Designing smart home controls for elderly
Silvia Rus, Stefan Helfmann, Florian Kirchbuchner, Arjan Kuijper · 2020
Technology is evolving by the day and with it the devices to control it. Sophisticated systems, like Smart Homes, are currently controlled in most cases via a smartphone app. While this may be acceptable for younger and middle-aged people, elders, however, have trouble keeping up with new devices and might not want to use a smartphone. Most modern-day control schemes like touch screens and menus are regarded as too complicated. However, Smart Homes provide many opportunities to reduce the every-day burden on elderly and people with special needs. Providing elderly people easy access to advanced and helpful technology via familiar interface types immensely improves their quality of life.