SCC-Planning: Smart, Connected, Engaged Senior Communities

SCC 规划：智能、互联、参与的老年人社区

• 批准号: 1737454
• 负责人: Teresa Wu
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: Arizona State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-09-01 至 2019-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1737454&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SCC; Planning; Smart; Connected; Engaged

This S&CC planning grant brings together researchers from three institutions (Arizona State University, Drexel University and University of Alabama) and seven disciplines (system engineering and health informatics, community development, transportation systems, computer science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and architectural engineering) to understand the unique challenges in senior communities. Fundamental research questions from six research themes are to be studied. The six themes are: (1) community with social connection; (2) smart transportation; (3) health mentors; (4) smart homes; (5) smart sensors; and (6) data management and integration. With strong engagements from senior communities, this project will enable knowledge discovery for design and development of smart, connected and engaged senior communities. The intellectual merit of this project includes: (1) Developing a fundamental understanding of the challenges facing senior communities. This project is the precursor to design smart, connected and engaged senior communities (SECSCs). This planning project requires multidisciplinary efforts including social science, computer science and engineering. A significant fraction of the planning effort will focus on community engagement, survey development to identify seniors' needs and critical challenges. (2) Progressive ideas from the fields of transportation, health, and smart buildings will be explored and presented to different stakeholders in senior communities to develop design guidelines for SCESCs. (3) To facilitate the customized solutions for senior communities, novel sensor and data management solutions will be studied and synthesized for developing a smart cyberinfrastructure for SCESCs. What is targeted is an improved fundamental understanding of senior communities, and the customization and use of smart cyberinfrastructures and associated smart technologies to improve seniors' physical mobility, access to information, and living environment. The baby boomer population is reaching its peak in the next decade. While the need for long-term senior care services increases, there will not be enough facilities to accommodate the large number of new seniors. Going from "aging in place" to "aging well with smart technology" will improve the overall health of seniors, which not only directly effects their quality of life but should broadly decrease their medical care expenses, whether provided by themselves or by the government agencies.

这项S＆CC计划赠款将来自三个机构（亚利桑那州立大学，德雷克塞尔大学和阿拉巴马大学）的研究人员和七个学科（系统工程和健康信息学，社区发展，运输系统，计算机科学，机械工程，电气工程和建筑工程）汇集在一起​​，以了解高级社区的独特挑战。将研究来自六个研究主题的基本研究问题。六个主题是：（1）具有社会联系的社区； （2）智能运输； （3）健康导师； （4）智能家居； （5）智能传感器； （6）数据管理和集成。借助高级社区的大量参与，该项目将为智能，互联和敬业的高级社区的设计和开发提供知识发现。该项目的智力优点包括：（1）对高级社区面临的挑战建立基本理解。该项目是设计智能，连接和敬业的高级社区（SECSC）的先驱。该计划项目需要多学科的努力，包括社会科学，计算机科学和工程。计划工作的很大一部分将集中于社区参与，调查开发以确定老年人的需求和关键挑战。 （2）将探索运输，健康和智能建筑物领域的渐进思想，并向高级社区的不同利益相关者介绍，以制定SCESC的设计指南。 （3）为了促进针对高级社区的定制解决方案，将研究和合成新的传感器和数据管理解决方案，以开发SCESC的智能网络基础设施。有针对性的是对高级社区的基本理解，以及智能网络基础设施和相关智能技术的定制和使用，以改善老年人的身体机动性，获取信息和生活环境。婴儿潮一代人口在未来十年中达到顶峰。尽管需要长期高级护理服务的需求增加，但将没有足够的设施来容纳大量的新老年人。从“衰老”到“与智能技术的老化”将改善老年人的整体健康状况，这不仅会直接影响他们的生活质量，而且应该大致降低他们的医疗费用，无论是由自己或政府机构提供的。