ABSTRACT
This chapter provides a system description of the AGE@HOME platform and the results of the associated computer simulation. In conclusion, it discusses some of the challenges that arise for developers, users, and policy makers. The use of Specification and Description Language (SDL) has been chosen for expressing the requirements and describing the functioning of the AGE@HOME system. This high-level object-oriented language used the world over was developed and launched by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in 1976 and is detailed in ITU-T Recommendation Z.100 and other Z-series recommendations. The graphic representation of SDL has been used to describe the AGE@HOME decision support system. The chapter describes the simulation and control software for the AGE@HOME independent living platform. The AGE@HOME system requires input from sensors. Through the sensor configuration menu, the system administrator is given the option to change information on RFID readers, and the pressure, motion, water, door, temperature, flood and fire sensors and associated timers.
