Section: New Results

Setup and management of SafEE devices

Participants : Matias Marin, Etienne Corvée, François Brémond.

The aim of the SafEE project (see section 8.1.1.2) is to provide assistance for the safety, autonomy and quality of life of elderly people at risk or already presenting Alzheimer's disease or related pathology.

Within ehpad building (in Nice), 4 patients participated to our experiment and we plan to include more patients in the project throughout next years. Besides, 2 other patients have participated in the project at their own home.

More precisely, the SafEE project focuses on specific clinical targets: behavior, motricity, cognitive capabilities For this, the SafEE project includes:

• srvsafee(web server): a behavior analysis platform has been created to allow identification of certain daytime behavior disturbances (agitation, for example) and nocturnal disturbances (sleep disorders), locomotor capacities (walking and posture ). It centralizes data saved in each local PC with Kinect2 sensor on the one hand, and postgresql database, on the other hand. About 30 Gb data are recorded for each patient in a day, which represents a huge amount to manage in the long run.

• Aroma diffuser (AromaCare): for sleep disturbances, using in particular an automated device for diffusing fragrances (aromatherapy) adapted to the perturbations detected by the analysis platform.

• Tablet (Serious game, MusicCare): for disturbances in spatial orientation, improved procedural memory and a sense of control and confidence in technological tools, using multimedia interfaces using an application for Android OS.

• Kinect2: motion detection for analysis linked to a PC, with a database to store recorded events.

• Bed sensor: able to track the sleep by analyzing the movements of the body, the breathing, and the beating of the heart.

Fig. 25 shows the Safee project environment.