Publikation
Titel
Technical Approaches to Unobtrusive Geriatric Assessments in Domestic Environments
Publikationsart
Tagungsbeitrag
Alle Autoren
Frenken, Thomas; Wilken, Olaf; Hein, Andreas
Zusammenfassung
Two novel approaches to implementing unobtrusive and and non-stigmatizing geriatric assessments in domestic environments are presented. Mobility regarding self-selected gait velocity is assessed using light barriers and a two dimensional laser range scanner. A single power sensor installed into the fuse box helps determining self-care ability by detecting appliance usage. The described assessment approaches are meant to enable early detection of disabilities and thus prevention and provision of individual support directly in peoples' homes. They overcome the disadvantages of classical geriatric assessments. The technical assessments contribute to the concept of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) which targets at fostering a self-determined lifestyle in peoples' personal homes by providing a technical infrastructure and supporting services. The assessments do not require any direct interaction with the inhabitants. Two experiments conducted in a living lab and a residential care facility in Oldenburg, Germany demonstrate the general feasibility of the approaches.
Buchtitel
Proceedings of the 5th Workshop on Behaviour Monitoring and Interpretation, BMI'10, Karlsruhe, Germany, September 21, 2010
Sprache
Englisch
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Ausgabe
678
Serie
CEUR Workshop Proceedings
Seiten
63-74
Herausgeber
CEUR-WS.org
Titel der Konferenz
5th Workshop on Behaviour Monitoring and Interpretation (BMI'10)
