Automatically determining the situation of an ad-hoc group of people and devices within a smart environment is a significant challenge in pervasive computing systems. Current approaches often rely on an environment expert to correlate the situations that occur with the available sensor data, while other machine learning based approaches require long training periods before the system can be used. This paper presents a novel approach to situation determination that attempts to overcome these issues by providing a reusable library of general situation specifications that can be easily extended to create new specific situations, and immediately deployed without the need of an environment expert. The architecture of an accompanying situation determination infrastructure is provided, which autonomously optimises and repairs itself in reaction to changes or failures in the environment.
History
Publication title
Smart Homes and Beyond: ICOST2006
Volume
Assistive Technology Research Series 19
Editors
Chris Nugent and Juan Carlos Augusto
Pagination
157-164
ISBN
978-1-58603-623-2
Publisher
IOS Press
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Event title
International Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics (ICOST)
Event Venue
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Date of Event (Start Date)
2006-06-26
Date of Event (End Date)
2006-06-28
Repository Status
Restricted
Socio-economic Objectives
Information systems, technologies and services not elsewhere classified