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Intro -- Preface -- Program Committee AAL Kongress 2015 -- Contents -- Part I Social Participation and Mobility -- Design and Evaluation of a Second Screen Communication and Gaming Platform to Foster Teleparticipation of the Socially Isolated Elderly -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 User-Centered Design Approach -- 4 BRELOMATE---Communication and Gaming Platform -- 4.1 Hardware Setup -- 4.2 System Architecture -- 4.3 Tablet and Set-Top Box Client -- 4.4 Videoconferencing and Gaming Server -- 5 User Study and Evaluation -- 5.1 Test Design -- 5.2 Evaluation of Results -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Designing and Introducing an Activity Motivating Mobile Web App Platform for Seniors -- 1 Motivation and Related Work -- 2 Approach of a Mobile Health Device -- 2.1 The VERA Project -- 2.2 Design Workshops -- 2.3 Platform Design Notes -- 3 Evaluation -- 3.1 Method -- 3.2 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Model-Based Approach for Posture and Movement Classification in Working Environments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 Model Design -- 3.1 Adaption -- 3.2 Posture Classification -- 3.3 Motion Classification -- 4 Knee Posture Experiment -- 4.1 Setup -- 4.2 Results and Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Part II Sensor Data Analysis -- Continuous Geriatric Assessments Supported by a Mobile Service Robot: Movement Analysis -- 1 Introduction and Medical Motivation -- 2 Related Work -- 3 Approach -- 4 Concept/System Overview -- 5 Movement Observation -- 6 Movement Evaluation: Sit--Stand--Sit Cycle -- 6.1 Literature Guideline -- 6.2 Experiment: Measuring Sit--Stand--Sit Cycle -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Inferring Multi-person Presence in Home Sensor Networks -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 Problem Statement -- 4 Approach -- 4.1 The Sensor Graph -- 4.2 Approach I: Statistical Analysis.

"The new research field of Ambient/Active Assisted Living (AAL) is quickly evolving. Ambient Integrated Robotics provides an easy-to-understand medical perspective to architects, designers, and engineers, bridging the different disciplines and showing how they fuse together to create the future of AAL technology. Using robotics as an example, the book illustrates how embedding its subsystems results in unique ambient technology that can be used to help people, particularly in adapting to the needs of the unwell and elderly populations. You will be provided with the knowledge and tools to contribute to the future of AAL. The Cambridge Handbooks on Construction Robotics series gives professionals, researchers, lecturers, and students basic conceptual and technical skills and strategies to manage, research, or teach the implementation of advanced automation, and robot-technology-based processes and technologies in construction. Books discuss progress in robot systems theory and demonstrates their integration using real applications and projections"--

Discusses both the technical and the social aspects of ambient assisted living Considers current societal trends, novel technological developments and pressing challenges Presents many experimental validations based on user trials and usability testing.

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This book provides state-of-the-art information on ambient assisted living (AAL), and focuses on technologies, services, living spaces, policies, and interventions to promote health, improve quality of life, and active aging. It includes various research contributions, case studies, and projects where assistive technologies are successfully applied in the field, and it covers a wide range of topics: Tailoring products and services to the Aging society, Bio-data and Artificial sensing AAL scenarios, Cognition, and Technologies, and Designing for Inclusion and Well-Being. The volume gathers the refereed proceedings of the 11th Italian Forum on Ambient Assisted Living (AAL), ForItAAL2020. This annual event involves companies, researchers, and stakeholders involved in the field of Ambient Assisted Living, it took place online due to the pandemic situation of Covid-19, and was organized by the University of Padua through the Human Inspired Technologies Research Centre and the Regional Innovative Network "ICT for Smart and Sustainable Living" with the contribution of the Smart Living Technologies Cluster. With its wide-ranging contributions to the topic, the book will inspire the readers and the researchers to continue their exploration of AAL technologies to support the development of products and services that make a real difference in peoples daily lives.

This book presents a wealth of insights and new conceptualizations for the development of Assistive Technologies for the Interaction of the Elderly. The book arranges the chaptersaccording to important aspects of maximizing the use value in innovation projects. Every chapter will include an executive summary reporting the main results, a storyline using everyday language, and scientific excursions, wherever useful. The book shows how an innovation project should be structured towards maximum use value and how a project should be structured in order to make a difference. It describes the useful categorization of the large group of the elderly to maximize the focus of the innovation and demonstrates the user involvement into innovation activities. Of course, the assessment of such innovative projects is discussed as well as the lessons learned. The book also explores the business opportunities and the financial evaluation of aspects of assistive technology.