Ultra-Wideband Activity Level Monitoring System
Overview
This monitoring system measures the activity levels of the elderly and detect any abnormal conditions by using state-of-the-art ultra-wideband (UWB) and signal processing technologies.
Research completion
2017
Commercialisation opportunities
technology licensing
Problem addressed
The elderly service Industry has been in need of novel technologies to reduce the demand for manpower and resources to cope with the ageing population. This project utilises UWB technologies to provide a non-contact and no-image monitoring solution to measure the elderly's activity levels in elderly centres, which helps the caregivers to enhance work efficiency.
Innovation
- Utilising UWB technology to detect respiration rate and other activities in order to provide mm- level spatial and movement analysis.
Key impact
- Provide real-time feedbacks on respiration rate and bed occupancy detection to help caregivers provide efficient remote care service for the elderly.
Award
- Gold Medal at the 46th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva in 2018
Application
- Respiration rate detection
- Bed occupancy detection
Logistics and Supply Chain MultiTech R&D Centre (LSCM)
Logistics and Supply Chain MultiTech R&D Centre (LSCM) was founded in 2006, with funding from the Innovation and Technology Fund of The Government of the Hong Kong SAR, and is co-hosted by the University of Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. It aims to strengthen the local logistics sector and related industries by providing a one-stop resource for applied research and technology transfer, and to reinforce cooperation between the industry and research institutes to bring about meaningful and significant impact on the industry and the community.
LSCM serves the industry by initiating research projects, contract research, as well as providing business matching opportunities, technology transfer and intellectual property commercialisation. LSCM initiates technology and knowledge transfer to the marketplace to promote industrial digitalisation, facilitate technology advancement and strengthen Hong Kong’s position as a leading logistics and commercial hub.
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