Development of Internet Based Remote Health and Activity Monitoring Systems for the Elders

遠距網路老人健康及活動狀況監控系統開發

郭重顯(Chung-Hsien Kuo) ； 黃方均(Fang-Ghun Huang) ； 王耿良(Keng-Liang Wang) ； 李明義(Ming-Yih Lee) ； 陳懷文(Huai-Wen Chen)

《Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering》 24卷1期 (2004/03) Pp. 57-67

摘要

本文中建構一以網際網路為平台之遠距獨居老人健康及活動狀況監控系統，此一系統為一醫療機電整合之技術應用。本系統所開發之元件包括主控制器、可攜式遙控器、主控電腦、智慧型監控程式、語音緊急撥號模組、語音提示模組、即時視訊以及網頁服務等。在本研究中，生理訊號及行為資料擷取、即時影像傳送、老人狀態監控、語音提示、居家保全、家電控制以及網頁伺服器等軟硬體元件及模組均加以開發及建構；此外，本文亦以一主從式架構來整合所開發之軟硬體元件及模組。因此，此一系統適合於現今老人人口急速增加之社會。如此一來，家屬以及社會福利相關機構便可透過此一服務網路系統及所開發之軟硬體元件及子模組，隨時隨地地關心獨居老人之身體狀況及生活作息。此一系統之所有軟硬體元件雛型均已開發完成，並已於實驗室中加以初步驗證。最後，為展示此一系統之運作，本研究也設計一展示板，並建置相關感測元件、居家保全元件、家電控制等子系統，此一展示板可本研究成果進行整合測試及展示。實驗結果顯示，此一系統可完全加以整合，達到設計系統目的。

關鍵字

醫療機電整合 ； 居家照護系統 ； 家居自動化系統 ； 網路遠距監控系統

並列摘要

In this paper, we practice an Internet-based remote health and activity of daily living (ADL) monitoring system for the elders using the integrated medical mechatronics techniques. This system consists of the main controller, portable remote controller, host computer, intelligent monitoring application program, emergent phone call software module, voice notification module, real time video delivery, web services, and so on. The proposed system is responsible for the remote care with the elders who are living alone. In this work, the remote care components of data acquisition, voice dialing, video grabbing, status monitoring, voice notification, home security, appliance control and web services are all designed and constructed based on the Internet platform. Especially, the client-server architecture is used to integrate the hardware and software components. Therefore, this system can be used in the rapid aging society. The family and the social service related department or agencies are able to take more attentions to the elder person who is living alone via the Internet. The prototype of this system had been accomplished and initially tested in laboratory. Finally, a demonstration board that simulates the operations of security alarming, appliance control, and data acquisition are also developed to test this system. The results show that the designed purposes can be achieved.

並列關鍵字

Medical mechatronics integration ； In-house healthcare system ； Home automation system ； Internet-based remote monitoring and control