Smart Sensory Furniture Based on WSN for Ambient Assisted Living

Commercial ICT Smart Solutions for the Elderly: State of the Art and Future Challenges in the Smart Furniture Sector

“…As shown in Figure 7, the evolution of the research area evaluated by keywords over the years is huge. From the literature review, it is possible to observe a significant move from using technologies such as Smart Home solutions, systems, technology and Elderly with health-related keywords through the extensive use of sensors, assistive technologies, monitoring of daily activities until now, where a clear phenomenon of IoT [137][138][139][140][141] and activity recognition with ambient assisted living (AAL) [2,137,142,143] and quality of life (QoL) [3,144] can be seen (Figure 7). Electronics 2020, 9, x FOR PEER REVIEW 24 of 33…”

“…As shown in Figure 7, the evolution of the research area evaluated by keywords over the years is huge. From the literature review, it is possible to observe a significant move from using technologies such as Smart Home solutions, systems, technology and Elderly with health-related keywords through the extensive use of sensors, assistive technologies, monitoring of daily activities until now, where a clear phenomenon of IoT [137][138][139][140][141] and activity recognition with ambient assisted living (AAL) [2,137,142,143] and quality of life (QoL) [3,144] can be seen (Figure 7). There are also several journal publications in prominent impact factor journals [137][138][139]141,[145][146][147][148][149][150]] that confirm these findings; the most important one is "Internet-of-things-based smart environments: state of the art, taxonomy, and open research challenges" by Ahmed et al 2016 [145] published in the IEEE Wireless Communications journal with IF = 11, which is indexed second or fourth in all four web of science categories.…”

“…In recent decades, research on the improvement of indoor spaces has increased dramatically in most countries worldwide [1,2]. While these studies are crucial to ensure human health and safety [1], they also contribute to the occupants' well-being and comfort [2].…”

“…In recent decades, research on the improvement of indoor spaces has increased dramatically in most countries worldwide [1,2]. While these studies are crucial to ensure human health and safety [1], they also contribute to the occupants' well-being and comfort [2]. Thus, the so-called jet age-birthed Industry 4.0, a term that refers to all the services and activities related to and dependent upon Internet of Things (IoT) applications, provides a wide range of technological advances, where almost everything and anything, anywhere and everywhere, can be linked within a ubiquitous environment.…”

Smarty Pants: Exploring Textile Pressure Sensors in Trousers for Posture and Behaviour Classification

“…Using technologies in a ubiquitous way which has been integrated into our day-to-day life has long been established. Smart environments [1] or interior designs [2,3] have contributed to imagining a fully connected, Internet of Things inspired life. A central part of such sensing networks is to take measurements of the human body itself.…”