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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 diï¬erent time-scales. Then, we describe how the required adaptations are (or will be) achieved with respect to the userâs 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 diï¬erent time-scales.
Then, we describe how the required adaptations are (or will be) achieved with
respect to the userâs mobility (intelligent robotic wheelchairs and walkers),
the interaction (multi-modal interfaces), and the environment (adaptive
furniture and ambient intelligence).
}
}
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