A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Sensor Networks".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2018
Special Issue Editors
Guest Editor
Prof. Dr. Francisco José García-Peñalvo
GRIAL Research Group, Computer Science Department, Research Institute for Educational Sciences, University of Salamanca, Paseo de Canelejas 169, Salamanca 37008, Spain
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Interests: technological ecosystems; human–computer interaction; learning technologies
Guest Editor
Dr. Manuel Franco-Martín
Department of Psychiatry, Zamora Hospital, Zamora, Spain
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Interests: psychiatry; dementia; caring for people with disabilities
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
According to the World Health Organization, over a billion people, about 15% of the world's population, have some form of disability. Furthermore, rapid growth of the aging population is causing an increase in chronic health conditions, and therefore a rise in the population rates of disability. Additionally, people with disabilities have less access to health care services and are more prone to experience unmet health care needs.
In this sense, recent advances in sensor research and innovation have boosted the prospects of the use of these technologies for assisting people with disabilities. Sensors are used for many different purposes in regards to disabled people. Monitoring and alarm systems, for example, can ameliorate the adverse effects of unpredictable events, such as sudden illness, falls, or wandering. Pressure sensors have been employed in robotics for the treatment of children with autism. IMUs and laser systems have been used in building a virtual cane for the blind. In sort, the use of sensors can improve the quality of life of people with disabilities, as well as promoting their independence.
Taking the above into account, research in sensor technologies for the disabled is an open field which needs attention from the research community. Thus, the aim of this Special Issue is to present recent developments on sensor technologies for caring people with disabilities, focusing on the different configurations that can be used and novel applications in the field. Additionally, unlike other sensor areas, there are some aspects not strictly related with the technology that could be envisaged such as: User acceptance, privacy, safety, standardization or the required qualification for the use of the sensor technologies.
This Special Issue invites contributions on the following topics (but is not limited to them):
- Sensors in health monitoring
- Sensors in rehabilitation
- Indoor navigation aid
- Real time tracking of disabled people
- Assisted living
- Home Medical Assistance
- Privacy, safety or standardization issues
Prof. Dr. Francisco José García-Peñalvo
Dr. Manuel Franco-Martín
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Sensors
- Disabled people
- Assisted living
- Assisting systems
- Health monitoring
- Wearable technologies
- Indoor positioning
- Human activity recognition
- Vital sign monitoring
- Personalized medicine
Published Papers
This special issue is now open for submission.