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Bernd Krieg-Brückner, Freek Stulp, Kerstin Schill, and Bernd Gersdorf. Adaptation for Ambient Assisted Living. In Interactive and Adaptive Furniture Workshop, 2008. Non-archival.

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Abstract

The percentage of people over 65 years is expected to increase in Europe from 16% in 2000 to 28% in 2050. The aim of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) solutions is to ``extend the time during which elderly people can live independently in their preferred environment with the support of Information and Communications Technology''. AAL technology should not over- or underchallenge the user, and therefore provide the level of support needed, but not more. As the needs and capabilities of users change, the support required varies over time. Adaptivity is a therefore a necessary feature of any assistive environment or device. The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI-Lab Bremen) and the University of Bremen are currently cooperating in several projects related to developing adaptive AAL technology for the elderly. In this paper, we give an integrated high-level overview of these ongoing projects. First, we present methods for determining the right level of support on different time-scales. Then, we describe how the required adaptations are (or will be) achieved with respect to the user’s mobility (intelligent robotic wheelchairs and walkers), the interaction (multi-modal interfaces), and the environment (adaptive furniture and ambient intelligence).

BibTeX Entry

@InProceedings{kriegbrueckner08adaptation,
  author =            {Bernd Krieg-Br\"uckner and Freek Stulp and Kerstin Schill and Bernd Gersdorf},
  title =             {Adaptation for Ambient Assisted Living},
  booktitle =         {Interactive and Adaptive Furniture Workshop},
  note =              {Non-archival.},
  bib2html_pubtype =  {Refereed Workshop Paper},
  bib2html_rescat =   {Robotics - Ambient Assisted Living},
  year =              {2008},
  abstract =          {
  The percentage of people over 65 years is expected to increase in Europe from
  16% in 2000 to 28% in 2050. The aim of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) solutions
  is to ``extend the time during which elderly people can live independently in
  their preferred environment with the support of Information and Communications
  Technology''. AAL technology should not over- or underchallenge the user, and
  therefore provide the level of support needed, but not more. As the needs and
  capabilities of users change, the support required varies over time.
  Adaptivity is a therefore a necessary feature of any assistive environment or
  device.
  The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI-Lab Bremen) and
  the University of Bremen are currently cooperating in several projects related
  to developing adaptive AAL technology for the elderly. In this paper, we give
  an integrated high-level overview of these ongoing projects. First, we present
  methods for determining the right level of support on different time-scales.
  Then, we describe how the required adaptations are (or will be) achieved with
  respect to the user’s mobility (intelligent robotic wheelchairs and walkers),
  the interaction (multi-modal interfaces), and the environment (adaptive
  furniture and ambient intelligence).
  }
}

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