A Novel Approach in Testing Life-Monitoring Technologies for Ageing in Place: A Focus on Fall Detection and Behavioural Alerts
Abstract: Addressing the issues of age and disability, our study presents a systematic technique for evaluating smart home technology designed to improve independent living. While acknowledging companies’ efforts in this field, we created a framework to assess potential solutions using a rigorous demographic study that defined various user profiles - or personae - as the foundation for our comparison research. Our methodology is based on a dual-focused analytical approach: analysing installation processes and operating performance, with a particular emphasis on fall detection and behaviour analysis. To evaluate fall detection, we developed a test protocol, which resulted in the compilation of a large database. We pioneered the use of virtual personae in a game engine for behavioural analysis, which are simulated in living contexts via probabilistic activity generation. This novel approach allowed the creation of virtual sensor data, which was then analysed by AI algorithms thus generating aler
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