Smart and Healthy Walking

Toward Better Health and Life in Smart Cities
2024
ISBN: 978-3-031-59442-7
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland

Buch, Englisch, 98 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 191 g

Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology

This book examines smart technologies and their invaluable role in augmenting the walking experience of mobile users.

From meticulously planned walking routes to precise footprint detection and analysis, as well as cutting-edge fall detection and prevention mechanisms, these intelligent technologies have the potential to revolutionize healthy and smart walking. Against the backdrop of the post-COVID-19 era, where unrestricted mobility has become pivotal for restoring normalcy, the demand for smart healthcare solutions has soared.

The book explores latest advances in sensor technology, cloud computing, deep learning, and networking and related innovative applications that can leverage smart technologies to enhance healthy walking.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lee, Yun-Ju

Chen, Tin-Chih Toly

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landespolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Verkehrsingenieurwesen, Verkehrsplanung
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Computerkommunikation & -vernetzung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Smart technologies for healthcare in smart cities.- Smart and healthy walking.- Smart technologies for gait detection and analysis.- Smart classifications for activity recognition and gait biometrics.- Walking in smart cities.- Smart technologies for fall detection and prevention.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Chen has guest edited several special issues on mobile healthcare-related topics for journals including Health Care Management Science, Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, International Journal of Intelligent Systems, etc. He has also published papers on mobile health care in journals such as International Journal of Intelligent Systems, Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, Health Care Management Science, Cognitive Computation, Health Policy and Technology, and Digital Health.

Dr. Lee is the Associate Editor of the IEEE Sensors Journal and has guest edited a special issue on wearable inertial sensors for gait for Sensors. She has also published papers on Gait & Posture, IEEE Sensors Journal, Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, Journal of Biomechanics, Clinical Neurophysiology, etc. She is also an active reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics & Security, IEEE Sensors Journal, Advanced Engineering Informatics, Gait & Posture, etc.