Agent-based simulation for identifying the key advantages of intelligent environments for inhabitants with special needs

Abstract

In the paper, simulation of the interaction between an intelligent house containing smart sensors and its inhabitants is introduced. The simulation model is mainly focused on monitoring of different inhabitants’ needs and their health statuses. Different situations affecting inhabitant’s health status are simulated. The proposed simulation model has an ability to test different arrangements of sensors in the environment without the necessity of its real construction. The most critical situation—heart attack occurrence based on the selected attributes—is studied in a practical example. The monitoring and processing system can recognize a person who needs an urgent medical assistance. In this case, the Emergency Medical Responders (EMR) are called immediately. The simulation tool AnyLogic has been used and its usability for modeled cases seemed to be proven.