Elderly people could live independently for longer thanks to new home sensor system which detects emergencies

Older people could be monitored safely in their own homes without the need for intrusive cameras or wearable devices thanks to new research by Nottingham Trent University (NTU).

A study, in collaboration with Integrated System Technologies Ltd, has led to the development of a low-cost monitoring system that combines radar, heat sensors and smart plugs to track daily routines while protecting privacy.

The system incorporates artificial intelligence (AI) to combine data from the three monitoring technologies to identify possible health events, such as falls, heart attacks, strokes or other critical illnesses.

The study, titled “Privacy-Preserving Ambient Sensing for Activities of Daily Living: Multimodal Radar-Thermal Human Activity Recognition and Smart Plug Appliance Recognition,” has been published in the journal Sensors.

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