scholarly journals Intelligent Mixed Reality for the Creation of Ambient Assisted Living

2007 ◽  
pp. 323-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo Costa ◽  
José Neves ◽  
Paulo Novais ◽  
José Machado ◽  
Luís Lima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Living ◽  
Mixed Reality ◽  
Ambient Assisted Living ◽  
The Creation

scholarly journals Overview of Policies, Guidelines, and Standards for Active Assisted Living Data Exchange: Thematic Analysis (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura X. Fadrique ◽  
Dia Rahman ◽  
Hélène Vaillancourt ◽  
Paul Boissonneault ◽  
Tania Donovska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Data Sharing ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Assisted Living ◽  
Ambient Assisted Living ◽  
Primary Concern ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
Health Technologies ◽  
The Creation

BACKGROUND A primary concern for governments and health care systems is the rapid growth of the aging population. To provide a better quality of life for the elderly, researchers have explored the use of wearables, sensors, actuators, and mobile health technologies. The term AAL can be referred to as active assisted living or ambient assisted living, with both sometimes used interchangeably. AAL technologies describes systems designed to improve the quality of life, aid in independence, and create healthier lifestyles for those who need assistance at any stage of their lives. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to understand the standards and policy guidelines that companies use in the creation of AAL technologies and to highlight the gap between available technologies, standards, and policies and what should be available for use. METHODS A literature review was conducted to identify critical standards and frameworks related to AAL. Interviews with 15 different stakeholders across Canada were carried out to complement this review. The results from interviews were coded using a thematic analysis and then presented in two workshops about standards, policies, and governance to identify future steps and opportunities regarding AAL. RESULTS Our study showed that the base technology, standards, and policies necessary for the creation of AAL technology are not the primary problem causing disparity between existing and accessible technologies; instead nontechnical issues and integration between existing technologies present the most significant issue. A total of five themes have been identified for further analysis: (1) end user and purpose; (2) accessibility; (3) interoperability; (4) data sharing; and (5) privacy and security. CONCLUSIONS Interoperability is currently the biggest challenge for the future of data sharing related to AAL technology. Additionally, the majority of stakeholders consider privacy and security to be the main concerns related to data sharing in the AAL scope. Further research is necessary to explore each identified gap in detail.

scholarly journals Overview of Policies, Guidelines, and Standards for Active Assisted Living Data Exchange: Thematic Analysis

10.2196/15923 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. e15923 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura X Fadrique ◽  
Dia Rahman ◽  
Hélène Vaillancourt ◽  
Paul Boissonneault ◽  
Tania Donovska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Data Sharing ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Assisted Living ◽  
Ambient Assisted Living ◽  
Primary Concern ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
Health Technologies ◽  
The Creation

Background A primary concern for governments and health care systems is the rapid growth of the aging population. To provide a better quality of life for the elderly, researchers have explored the use of wearables, sensors, actuators, and mobile health technologies. The term AAL can be referred to as active assisted living or ambient assisted living, with both sometimes used interchangeably. AAL technologies describes systems designed to improve the quality of life, aid in independence, and create healthier lifestyles for those who need assistance at any stage of their lives. Objective The aim of this study was to understand the standards and policy guidelines that companies use in the creation of AAL technologies and to highlight the gap between available technologies, standards, and policies and what should be available for use. Methods A literature review was conducted to identify critical standards and frameworks related to AAL. Interviews with 15 different stakeholders across Canada were carried out to complement this review. The results from interviews were coded using a thematic analysis and then presented in two workshops about standards, policies, and governance to identify future steps and opportunities regarding AAL. Results Our study showed that the base technology, standards, and policies necessary for the creation of AAL technology are not the primary problem causing disparity between existing and accessible technologies; instead nontechnical issues and integration between existing technologies present the most significant issue. A total of five themes have been identified for further analysis: (1) end user and purpose; (2) accessibility; (3) interoperability; (4) data sharing; and (5) privacy and security. Conclusions Interoperability is currently the biggest challenge for the future of data sharing related to AAL technology. Additionally, the majority of stakeholders consider privacy and security to be the main concerns related to data sharing in the AAL scope. Further research is necessary to explore each identified gap in detail.

scholarly journals Semantic and Virtual Reality-Enhanced Configuration of Domestic Environments: The Smart Home Simulator

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniele Spoladore ◽  
Sara Arlati ◽  
Marco Sacco
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Assisted Living ◽  
Smart Home ◽  
Mixed Reality ◽  
Ambient Assisted Living ◽  
Formal Models ◽  
Semantic Web Technologies ◽  
Domestic Environment ◽  
Web Technologies ◽  
Domestic Environments

This paper introduces the Smart Home Simulator, one of the main outcomes of the D4All project. This application takes into account the variety of issues involved in the development of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) solutions, such as the peculiarity of each end-users, appliances, and technologies with their deployment and data-sharing issues. The Smart Home Simulator—a mixed reality application able to support the configuration and customization of domestic environments in AAL systems—leverages on integration capabilities of Semantic Web technologies and the possibility to model relevant knowledge (about both the dwellers and the domestic environment) into formal models. It also exploits Virtual Reality technologies as an efficient means to simplify the configuration of customized AAL environments. The application and the underlying framework will be validated through two different use cases, each one foreseeing the customized configuration of a domestic environment for specific segments of users.

Ambient Assisted Living Systems: The Scope of Research and Development

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Ashish D Patel ◽  
Jigarkumar H. Shah
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Living ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Intelligent Systems ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Ambient Assisted Living ◽  
Smart Devices ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Aged Population ◽  
The People ◽  
Living Person

The aged population of the world is increasing by a large factor due to the availability of medical and other facilities. As the number grows rapidly, requirements of this segment of age (65+) are increasing rapidly as well as the percentage of aged persons living alone is also increasing with the same rate due to the inevitable socio-economic changes. This situation demands the solution of many problems like loneliness, chronic conditions, social interaction, transportation, day-to-day life and many more for independent living person. A large part of aged population may not be able to interact directly with new technologies. This sought some serious development towards the use of intelligent systems i.e. smart devices which helps the people with their inability to use the available as well future solutions. Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) is the answer to these problems. In this paper, issues related to AAL systems are studied. Study of challenges and limitations of this comparatively new field will help the designers to remove the barriers of AAL systems.

scholarly journals Contactless Interactive Fall Detection and Sleep Quality Estimation for Supporting Elderly with Incipient Dementia

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 388-391
Author(s):  
Roman Siedel ◽  
Tobias Scheck ◽  
Ana C. Perez Grassi ◽  
Julian B. Seuffert ◽  
André Apitzsch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Assisted Living ◽  
Ambient Assisted Living ◽  
Fall Detection ◽  
Quality Estimation ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Affected Person ◽  
Development State ◽  
Current Behaviour

AbstractIn recent years, the demographic change in conjunction with a lack of professional caregivers led to retirement homes reaching capacity. The Alzheimer Disease International stated that over 50 million people suffered from dementia in 2019 worldwide and twice the amount will presumably be effected in 2030. The field of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) tackles this problem by facilitating technical system-aided everyday life. AUXILIA is such an AAL system and does not only support elderly people with dementia in an early phase, but also monitors their activities to provide behaviour analysis results for care attendants, relatives and physicians. Moreover, the system is capable of recognizing emergency situations like human falls. Furthermore, sleep quality estimation is employed to be able to draw conclusions about the current behaviour of an affected person. This article presents the current development state of AUXILIA.

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