I-Corps: Light Emitting Diode-based Smart Cue

I-Corps项目更广泛的影响/商业潜力在于它能够促进痴呆症患者的安全。根据研究，70%的痴呆症患者会四处游荡，这对失踪的人和照顾者来说都是一段艰难的经历。在过去几十年里，保护和寻找失联痴呆症患者的需求不断增加。这种跟踪系统的进步有可能提高他们的安全性，并在不影响有效性的情况下让护理人员安心。该技术的核心方法和过程具有复制、调整和在全球其他人群传感应用中使用的潜力。甚至在看护人注意到之前，“人群”就有可能提供帮助。I-Corps项目的重点是改善痴呆症患者使用移动设备的跟踪和保护范例的技术，同时也将探索智能跟踪系统的商业潜力。这个创新的系统，基于led的智能提示（LESQ），除了跟踪位置之外，还可以监控佩戴者的状态。如果检测到异常情况，LESQ系统可以立即请求帮助。如果佩戴者携带智能手机，LESQ系统可以直接向护理人员发送警报信息。LESQ系统的一个重要特点是提高痴呆症患者对流浪潜力的自我诊断。除了地理位置之外，智能标签还通过计时器和步态来跟踪佩戴者的状态。实现低成本、节能、轻便、灵活的系统可显著提高系统的可用性。

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps project is in its capability to promote the safety of people with dementia. According to research, 70% of people with dementia will wander, which can result in a difficult experience for both missing people and care givers. The demand for protecting and recovering missing people with dementia has been increased over the past decades. Advancement of this tracking system has the potential for enhancing their safety and giving a peace of mind to care givers without compromising the effectiveness. The core set of methods and processes of the technology has the potential to be replicated, adapted and used in other crowd sensing applications globally. Even before the care givers notice, the "crowd" can potentially be able to help.This I-Corps project is focused on technology to improve the tracking, and protecting paradigm of using mobile devices carried by the people with dementia as well as will also explore the commercial potential of an intelligent tracking system. This innovative system, LED-based Smart Cue (LESQ), can monitor the status of the wearer in addition to tracking the location. If an abnormal condition is detected, the LESQ system can ask for immediate help. If the wearer carries a smartphone, the LESQ system can send an alert message directly to the care giver. One important feature of the LESQ system is to improve the self-diagnosis of the potential for wandering by the people with dementia. A smart tag tracks the wearer's status by using the timer and gaits, in addition to the geo-location. Implementation of the cost and power efficient, lightweight, and flexible system may significantly improve the usability.