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System Interconnection
- Environmental Control System (ECS)
- Temperature Control
- Light Control
- Power Control (e.g. smart plugs such as WeMo)
- Telemetry System
- Local Data Logging
- Remote Data Logging (e.g. via Azure Cloud Service)
- Monitoring System
- Life Support System Monitoring (e.g. Tracheostomy)
- Battery System Monitoring
- Wheel Chair Drive System
- Main Communication System (MCS)
- Wi-fi
- Ethernet
- Auxiliary Communication System (ACS)
- Cellular (e.g. via Bluetooth)
- Voice Interface Control System (VICS)
The Environmental Control System (ECS) consists of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) devices, such as Nest, Philip Vue etc. grouped together as a Device Group in Amazon terminology, and will be controlled and monitored via a Alexa enabled device, which is part of the VCIS.
the Telemetry System logs data that is generated / monitored by the VICS, such as Battery System status and system performance metrics. Depending on the long term data retention strategy and analytics required, the data maybe stored locally (e.g. SD card) or on the Cloud (e.g Azure).
The main purpose of the Monitoring System is to ensure the overall AIDex system works as intended, or trigger predefined fail-safe action as required. For example, if the respiratory system got disconnected for some reason, VICS should raise a warning message, either by it voice output or triggers call to emergency response personnel.
The Wheel Chair Drive System interfaces with the vendor built-in system to provide voice control functions to the wheel chair via VICS.
This is the infrastructure of the overall AIDex system, which as a minimum should include a reliable Wi-Fi service to the Internet. This system serves the VICS and other smart devices in the Environment System by providing communication to the outside Internet.
ACS is the backup system for the MCS to avoid single-point-of-failure. The current design is the use a regular cell phone that is paired to VICS via Bluetooth for emergency communication.
The core of the AIDex system is the Voice Interface Control System (VICS). VICS consists of a Alexa enabled device (e.g. Amazon Echo or custom build device) and/or a custom smart home device for interfacing WCDS, ACS, and the Monitoring System etc. This is the main interface the user will interact with.