An IoT Architecture of Microservices for Ambient Assisted Living Environments to Promote Aging in Smart Cities

Abstract

Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) environments encompass technical systems and the Internet of Things (IoT) tools to support seniors in their daily routines. They aim to enable seniors to live independently and safely for as long as possible when faced declining physical or cognitive capacities. This work presents the design, development and deployment of an AAL system in the context of smart cities. The proposed architecture is based on microservices and software components. We examined the requirements and specifications of AAL systems in smart homes, in efforts to describe and evaluate how they would be transposable in the case of smart cities. The system has been tested and evaluated in the laboratory; it has been deployed in real life settings within city and is still in use by five elderly people.

Uzaktan Hasta Takibi İçin Mikroservis Mimarisi Kullanan Bir Uç Sistem Tasarımı

“…Mikroservis temelli sağlık sistemleri de son yıllarda pek çok sistemde kendini göstermeye başlamıştır. [22] yaşlı hastaları takibi için mikroservis temelli bir IoT sistemini tasarlamış, [23] ise mikroservis alt yapısı kullanan bir bioenformatik platformunu tanıtmıştır. Bununla birlikte Aile Hekimlikleri gibi alt sağlık birimlerinin hasta takibini ve ana sağlık sistemi ile entegrasyonu mikroservis temelli ve bulut altyapısı üzerinden sağlayan net bir sistem tasarımı yazarların bildiği kadarıyla henüz önerilmemiştir.…”

Involving Stakeholders in the Implementation of Microservice-Based Systems: A Case Study in an Ambient-Assisted Living System

“…Although µAzimut has an initial core of multidimensional catalogs created from previous experiences, for this case study, we investigated other studies (such as [41] [42] [43] [44]) to gather frameworks that have been used in AAL and IoMT/IoT-based systems. Using inclusion and exclusion criteria defined by µAzimut to include new frameworks, we updated the catalogs and calibrated the corresponding credibility degrees.…”

Strategy in smart cities and social inclusion of the elderly

“…Es importante lograr que estos grupos posean independencia, tranquilidad y seguridad, sin olvidar que, conforme pasa el tiempo, sus capacidades físicas y mentales disminuyen. Para esto, es necesario contar con sistemas que se implementen en su vida cotidiana, que brinden servicios de vanguardia para un envejecimiento digno, con la ayuda de dispositivos que monitoreen sus actividades diarias, sin olvidar a otras personas que, debido a sus condiciones, necesitan permanecer en casa (Lunardini et al, 2017;Ngankam et al, 2019).…”