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Development of Mobility and Vitality Signal Monitoring System Based on ZigBee-PSTN Gateway for the Elderly

ZigBee-PSTN 기반의 독거노인 활동량 및 생체신호 모니터링 시스템 개발

  • Received : 2016.01.11
  • Accepted : 2016.02.15
  • Published : 2016.02.29
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Abstract

Recently the number of the elderly who live alone are increasing more and more as the average life span is prolonged. The elderly are probably in danger at home without being helped due to external aggressions or sudden health problems. Accordingly, more and more interests are taken in medical welfare for the healthy life of the seniors. In this paper, we have developed a mobility and vitality signal monitoring system based on ZigBee-PSTN gateway for the elderly. This combination of ZigBee wireless sensor network and PSTN can be easily established even in the poor internet infrastructure as is usually common for the elderly, with the advantage of providing non-constrained monitoring feature. The research result can be extended to the future tele-medicine system.

최근에 이르러 평균수명의 증가로 인한 독거 노인층이 점점 증가하고 있으며, 독거노인은 외부의 침입이나 갑작스런 건강상의 문제로 위험에 처해질 가능성이 매우 높다. 따라서 독거노인의 의료 복지에 대한 관심이 날로 증가하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 인터넷 기반시설이 취약한 환경에서도 독거노인의 의료 복지에 용이하게 적용할 수 있는 활동량 및 생체신호 모니터링 시스템을 개발하였다. 이 시스템은 저 전력으로 동작하는 ZigBee 무선센서 네트워크와 PSTN(Public Switched Telephone Network) 전화망의 결합 시스템으로 구성되었으며, 일상생활 속에서 무구속적인 U-헬스케어 개념으로 활동량과 혈압 등의 생존 정보를 병원 및 보호자에게 전송할 수 있다. 또한 본 연구 결과는 미래의 독거노인 원격진료 시스템으로 확장하여 적용 될 수 있다.

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