁹ CIRI-Information and Communication Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
²⁰ DEI-Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering "Guglielmo Marconi", University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
²¹ CIRI-Health Sciences & Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
²² TekneHub, University of Ferrara, 44122 Ferrara, Italy. [email protected].
²³ CIRI-Information and Communication Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
²⁴ DEI-Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering "Guglielmo Marconi", University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
²⁵ DISI-Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
²⁶ CIRI-Health Sciences & Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
²⁷ TekneHub, University of Ferrara, 44122 Ferrara, Italy. [email protected].
²⁸ DEI-Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering "Guglielmo Marconi", University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
²⁹ CIRI-Information and Communication Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
³⁰ DISI-Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
³¹ CIRI-Information and Communication Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
³² DISI-Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
³³ ARCES-Advanced Research Center on Electronic Systems "Ercole De Castro", University of Bologna, 40125 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
³⁴ CIRI-Health Sciences & Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
³⁵ CIRI-Health Sciences & Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
³⁶ DEI-Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering "Guglielmo Marconi", University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
³⁷ CIRI-Information and Communication Technologies, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].
³⁸ DEI-Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering "Guglielmo Marconi", University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy. [email protected].

Abstract

In this work, a flexible and extensive digital platform for Smart Homes is presented, exploiting the most advanced technologies of the Internet of Things, such as Radio Frequency Identification, wearable electronics, Wireless Sensor Networks, and Artificial Intelligence. Thus, the main novelty of the paper is the system-level description of the platform flexibility allowing the interoperability of different smart devices. This research was developed within the framework of the operative project HABITAT (Home Assistance Based on the Internet of Things for the Autonomy of Everybody), aiming at developing smart devices to support elderly people both in their own houses and in retirement homes, and embedding them in everyday life objects, thus reducing the expenses for healthcare due to the lower need for personal assistance, and providing a better life quality to the elderly users.

Keywords: Ambient Assisted Living; Internet of Things; Smart Home; User-Centered Design; active aging; elderly; independent.

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Artificial Intelligence*
Delivery of Health Care
Female
Humans
Internet*
Male