Flexibility Support for Homecare Applications Based on Models and Multi-Agent Technology

Overview

Journal Sensors (Basel)

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Biotechnology

Date 2015 Dec 24

PMID 26694416

Citations 4

Authors

Aintzane Armentia

Unai Gangoiti

Rafael Priego

Elisabet Estevez

Marga Marcos

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Abstract

In developed countries, public health systems are under pressure due to the increasing percentage of population over 65. In this context, homecare based on ambient intelligence technology seems to be a suitable solution to allow elderly people to continue to enjoy the comforts of home and help optimize medical resources. Thus, current technological developments make it possible to build complex homecare applications that demand, among others, flexibility mechanisms for being able to evolve as context does (adaptability), as well as avoiding service disruptions in the case of node failure (availability). The solution proposed in this paper copes with these flexibility requirements through the whole life-cycle of the target applications: from design phase to runtime. The proposed domain modeling approach allows medical staff to design customized applications, taking into account the adaptability needs. It also guides software developers during system implementation. The application execution is managed by a multi-agent based middleware, making it possible to meet adaptation requirements, assuring at the same time the availability of the system even for stateful applications.

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