Cognitive Inference Device for Activity Supervision in the Elderly

Table 3

Comparison of various works that propose systems/devices for activity supervision in the elderly.

Name of works/authors	Proposed system/device	Function/assistance
Kelly et al. [14]	IoT device	assists elderly to regulate household appliances
Gill et al. [6]	smart power-monitoring device	assists elderly to regulate home electrical appliances
Gaddam et al. [16]	cognitive sensor device	monitors home appliances for the elderly
Malhi et al. [10]	electronic monitoring device	detects illness in the elderly and alerts others
Zhou et al. [13]	visual sensor device	observes activity in the elderly to take immediate actions
Shin et al. [11]	IR motion-sensor device	detects abnormal activity in the elderly
Bosse et al. [17]	ambient intelligent device	fall detection in the elderly
Hervás et al. [18]	assistive navigation system	activity monitoring in the elderly and potential situation detection
Costa et al. [19]	ambient assistive system	creates an ecosystem of service and devices for the elderly
Ye et al. [20]	fall-detection device	detects activity acceleration to detect falls in the elderly
Andreoni et al. [21]	wearable sensor device	online activity monitoring and fall detection for the elderly
Jia et al. [22]	chair-based apparatus connected to a mobile apps system	health monitoring in the elderly
Gokalp and Clarke [23]	telemonitoring system	monitors activity and health in the elderly
Krishnan and Pugazhenthi [24]	assistive robotic device	enables self-transfer lifts in elderly patients
Chernbumroong et al. [25]	assisted living system with multisensor devices	activity monitoring in the elderly
Botia et al. [26]	ambient assisted living system	detects abnormal situations in the elderly
Costa et al. [27]	visual E-care system	(i) prescribes physical exercise for the elderly; (ii) monitors physical activity and health status in the elderly
Our work	CI-device	(i) accepts brainwave patterns for activity monitoring in the elderly; (ii) human-like inference capability; (iii) uses activity-inference algorithm with FBN-algorithm to allow device cognition; (iv) acts as a smart assistive device for the elderly