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The main
objective of this project is the development and integration of
innovative technologies to build a care system for the detection
of abnormal events (such as falls) or unexpected behaviours that
may be related to a health problem in elderly people.
Nowadays, most of the care systems in the market are limited to
detect falls. The innovation of the system developed in the
CONFIDENCE project is that it will not only detect falls, but
also identify short and long term unexpected behaviours that
could indicate health problems.
Thanks to these features, the elderly people will gain the
confidence and independence. will be a cost effective, non-intrusive and
reliable system that will increase the quality of life and
security of the elderly and, thus, prolong their personal
autonomy and participation in society. Not only will the elderly
profit from the system, but also their families and caregivers,
since the burden on them will be substantially reduced.
aims to decrease the
need of institutionalisation of the elderly.
The proposed system will work indoors.
Information about the user’s location, together with some
environment information, will be analysed to decide whether to
trigger an alarm. The system will be easy to use and will not constrain the user’s daily life. The user will keep
control of the system and can customise the alarm protocol.
In case of an abnormal situation such as a fall or an accident, will permit a rapid
actuation of the health services, which will decrease the
negative consequences of the accident (worsening of injuries,
psychological impact of being alone and injured, etc…)
The result of this multidisciplinary research will be a working
prototype. The end-users will be involved in the RTD activities
by co-defining the specifications, monitoring the project and
testing the lines prototype. The involvement of users in an
early stage of the project will contribute to meet their
requirements and will increase the acceptability of the final
system.
