Smart Assisted Living Technology

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Smart Assisted Living Technology
By Jacobs School of Engineering Team In
Engineering Services (TIES)
ABSTRACT Teams in Engineering Service
(TIES.ucsd.edu) is an innovative academic program
aimed at putting UCSD undergraduates to work for
a variety of non-profit organizations in San
Diego. "Smart Assisted Living Technologies" is
composed of a diverse group of students tasked
with applying their knowledge and creativity to
the creation of inventive solutions for their
community client, St. Paul's Senior Homes
Services (www.stpaulsseniorhomes.org).
Schematics of pendant system

• The Sensor Team
• Designed a prototype capable of informing the
  nursing staff in case of an emergence with a
  resident.
• Features
• Radio Frequency (RF) communication
• Fall detection
• Location Identification
• Unique Identification Number (ID)

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• The Cable Team
• To transport sensor data, the cable team presents
  two interfaces one to the sensor team's sensing
  module, and one to the system integration team's
  software. Implemented software in support of
  these interfaces and assembled hardware capable
  of presenting these interfaces.
• Present Future Features
• Transport of sensor data between sensor module to
  nearest monitoring station.
• Creation of advanced menuing system for use by
  St. Paul's residents.

Database interface

• The System Integration Team (S.I.)
• The Systems Integration team designed a database
  which will be used by the nurses to maintain
  patient information. In the event of an
  emergency, nurses will be notified via signal
  relayed across the network from the pendant to
  the computer.
• Features
• MySQL database
• Secure data transfer

TEAM FLOW CHART

• Future Vision
• Expand sensor capabilities of the pendant
• Implement wireless connectivity between the
  pendant and the monitoring computer
• Integrate the current database with the existing
  database at Saint Pauls

RF Communication

• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• Cal(IT)2
• COX
• UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering
• National Instruments
• National Science Foundation

Emergency Communication
Cable Communication