Ambient Assisted Living Italian Forum 2014 /

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 moni...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Andò, Bruno. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Siciliano, Pietro. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Marletta, Vincenzo. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Monteriù, Andrea. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:Biosystems & Biorobotics, 11
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18374-9
Table of Contents:
  • An AAL adaptive user interface to support frail people in manufacturing
  • Electromagnetic technologies as travel aids for visually impaired subjects
  • A system to promote walking for the elderly and empower tourism: the Sweet Mobility project
  • IR-UWB for Ambient Assisted Living Applications
  • Comparison of RGB-D Mapping Solutions for Application to Food Intake Monitoring
  • Combining EEG and EMG signals in a wireless system for preventing fall in neurodegenerative diseases
  • Investments and Sustainability of Public Expenditure in the Health Sector
  • Low cost RGB-D vision based system to support motor disabilities rehabilitation at home
  • Sensor-based AAL services for active and healthy ageing
  • Pedestrian Simulation: Considering Elderlies in the Models and in the Simulation Results
  • Algorithms for ADL identification
  • Giving voice to images: audio description and visual impairment. Technological solutions and methodological choices
  • Metabolink: m-Health solution enabling patient-centered care and empowerment for well-being and active ageing
  • Alzheimer Patient’s Home Rehabilitation through ICT advanced technologies: the ALTRUISM project
  • Neurophysiological and behavioural variables in cognitive impairment: towards a personalised monitoring system
  • Design of Cloud Robotic Services for Senior Citizens to Improve Independent Living and Personal Health Management
  • A Smart Walking Assistant for Safe Navigation in Complex Indoor Environments
  • Robot Interface Design: The Giraff Telepresence Robot for Social Interaction
  • Predicting freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease with a smartphone comparison between two algorithms
  • A wireless sensor insole to collect and analyse gait data in real environment: the WIISEL project
  • Wearable sensors for human movement monitoring in biomedical applications: case studies
  • A Near Field Communication-based Platform for Mobile Ambient Assisted Living Applications
  • Domestic monitoring of respiration and movement by an electromagnetic sensor
  • Advanced solutions to support daily life of people affected by the Down syndrome
  • Design Adaptable and Adaptive User Interfaces: a Method to Manage the Information
  • Smart house and start object for AAL: design concept.