Visable light Minder/Guider System for Elderly (ESCORT)

长者可见光监护/引导系统 (ESCORT)

• 批准号: 6834534
• 负责人: RODERICK T HINMAN
• 金额: $ 18.18万
• 依托单位: TALKING LIGHTS, LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-09-30 至 2006-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6834534
• 关键词: Alzheimer' s disease; assistive device /technology; biomedical equipment development; clinical research; communication disorder aid; computer program /software; computer system design /evaluation; dementia; home health care; human old age (65+); human subject; lighting; residential care facility; technology /technique development; telemetry; travel

DESCRIPTION(provided by the applicant): This Phase II SBIR project will develop and qualify a new assistive technology to aid persons who suffer from Alzheimer's disease or other dementias of aging. The Visible Light Minder System celled ESCORT(tm) tracks the patient indoors and provides location information to a central server and to caregivers. The system identifies hazardous areas and situations and alerts caregivers. The patient can be given personal audio directions or guidance by ESCORT. The system will enhance patient freedom, independence and safety, assume some workload of family members and caregivers, reduce cost of patient care and enable patients to remain at home longer and delay institutionalization. Talking Lights optical transmitters and receivers will provide location information to the network, with modified, non-flickering room illumination used to provide location. The primary data carder will be a standard RF wireless network which will be made context-aware through illumination location. Phase I demonstrated the concept of ESCORT in the laboratory and in limited patient trials. ESCORT will be demonstrated and qualified with patients in assisted living and in at home settings and the improvement in care evaluated and quantitatively measured both with minder and with minder/guider functions. Other application areas for Talking Lights technology include hospitals, schools, retail stores, trade shows, museums and other facilities. Hardware developed will include compact fluorescent light transmitters, and a wearable receiver to give precise location information to the user's computer. Software developed will allow track patients, assess their location and travel, provide alerts to caregivers and give audio guidance to patients.

描述（由申请人提供）：该第二阶段SBIR项目将开发和鉴定一种新的辅助技术，以帮助患有阿尔茨海默病或其他老年痴呆症的人。由ESCORTTM组成的可见光监视系统在室内跟踪病人，并向中央服务器和护理人员提供位置信息。该系统可识别危险区域和情况，并向护理人员发出警报。ESCORT可以为患者提供个人音频指导或指导。该系统将加强病人的自由、独立和安全，承担家庭成员和护理人员的部分工作量，减少病人护理费用，使病人能够在家里呆更长时间，推迟住院治疗。Talking Lights光发射器和接收器将向网络提供位置信息，并使用修改的非闪烁房间照明来提供位置。主要数据卡将是一个标准的射频无线网络，它将通过照明位置进行上下文感知。第一阶段在实验室和有限的患者试验中证明了ESCORT的概念。ESCORT将在辅助生活和家庭环境中与患者一起进行演示和鉴定，并评估和定量测量护理改善与看护者和看护者/引导者功能。 Talking Lights技术的其他应用领域包括医院、学校、零售店、贸易展览会、博物馆和其他设施。开发的硬件将包括紧凑型荧光发射器和可穿戴接收器，以向用户的计算机提供精确的位置信息。开发的软件将允许跟踪患者，评估他们的位置和旅行，向护理人员提供警报，并向患者提供音频指导。