Multiagent Approach in Home Care Based on Open Architecture

Ondrej Biroš^1, , Ján Karchňák¹ and Dušan Šimšík¹

¹Department of Automation, Control and Human-Machine Interactions, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice, Košice, Slovakia

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Ondrej Biroš, Ján Karchňák and Dušan Šimšík. Multiagent Approach in Home Care Based on Open Architecture. American Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 2013; 1(7):217-220. doi: 10.12691/ajme-1-7-13

Abstract

The proposed paper presents multiagent-based architecture for home care system. In the first section, our motivation is described. The next section deals with basic hardware components and communication requirements. Third is brief introduction to multiagent systems followed by fourth section describes architecture for basic function of home care system. The fifth section deals with usability of wearable sensors to create synergic effect with home care system. The last section presents trials of wearable sensor’s implementation.

Keywords:
multiagent system home care wearable sensors elderly

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