Component Model and Architecture of Smart Devices for Elderly

This paper describes a component model and component-based architecture of smart devices and systems that are designed to enhance life quality and well being of elderly individuals. In addition to providing the traditional view of hardware, firmware and software components, the model also provides developers with an operational view. The view enables the developer to specify device-user interactions asexecutable workflows and allows the device operations and user actions to be experimented with and their correctness ascertained throughout the design and development process. The paper also presents a simulation environment for this purpose.