Adaptive Lighting System as a Smart Urban Object

Abstract

In this article we present an approach to an adaptive lighting system as an intelligent object supporting urban space, especially for the elderly. This intelligent lighting system is used as an instrument to improve the feeling of safety in everyday life by overcoming barriers such as dark areas at night. The intelligence of this system is based on a personalized and position-dependent adaptation of light, whereby intensity and color can be varied. This article focuses on the technical implementation of a corresponding lighting system. In this context, the main point of emphasis is the overall architecture, especially from the point of view of an application system.

Smart Urban Design Space

“…In the research project UrbanLife+, the autonomy and participation of senior citizens in urban areas is explored in such a way that they can be increased. For this purpose, urban objects in Mönchengladbach are to be transformed into SUOs with the help of innovative human-technology interaction approaches, which provide senior citizens with technical support in line with their needs and enable them to move around the city safely [2] [5]. Three use cases are pre-sented for these addressed solutions, which are then classified in the SUDS.…”

“…The desired goal is to increase the feeling of security on urban environment by personalization of these objects. Some of these SUOs are described in detail in [2], [3], [4] , [5] and [6]. The focus of this research is the intersection between the behavior of elderly people, currently referred to as Ambient Assisted Living (AAL), and Smart City.…”