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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254334003321

Titolo

Ambient Assisted Living : 9. AAL-Kongress, Frankfurt/M, Germany, April 20 - 21, 2016 / / edited by Reiner Wichert, Beate Mand

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-52322-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 213 p. 70 illus., 60 illus. in color.)

Collana

Advanced Technologies and Societal Change, , 2191-6853

Disciplina

615.902

Soggetti

Biomedical engineering

Economic policy

Aging

Geriatrics

Health informatics

Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering

R & D/Technology Policy

Geriatrics/Gerontology

Health Informatics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Integration of Stationary and Wearable Support Services for an Actively Assisted Life of Elderly People: Capabilities, Achievements, Limitations, Prospects - A Case Study -- QuoVadis - Definition of Requirements and Conception for Interconnected Living in a Quarter for Dementia Patients -- Invisible Human Sensing in Smart Living Environments using Capacitive Sensors -- LivingCare - An autonomously learning, human centered home automation system: Collection and preliminary analysis of a large dataset of real living situations -- New Approaches for Localization and Activity Sensing in Smart Environments -- Technology supported geriatric assessment.

Sommario/riassunto

In this book, leading authors in the field discuss the habitats of tomorrow. These habitats will be connected through autonomous and assistive systems, turning habitats into health resorts. This book discusses how assistance technologies enable a smooth transition from



comfortable health support to medical or nursing care. The contributions have been chosen and invited at the 9th AAL congress, Frankfurt. .