Wireless Home Monitoring For Senior Citizens Using ZIGBEE Network

Wireless-sensor-network-based home monitoring system for elderly activity behavior involves functional assessment of daily activities. In this paper, we reported a mechanism for estimation of elderly wellbeing condition based on usage of house-hold appliances connected through various sensing units. This paper describes ZIGBEE based homemonitoring system for elderly based on dailyactivities the sensor node is composed oftemperature sensor, force sensor and MEMS sensor ,ATMEL microcontroller, LCD module & a ZIGBEE transceiver model is operated at 2.45GHZ bandindustrial scientific medical band. MEMS,temperature and pressure sensors are used todetermine the wellness of elderly based on dailyactivities. The developed system for monitoring and evaluation of essential daily activities was tested at the homes of four different elderly persons living alone and the results are encouraging in determining wellness of the elderly.

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