COMFORT ENHANCEMENT IN SMARTWATCH DESIGN OPTIMIZATION FOR CONTINUOUS ELDERLY HEALTHCARE MONITORING

Abstract

In this manuscript, we present to allow the elderly user to wear smart devices that constantly check his or her health conditions, including such features as vital sign, fall detection and activity monitoring. Nonetheless, there is no long-term usage because of the ergonomic inconvenience, skin irritation, and heat generation, which limit the usability and acceptance of the products to the users. The paper has presented a design concept of the smartwatches that meets the physiological needs of the aging consumer and environmental issue in the developing nations. The model also includes human friendly ergonomic, biocompatible and breathable materials, thermal regulation, and energy efficient detection and makes the product very comfortable and reliable in terms of monitoring. The solution provided takes into consideration the dusty environment, which is usually of high temperature, and low health literacy, in which the conventional equipment would not be very effective. Certain suggestions concerning the choice of the material, sensor duty cycles and devices design are presented and the fact that simple engineering may lead to considerable transformation in the comfort, devices acceptance and the health outcome is proven.