Cognitive assisted living ambient system: a survey

Digital Communications and Networks

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 229-252

  Li, Ruijiao ^a,b   Lu, Bowen ^a,c   McDonald Maier, Klaus D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b Amy Robotics Co Ltd   (China)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assitive living; Digital communication; Robotics; Sensor network; Smart home

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007446548     PISSN: 24685925     EISSN: 23528648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dcan.2015.10.003     Document Type: Review

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