Wichert / Eberhardt Ambient Assisted Living

4. AAL-Kongress 2011 Berlin, Germany, January 25-26, 2011
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-3-642-18167-2
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 318 Seiten

Reihe: Advanced Technologies and Societal Change

In this book, 22 authors discuss development of Ambient Assisted Living. 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Eberhardt, Birgid

Wichert, Reiner

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Title;1
2;Preface;4
3;Organization;5
4;Contents;7
5;Chapter 1: Assistance Systems;10
5.1;Architecture of the ‘Daily Care Journal’ for the Support of Health Care Networks;11
5.1.1;Introduction;11
5.1.2;State of the Art;12
5.1.3;Application Scenarios;13
5.1.3.1;Setup of the Care Network;14
5.1.3.2;Inclusion of the Patient;14
5.1.3.3;Assign Access Rights;14
5.1.3.4;Form Creation;14
5.1.3.5;Care Documentation;15
5.1.3.6;Presentation of Care Document;15
5.1.3.7;Quality Management of Documentation;15
5.1.3.8;Optimizing Care Processes;15
5.1.3.9;AEDL Assessment;16
5.1.3.10;AEDL Presentation;16
5.1.4;Architecture;16
5.1.4.1;Logical Architecture;17
5.1.4.2;General Requirements of the Concrete Architecture;20
5.1.4.3;Service Modules;21
5.1.5;Future Work;23
5.1.6;References;24
5.2;Technological Stress – Mental Strain of Younger and Older Users If Technology Fails;25
5.2.1;Initial Situation;26
5.2.2;Research Methodology;26
5.2.3;Description of Experiment;27
5.2.4;Evaluation;29
5.2.5;Conclusions;35
5.3;Ubiquitous Life Support Systems for an Ageing Society in Japan;38
5.3.1;Japan as a Forerunner;38
5.3.1.1;Variety of the Players;38
5.3.1.2;Universities as the Scientific “Spine”;39
5.3.1.3;General Innovation Enthusiasm;39
5.3.1.4;Growing Old in Japan;39
5.3.2;Strategies and Developments in Japan;40
5.3.2.1;The U Japan Strategy – Solution of Social Problems by Information Technology;40
5.3.2.2;Microsystem and Micromachines;41
5.3.2.3;Robotics;42
5.3.2.4;Yaoyorozu: Technology as an Assistant in the Everyday Life;42
5.3.3;Examples of Assistance Technologies in Categories;42
5.3.3.1;Home Care: Robotic Bed;42
5.3.3.2;Social Interaction: NetTansorWeb;44
5.3.3.3;Health and Wellness: Intelligence Toilet;45
5.3.3.4;Information and Learning: Dr. Kawashima;46
5.3.3.5;Professional Life: Stride Management Assistant;47
5.3.3.6;Mobility: Toyota i-Swing;48
5.3.3.7;Home Automation;50
5.3.3.8;Smart City: Town Management System;50
5.3.4;Implementing of AAL Technologies by Means of Modularized Residential Systems;51
5.3.5;Conclusions;54
5.3.5.1;Thematization of High-Tech-Assistance Since the Beginning of the 70s;54
5.3.5.2;“Universal Technologies” Instead of Agespecific Technologies;54
5.3.5.3;Technology and Status of the Elderly;54
5.3.5.4;Working with Preseries or Test Series;55
5.3.5.5;Modularized Residential Buildings as a Sales Motor;55
5.3.6;References;55
6;Chapter 2: Human Machine Interface;56
6.1;An Intelligent House Control Using Speech Recognition with Integrated Localization;57
6.1.1;Introduction;57
6.1.2;House Environment;58
6.1.3;Speech Recognition in House;59
6.1.3.1;Overall Design;59
6.1.3.2;Speech Recognition;61
6.1.4;Localization in House;61
6.1.4.1;Technical Realization;63
6.1.5;Experiments;64
6.1.5.1;Speech Recognition;64
6.1.5.2;Localization;65
6.1.6;Summary;67
6.1.7;References;67
6.2;Ambient Voice Control for a Personal Activity and Household Assistant;69
6.2.1;Introduction;69
6.2.2;User Acceptance Study;70
6.2.3;Challenges and Demands for Voice Controlled Ambient Assistive Technologies;71
6.2.3.1;Pre-processing Concepts for Speech Quality Enhancement;72
6.2.3.2;Concepts in Automatic Speech Recognition to Improve Recognition Performance for Acoustically Adverse Conditions;74
6.2.4;An Automatic Speech Recognition Experiment in an AAL Scenario;76
6.2.5;Summary and Conclusion;78
6.2.6;References;79
6.3;Natural Gesture Interaction with Accelerometer-Based Devices in Ambient Assisted Environments;81
6.3.1;Introduction;81
6.3.2;Overview and Related Works;82
6.3.2.1;Gestures Depends on Cultural Back-Ground;83
6.3.2.2;Throw and Tilt Interaction;83
6.3.2.3;Hand-Drawn Gestures;83
6.3.2.4;Postures and Gestures in Human-Computer-Interaction;84
6.3.3;Experiment for Determining Intuitive Gestures Using Accelerometer-Based Interaction Devices;84
6.3.3.1;Overview;84
6.3.3.2;Evaluation Environment;85
6.3.3.3;Participants;86
6.3.3.4;Evaluation Tasks;86
6.3.3.5;Accomplishment;87
6.3.4;Results;88
6.3.5;Discussion;88
6.3.6;Conclusion;89
6.3.7;References;89
6.4;An Elderly-Oriented Platform to Simplify the Use of Physical Activity Controlled Game Consoles;97
6.4.1;Introduction;97
6.4.2;State of the Art;98
6.4.3;Challenges;99
6.4.3.1;Self-explanatory Human-Machine Interface;99
6.4.3.2;Elderly-Oriented Design;100
6.4.3.3;Wireless Operation;100
6.4.3.4;Record of Activity;100
6.4.3.5;Low System Cost;100
6.4.4;System Description;100
6.4.4.1;Hardware and Construction;101
6.4.4.2;System Operation;102
6.4.4.3;Record of User’s Activities;102
6.4.5;Experiments;103
6.4.5.1;Test Sessions with Potential Users;103
6.4.5.2;Test Results;104
6.4.6;Conclusions;105
6.4.7;References;106
7;Chapter 3: Platforms;107
7.1;System Architecture for Palliative Care in the Home Environment;108
7.1.1;Introduction;108
7.1.2;Motivation;109
7.1.2.1;Monitoring;109
7.1.2.2;Supporting Medical Decisions;110
7.1.2.3;Creating a Social Network;110
7.1.3;State of the Art;111
7.1.3.1;Limitation of the State of the Art;112
7.1.4;Approach;113
7.1.5;Architecture;115
7.1.5.1;System Requirements;115
7.1.5.2;Realisation;115
7.1.5.3;In-House Communication Platform;116
7.1.5.4;Medical Decision Support;117
7.1.6;Conclusion/Discussion;119
7.1.7;References;119
7.2;openURC: Standardisation towards “User Interfaces for Everyone, Everywhere, on Anything”;121
7.2.1;Introduction;121
7.2.2;The Universal Remote Console Standard;123
7.2.3;Injecting the URC Ecosystem;126
7.2.4;Structure and Timeline of the OpenURC Alliance;127
7.2.4.1;Time Line;128
7.2.5;Current and Future Technical Work;128
7.2.6;Conclusion and Outlook;128
7.2.7;References;129
7.3;universAAL – An Open and Consolidated AAL Platform;130
7.3.1;Background and Motivation;131
7.3.2;Development of an Open AAL Platform;132
7.3.2.1;The Input Projects;133
7.3.2.2;The Consolidation and Development Approach;135
7.3.3;Benefit of the Project;137
7.3.4;Consolidation of universAAL's Layered Architecture;137
7.3.5;The Consolidated Reference Model;138
7.3.6;universAAL and the AAL Open Association (AALOA);141
7.3.7;Summary and Outlook;142
7.3.8;References;143
7.4;Towards a Unified Ambient Assisted Living and Personal Health Environment;144
7.4.1;Demographic Challenges and Technology Concepts;144
7.4.2;Limitations of Isolated AAL and Personal Health Solutions;145
7.4.3;Current Platform-Based Comprehensive Concepts;146
7.4.4;Evaluation Results in universAAL by Consolidation;149
7.4.5;Examples of the Consolidation Process;150
7.4.5.1;Consolidation Process When Decomposing the System into Layers;151
7.4.5.2;Consolidation Process When Decomposing the System into Building Blocks;152
7.4.6;Towards a Joint AAL and AmI Platform and Community;156
7.4.7;References;158
8;Chapter 4: Activity Recognition;159
8.1;Preventive Emergency Detection Based on the Probabilistic Evaluation of Distributed, Embedded Sensor Networks;160
8.1.1;Introduction;160
8.1.1.1;User Related Restrictions;161
8.1.1.2;Medical Challenges;161
8.1.1.3;Technical Challenges;162
8.1.2;Methods and Techniques;163
8.1.2.1;Characteristic of the Assistance System;163
8.1.2.2;Process Data Acquisition;164
8.1.2.3;Probabilistic Modeling;165
8.1.2.4;Semantic Integration;168
8.1.3;Example of Implementation;168
8.1.3.1;Partial Model Emergency Detection;168
8.1.3.2;Partial Model Diagnosis Assistance;175
8.1.3.3;Ontology of the Implementation;177
8.1.4;Discussion of the Results;178
8.1.5;Conclusion and Outlook;179
8.1.5.1;R\'{e}sum\'{e};179
8.1.5.2;Next Steps;179
8.1.6;References;179
8.2;Detection and Classification of Acoustic Events for In-Home Care;181
8.2.1;Introduction;181
8.2.2;Detector and Classifier;182
8.2.2.1;Pre-processing;183
8.2.2.2;Event Detection;187
8.2.2.3;Classification;188
8.2.3;Experimental Setup;190
8.2.4;Evaluation;190
8.2.5;Summary;194
8.2.6;References;195
8.3;An Approach to the Fusion of Probabilities of Activities for the Robust Identification of Activities of Daily Living (ADL);196
8.3.1;Introduction;196
8.3.2;State of the Art;197
8.3.3;Dempster Shafer;199
8.3.3.1;Example;200
8.3.4;Experimental Setup and Study;201
8.3.4.1;Sensors;201
8.3.4.2;Study;202
8.3.4.3;Available Results;203
8.3.4.4;Probabilities of Activities;203
8.3.5;Results;204
8.3.6;Discussion;206
8.3.7;Outlook;206
8.4;A Gesture Based System for Context – Sensitive Interaction with Smart Homes;208
8.4.1;Introduction;208
8.4.2;Related Work;209
8.4.3;Smart Home;210
8.4.3.1;Smart Kitchen;210
8.4.3.2;Gesture Recognition;211
8.4.4;Interaction Concepts;212
8.4.4.1;Gesture Control in Context;212
8.4.4.2;Gesture Triggered Scenarios;212
8.4.5;User Tests;213
8.4.5.1;Test Scenario;214
8.4.5.2;Evaluation;215
8.4.6;Conclusion and Future Work;217
8.4.7;References;217
9;Chapter 5: Sensor Technology;219
9.1;Enhancing Mobile Robots’ Navigation through Mobility Assessments in Domestic Environments;220
9.1.1;Introduction;220
9.1.2;Medical Motivation;221
9.1.3;State-of-the-Art;222
9.1.3.1;Mobility Trend Analysis in Domestic Environments;222
9.1.3.2;Precise Gait Analysis;223
9.1.3.3;Service Robotics;223
9.1.3.4;Limitation of the State-of-the-Art;224
9.1.4;Approach;224
9.1.4.1;Computation of Domestic Motion Patterns Utilizing Path-Planning Algorithms;225
9.1.4.2;Laser-Based Precise Measurement of Human Movement Trajectories;227
9.1.5;Concept;228
9.1.6;Discussion;231
9.1.7;Conclusion;232
9.1.8;References;233
9.2;Emergency Indoor and Outdoor User Localization;236
9.2.1;Introduction;236
9.2.2;To Locate Or to Find?;237
9.2.3;Application Scenarios;238
9.2.3.1;Outdoor Locations;238
9.2.3.2;Indoors;239
9.2.4;System Architecture;240
9.2.4.1;Smartphone Components;242
9.2.4.2;Localization Server;245
9.2.5;Results;249
9.2.6;Conclusions and Outlook;252
9.3;Unobtrusive In-Car Vital Parameter Acquisition and Processing;254
9.3.1;Introduction;254
9.3.1.1;State of the Art in In-Car Vital Parameter Monitoring;255
9.3.1.2;Task Description;256
9.3.2;System Concept;257
9.3.2.1;Static System Concept Description;257
9.3.2.2;Dynamic System Concept Description;258
9.3.3;System Evaluation;259
9.3.3.1;Materials and Methods;259
9.3.3.2;Preliminary Experiment;262
9.3.3.3;Sensor Evaluation Experiment;264
9.3.3.4;Real Road Traffic Experiment;265
9.3.4;Conclusions;266
9.3.5;References;267
9.4;Overview of Indoor Positioning Technologies for Context Aware AAL Applications;269
9.4.1;Introduction;269
9.4.2;Fundamentals and Classification;271
9.4.2.1;Classification;272
9.4.2.2;Positioning Methods and Principals;273
9.4.3;Metrics;275
9.4.4;Overview of Systems and Solutions;276
9.4.4.1;Single Medium;276
9.4.4.2;Multiple Mediums;279
9.4.5;AAL Use Cases;282
9.4.5.1;Ambient Assisted Living;282
9.4.5.2;Activity Recognition;283
9.4.5.3;LBS and Indoot Navigation;283
9.4.6;Conclusion and Future Trends;283
9.4.7;References;284
10;Chapter 6: Telemonitoring;288
10.1;Ambulatory Treatment and Telemonitoring of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease;289
10.1.1;Introduction;289
10.1.2;Context;290
10.1.3;The System Components;291
10.1.4;BS&AN Structure;293
10.1.4.1;Control System;293
10.1.4.2;Intraoral Drug Delivery Device;294
10.1.4.3;Subcutaneous Pump;295
10.1.4.4;Inertial Sensor;295
10.1.4.5;Mobile Gateway;296
10.1.5;Conclusion;298
10.1.6;References;298
10.2;Prototype Implementation of Standard-Based Interoperability Guidelines: Experiences and Results Regarding Telemonitoring Applications;300
10.2.1;Introduction;300
10.2.2;Material and Methods;301
10.2.2.1;System Architecture and Responsibility;301
10.2.2.2;PAN-Interface;301
10.2.2.3;WAN-Interface;303
10.2.2.4;HRN-Interface;304
10.2.2.5;Prototype Implementation;305
10.2.3;Results;306
10.2.4;Discussion;306
10.2.4.1;Practical Usage;306
10.2.4.2;Selection of Standards and Profiles;307
10.2.5;Summary;308
10.2.6;References;308
11;Author Index;310