Hydra is affilliated with the following programs and organisations:
The Hydra coordinater FhG FIT is a member of ARTEMISIA, the association for R&D actors in the field of ARTEMIS: Advanced Research & Technology for EMbedded Intelligence and Systems.
The Hydra middleware allows developers to create inclusive applications with a high degree of accessibility for all. The Hydra project supports the Commissions campaign: eInclusion - be part of it!
The Hydra project is part of the Cluster of European projects on the Internet of Things. The Cluster aims to promote a common vision of the Internet of Things.
Why not see the on-line Hydrademo? You can turn on and off devices and follow the energy consumption in real time. Just click on the picture and you see it!
Ambient Assisted Living (AAL), as a specific
user-oriented type of "Ambient Intelligence", aims to prolong
the time people can live in a decent more independent way by increasing
their autonomy and self-confidence, by allowing them to discharge normal
everyday activities, by improved monitoring and care of the elderly or
ill person, by enhancing their security while ultimately saving
resources.
The
main objective is to develop, and test through real user participation,
a wearable light device able to measure specific vital signs of the
elder or ill person, to detect falls and to communicate autonomously in
real time with his/her caregiver in case of an emergency, wherever they
are. The emergency information can be directed to the personal caretaker
and/or the 112 Emergency Service. The emergency information will provide
the geographic position and health information of the elder in a
sensible way for the caretaker or emergency service. The incorporation
of largely non-intrusive new sensors for fall detection and highly
sensitive positioning is expected to address many of the elderly
concerns about adopting technology.
Relevance to HYDRA:
HYDRA middleware should permit faultless
communication between an electronic device and monitoring and management
system developed within CAALYX.
The Hydra project is co-funded by the 
