A Review of Internet of Things Technologies for Ambient Assisted Living Environments

Rytis Maskeliūnas,Robertas Damaševičius,Sagiv Segal

doi:10.3390/fi11120259

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Abstract

The internet of things (IoT) aims to extend the internet to real-world objects, connecting smart and sensing devices into a global network infrastructure by connecting physical and virtual objects. The IoT has the potential to increase the quality of life of inhabitants and users of intelligent ambient assisted living (AAL) environments. The paper overviews and discusses the IoT technologies and their foreseen impacts and challenges for the AAL domain. The results of this review are summarized as the IoT based gerontechnology acceptance model for the assisted living domain. The model focuses on the acceptance of new technologies by older people and underscores the need for the adoption of the IoT for the AAL domain.

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The rise of the popularity of the internet of things (IoT) throughout the world has been steadily increasing in recent years
How machine learning and intelligent decision making and control are used in IoT based ambient assisted living (AAL) systems? RQ2
How cognitive and affective IoT is adopted for IoT based AAL systems? RQ5

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The rise of the popularity of the internet of things (IoT) throughout the world has been steadily increasing in recent years. The IoT is regarded for its state-of-the-art approach to research, and for its practicality in many domains, illustrating high demand and applicability in multiple fields. A widely used definition of the IoT provided by Gigli and Koo [2] is “the current tendency for unifying all the resources in our world under a common infrastructure” This common infrastructure provided by the IoT provides many potential benefits for businesses, individuals and scientific researchers. Neither estimate can deny the value of IoT working in the industry in a multi-platform role and its potential in increasing global economic growth. These trends are best illustrated with the Gartner hype cycle for emerging technologies [5]. IoT networks [62] could lead to a more resistive (against cyberattacks) design;

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