TY - JOUR
T1 - Commercial ICT smart solutions for the elderly
T2 - State of the art and future challenges in the smart furniture sector
AU - Frischer, Robert
AU - Krejcar, Ondrej
AU - Maresova, Petra
AU - Fadeyi, Oluwaseun
AU - Selamat, Ali
AU - Kuca, Kamil
AU - Tomsone, Signe
AU - Teixeira, João Paulo
AU - Madureira, Joana
AU - Melero, Francisco Jose
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This work supported in part by the LTC INTER COST, Evaluation of the Potential for Reducing Health and Social Expenses for Elderly People Using the Smart Environment, through the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, Czech Republic, under Project LTC18035; and in part by the project of Excellence, University of Hradec Kralove, FIM, Czech Republic (2020). First author—Petra Maresova is principle investigator of LTC18035 INTER COST project, from which Petra Maresova, Ondrej Krejcar, Robert Frischer and Kamil Kuca are funded for all expenses including personal costs. Oluwaseun Fadeyi and Ali Selamat are funded from project of Excellence FIM UHK. Signe Tomsone, João Paulo Teixeira, Joana Madureira and Francisco Jose Melero are members of COST ACTION 16226 of which also Petra Maresova and Ondrej Krejcar are participants, while this article also Acknowledge this project CA16226.
Funding Information:
Acknowledgments: This publication is based upon work from COST Action CA16226 “Living Indoor Space Improvement: Smart Habitat for the Elderly”, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). COST is a funding agency for research and innovation networks. Our Actions help connect research initiatives across Europe and enable scientists to grow their ideas by sharing them with their peers. This boosts their research, career and innovation. www.cost.eu. Based on CA16226 project LTC18035 INTER COST was proposed for national funding support of COST ACTION Framework. The authors would also like to acknowledge the SPEV project 2020 internal research project, Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. We are also grateful for the support of student Sebastien Mambou and Michal Dobrovolny in consultations regarding application aspects.
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Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/1/13
Y1 - 2020/1/13
N2 - Within a ubiquitous environment, home and office furniture can be maximally utilized to provide ease, especially if the items are designed based on smart technology. For this reason, the acceptance of smart furniture has soared over the years. Given the vast influence of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 on technological advancement in furniture design, it is imperative to examine information and communication technology (ICT) solutions for the elderly in the context of smart furniture design and implementation. This article presents a review of the state-of-the-art literature in smart solutions for the elderly based on publications under ICT smart solutions for these elderly, along with smart furniture options and manufacturer activities in terms of fixing market prices for these furniture materials. Furthermore, patenting rights on some existing smart furniture designs for the elderly, given the current trends in worldwide acceptance, are examined. Moreover, this article also highlights opportunities introduced by IoT-based solutions for the elderly as current trends in research and their effects on human life. Some smart product examples from different enterprises are also presented. New, innovative and active designs must be developed, focusing upon human healthcare, and in turn providing greater comfort and convenience for elderly people. To fulfil these requirements, the also selected technical aspects of new Smart Furniture solutions in connection to the cost of these solutions are discussed. Simultaneously, Smart Furniture solutions need to be flexible, low-cost, easy to buy and install without expert knowledge, and widely available on the market.
AB - Within a ubiquitous environment, home and office furniture can be maximally utilized to provide ease, especially if the items are designed based on smart technology. For this reason, the acceptance of smart furniture has soared over the years. Given the vast influence of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 on technological advancement in furniture design, it is imperative to examine information and communication technology (ICT) solutions for the elderly in the context of smart furniture design and implementation. This article presents a review of the state-of-the-art literature in smart solutions for the elderly based on publications under ICT smart solutions for these elderly, along with smart furniture options and manufacturer activities in terms of fixing market prices for these furniture materials. Furthermore, patenting rights on some existing smart furniture designs for the elderly, given the current trends in worldwide acceptance, are examined. Moreover, this article also highlights opportunities introduced by IoT-based solutions for the elderly as current trends in research and their effects on human life. Some smart product examples from different enterprises are also presented. New, innovative and active designs must be developed, focusing upon human healthcare, and in turn providing greater comfort and convenience for elderly people. To fulfil these requirements, the also selected technical aspects of new Smart Furniture solutions in connection to the cost of these solutions are discussed. Simultaneously, Smart Furniture solutions need to be flexible, low-cost, easy to buy and install without expert knowledge, and widely available on the market.
KW - Ambient assisted living
KW - Elderly
KW - Internet of things
KW - Investment
KW - Market
KW - Quality of life
KW - Smart furniture
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85078249323&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/electronics9010149
DO - 10.3390/electronics9010149
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85078249323
SN - 2079-9292
VL - 9
JO - Electronics (Switzerland)
JF - Electronics (Switzerland)
IS - 1
M1 - 149
ER -
