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However, there is still evident lack of monitoring systems suitable for specific kitchen activities. In this paper, we propose a monitoring system capable of identifying activities related to the cooking process, and a decision-making system capable of identifying some unwanted and possibly critical conditions. The proposed systems are designed to satisfy the requirements of the modern Ambient Assisted Living systems dedicated to older adults. The proposed monitoring system consists of ultrasound, temperature, and humidity sensors. The acquired results from these sensors are the inputs for the decision-making system, which generate warnings or alarms intended for the senior users and\/or formal or informal caregivers. This system is designed to improve home safety related to kitchen activities, as well as to provide information about the lifestyle and daily activities of senior users. Experimental validation of the proposed system confirms its functionality and accurate design approach.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s21134449","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,6,29]],"date-time":"2021-06-29T22:39:43Z","timestamp":1625006383000},"page":"4449","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["Design of a Kitchen-Monitoring and Decision-Making System to Support AAL Applications"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"21","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8836-708X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nikola","family":"\u017dari\u0107","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Montenegro, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9670-2431","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Milutin","family":"Radonji\u0107","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Montenegro, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nikola","family":"Pavli\u0107evi\u0107","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Technical Support Office, ZTE Corporation, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7925-4262","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sanja","family":"Paunovi\u0107 \u017dari\u0107","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Architecture, University of Montenegro, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,6,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Giannakouris, K. 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