A Study on the Short Range Wireless Communication of Smart Clothing for Elderly and the Infirm
Jooyoung Ko, Jaechang Shim, Hyenki Kim · International Journal of Software Engineering and Its Applications · 2015
Through prolongation of life expectancy and development of medical technology in modern society, population of elderly is sharply rising. The elderly need prompt assistance when emergency situations occur in everyday life. Therefore there are studies being done to help health maintenance and everyday life for the elderly including emergency situation monitoring. Smart clothing is an electronic equipment system that can be worn on the body created through joint study of electronics and clothing. This study explores short range wireless communication that can be easily applied to smart clothing that the elderly use. The study was conducted through implementing a system using wireless communication and through implementing a system combining Bluetooth, ZigBee, and WiFi.