ACTIVE AND ASSISTED LIVING: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES AND SCENARIOS
T Manoj · International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science · 2018
From the past few decades entire world is witnessing the phenomenon of population ageing as a result of life longevity and declining birth rate of modern society. India is also not immune to this demographic change and will have major socio-economic consequences over the period of time. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) will make the targeted interventions to provide assistance to the older adults to improve their quality of life, stay healthier and live independently for a time. Active and Assisted Living (AAL) is one such innovative targeted technology to provide quality healthcare and rehabilitation services to the impaired seniors. In this paper we present comprehensive survey to monitor the recent trends in the realm of AAL. First we discuss about the generic overview of AAL and Ambient Intelligence (AmI). Next, we highlight the relevance of enabling technologies for AAL. Then we review the various trending scenarios of AAL and major research projects being carried out across the world. Finally, we conclude by proposing some possible directions for the future work in the area of AAL.