EU Project CARE

The CARE project (Safe Private Homes for Elderly Persons) is a R&D activity running under the Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme, which is co-funded by the EC and by several European countries.

The project aims to realise an intelligent monitoring and alarming system for independent living of elderly persons. Specifically, this project targets the automated recognition and alarming of critical situations (like fall detection) using a visual sensor and real-time processing while preserving the privacy and taking into account system dependability issues, especially ensuring reliability, availability, security, and safety from a holistic point of view. A biologically-inspired neuromorphic vision sensor from AIT will be integrated in Everon - an existing alarm, security, and monitoring system for seamless analysis and tracking of elderly persons at home. This real-time information can be exploited for incident detection (e.g., fall detection, immobilised person), and instantaneous alarming the concerned parties. In relation to the Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme, CARE proposes an innovative technology and system concept for real-time services to nursing homes and service homes.

This initiative is an end-user driven R&D activity where the end-users represent the major market players in Ambient Assisted Living activities as they have direct relation and responsibility towards elderly persons ensuring their safety and independent living. Selected elderly homes in Finland and Germany will be used for the evaluation and demonstration of AAL systems.

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Starting date	July 2009
Duration	2,5 Years
Budget	2,36 Million Euro
Funding	1,75 Million Euro from the EU
Coordination	AIT (Austrian Institute for Technology)
Partners	6 from 4 countries