Ambient Assisted Living

1. Front Matter

   Pages 1-10

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2. Sensor Technology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Application-Oriented Fusion and Aggregation of Sensor Data

      • Gee Fung Sit, Chenbin Shen, Holger Storf, Cristian Hofmann

      Pages 3-13

   3. An Ambient Assisted Living Monitoring System for Activity Recognition – Results from the First Evaluation Stages

      • Sebastian Chiriac, Bruno Rosales

      Pages 15-28

   4. Automatic Recognition of Emergencies with the Help of Optical and Acoustic Sensors

      • Marius Pflüger, Julia Kroll, Barbara Steiner

      Pages 29-41

3. Assistance and Robotic Systems

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43

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   2. Work Life in the Light of the Demographic Change: Case Study Force Assistive Device for Craftsmen

      • Steffen Petereit, Amos Albert, Nidhal Jeridi, Richard Schoenleber, Christof Rebmann, Heike Vallery

      Pages 45-60

   3. Criteria for Quality and Safety while Performing Unobtrusive Domestic Mobility Assessments Using Mobile Service Robots

      • Thomas Frenken, Melvin Isken, Nils Volkening, Melina Brell, Andreas Hein

      Pages 61-76

   4. User Acceptance of a Mobile LED Projector on a Socially Assistive Robot

      • Paul Panek, Georg Edelmayer, Peter Mayer, Christian Beck, Marjo Rauhala

      Pages 77-91

4. Activity Recognition

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93

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   2. Different sADL Day Patterns Recorded by an Interaction-System Based on Radio Modules

      • Jakob Neuhaeuser, Moritz Wilkening, Janine Diehl-Schmid, Tim C. Lueth

      Pages 95-105

   3. Smart Meter: Detect and Individualize ADLs

      • Jana Clement, Joern Ploennigs, Klaus Kabitzsch

      Pages 107-122

   4. A Novel Indoor Localization Approach Using Dynamic Changes in Ultrasonic Echoes

      • Enno-Edzard Steen, Marco Eichelberg, Wolfgang Nebel, Andreas Hein

      Pages 123-133

   5. Unobtrusive Fall Detection Using 3D Images of a Gaming Console: Concept and First Results

      • Christian Marzahl, Peter Penndorf, Ilvio Bruder, Martin Staemmler

      Pages 135-146

5. Evaluation, User Acceptance and Usability

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 147-147

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   2. Rule-Based Approach for Simulating Age-Related Usability Problems

      • Aaron Ruß, Michael Quade, Michael Kruppa, Mathias Runge

      Pages 149-166

   3. Usable User Interfaces for Persons with Memory Impairments

      • Riitta Hellman

      Pages 167-176

   4. Tablets for Seniors – An Evaluation of a Current Model (iPad)

      • Franz Werner, Katharina Werner, Johannes Oberzaucher

      Pages 177-184

   5. Two Steps Forward and One Step Back? on the Acceptance and Use of AAL Technology in Households

      • Lynn Schelisch, Annette Spellerberg

      Pages 185-196

6. Platforms

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197

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In this book, leading authors in the field discuss development of Ambient Assisted Living. The contributions have been chosen and invited at the 5th AAL congress, Berlin. It presents new technological developments which support the autonomy and independence of individuals with special needs. As the technological innovation raises also social issues, the book addresses micro and macro economical aspects of assistive systems and puts  an additional emphasis  on the ethical and legal discussion. The presentation is supported by real world examples and applications.

• Health workforce
• assistive systems
• health economy
• healthcare marketplace
• individuals with special needs
• medical care
• patient record privacy
• patient record security
• telemonitoring

• Computer Graphics Research, Fraunhofer Institute for, Darmstadt, Germany

  Reiner Wichert

• VDE e.V., Frankfurt/Main, Germany

  Birgid Eberhardt

Policies and ethics