Ambient Assisted Living

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Models and Algorithms for AAL

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. A Quality Model for Service Delivery in AAL and AT Provision

      • Claudio Bitelli, Lorenzo Desideri, Massimiliano Malavasi

      Pages 3-10

   3. Pedestrian Simulation: Considering Elderlies in the Models and in the Simulation Results

      • Stefania Bandini, Luca Crociani, Giuseppe Vizzari

      Pages 11-21

   4. User-Oriented Services Based on Sensor Data

      • Paolo Barsocchi, Giulio Bernardi, Amedeo Cesta, Luca Coraci, Gabriella Cortellessa, Riccardo De Benedictis et al.

      Pages 23-34

   5. Investments and Sustainability of Public Expenditure in the Health Sector

      • Maurizio Ciaschini, Monica De Angelis, Andrea Monteriù, Rosita Pretaroli, Francesca Severini, Claudio Socci

      Pages 35-46

   6. Design Adaptable and Adaptive User Interfaces: A Method to Manage the Information

      • Francesca Gullà, Silvia Ceccacci, Michele Germani, Lorenzo Cavalieri

      Pages 47-58

3. Sensing Technologies for AAL

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59

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   2. Predicting Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease with a Smartphone: Comparison Between Two Algorithms

      • Lucia Pepa, Federica Verdini, Marianna Capecci, Francesco Maracci, Maria Gabriella Ceravolo, Tommaso Leo

      Pages 61-69

   3. A Wireless Sensor Insole to Collect and Analyse Gait Data in Real Environment: The WIISEL Project

      • Mirko Di Rosa, Vera Stara, Lorena Rossi, Fanny Breuil, Elisenda Reixach, Joan Garcia Paredes et al.

      Pages 71-80

   4. MuSA: Wearable Multi Sensor Assistant for Human Activity Recognition and Indoor Localization

      • F. Montalto, C. Guerra, V. Bianchi, I. De Munari, P. Ciampolini

      Pages 81-92

   5. Tools for Behavior Monitoring: An Ambient Assisted Living Real Experience

      • Agostino Losardo, Ferdinando Grossi, Guido Matrella, Ilaria De Munari, Paolo Ciampolini

      Pages 93-100

   6. Integration of Real-Time Metabolic Rate Measurement in a Low-Cost Tool for the Thermal Comfort Monitoring in AAL Environments

      • Gian Marco Revel, Marco Arnesano, Filippo Pietroni

      Pages 101-110

   7. Wearable Sensors for Human Movement Monitoring in Biomedical Applications: Case Studies

      • Michela Borghetti, Alessandro Dionisi, Emilio Sardini, Mauro Serpelloni

      Pages 111-123

   8. A Near Field Communication-Based Platform for Mobile Ambient Assisted Living Applications

      • Alessandro Leone, Gabriele Rescio, Pietro Siciliano

      Pages 125-132

   9. Domestic Monitoring of Respiration and Movement by an Electromagnetic Sensor

      • V. Petrini, V. Di Mattia, A. De Leo, P. Russo, V. Mariani Primiani, G. Manfredi et al.

      Pages 133-142

4. Assistive Devices

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143

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   2. An AAL Adaptive User Interface to Support Frail People in Manufacturing

      • Margherita Peruzzini, Matteo Iualè, Michele Germani

      Pages 145-157

   3. Electromagnetic Technologies as Travel Aids for Visually Impaired Subjects

      • G. Cerri, A. De Leo, V. Di Mattia, G. Manfredi, V. Mariani Primiani, V. Petrini et al.

      Pages 159-167

   4. Evacuation Aid for Elderly in Care Homes and Hospitals: An Interactive System for Reducing Pre-movement Time in Case of Fire

      • Marco D’Orazio, Gabriele Bernardini, Sauro Longhi, Paolo Olivetti

      Pages 169-178

This book documents the state of the art in the field of ambient assisted living (AAL), highlighting the impressive potential of novel methodologies and technologies to enhance well-being and promote active ageing. The coverage is wide ranging, with sections on assistive devices, elderly people monitoring, home rehabilitation, ICT solutions for AAL, living with chronic conditions, robotic assistance for the elderly, sensing technologies for AAL, and smart housing. The book comprises a selection of the best papers presented at the Fifth Italian Forum on Ambient Assisted Living, which was held in Catania, Italy, in September 2014 and brought together end users, technology teams, and policy makers to develop a consensus on how to improve provision for elderly and impaired people. Readers will find that the expert contributions offer clear insights into the ways in which the most recent exciting advances may be expected to assist in addressing the needs of the elderly and those with chronic conditions.

• Active Ageing
• Assistive Devices
• Elderly People Monitoring
• ForItAAL 2014
• Home Rehabilitation
• ICT Solutions for AAL
• Robotic Assistance for the Elderly
• Sensing Technologies for AAL
• Smart Housing

• DIEEI, Università degli Studi di Catania, Catania, Italy

  Bruno Andò, Vincenzo Marletta

• Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems IMM-CNR c/o Campus Ecotekne, Lecce, Italy

  Pietro Siciliano

• Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy

  Andrea Monteriù

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