Ambient Assisted Living

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-x

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2. Technical Assistance for Urban Areas

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Integration of Stationary and Wearable Support Services for an Actively Assisted Living of Elderly People: Capabilities, Achievements, Limitations, Prospects—A Case Study

      • Rainer Lutze, Klemens Waldhör

      Pages 3-26

   3. QuoVadis—Definition of Requirements and Conception for Interconnected Living in a Quarter for Dementia Patients

      • Alexander Gerka, Nadine Abmeier, Marie-Luise Schwarz, Stefanie Brinkmann-Gerdes, Marco Eichelberg, Andreas Hein

      Pages 27-39

3. Technology for Smart Environments

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41

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   2. Invisible Human Sensing in Smart Living Environments Using Capacitive Sensors

      • Andreas Braun, Silvia Rus, Martin Majewski

      Pages 43-53

   3. LivingCare—An Autonomously Learning, Human Centered Home Automation System: Collection and Preliminary Analysis of a Large Dataset of Real Living Situations

      • Ralf Eckert, Sebastian Müller, Sebastian Glende, Alexander Gerka, Andreas Hein, Ralph Welge

      Pages 55-72

   4. New Approaches for Localization and Activity Sensing in Smart Environments

      • Florian Kirchbuchner, Biying Fu, Andreas Braun, Julian von Wilmsdorff

      Pages 73-84

   5. Technology Supported Geriatric Assessment

      • Sandra Hellmers, Sebastian Fudickar, Clemens Büse, Lena Dasenbrock, Andrea Heinks, Jürgen M. Bauer et al.

      Pages 85-100

4. Technology to Support Mobility

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101

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   2. Gesture Controlled Hospital Beds for Home Care

      • S. Fudickar, J. Flessner, N. Volkening, E.-E. Steen, M. Isken, A. Hein

      Pages 103-118

   3. Assisted Motion Control in Therapy Environments Using Smart Sensor Technology: Challenges and Opportunities

      • Julia Richter, Christian Wiede, André Apitzsch, Nico Nitzsche, Christiane Lösch, Martin Weigert et al.

      Pages 119-132

   4. eNav: A Suitable Navigation System for the Disabled

      • Dženan Džafić, Pierre Schoonbrood, Dominik Franke, Stefan Kowalewski

      Pages 133-150

5. Technical Research for Reside and Living

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151

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   2. Regulation of Ventilation Systems Based on Psychophysical Principles

      • J. Flessner, M. Frenken

      Pages 153-161

   3. Computer-Based Adaption of Cooking Recipes Integrated in a Speech Dialogue Assistance System

      • Karen Insa Wolf, Stefan Goetze, Frank Wallhoff

      Pages 163-172

   4. Learning Behavioural Routines for Early Detection of Health Changes

      • Raoul Hoffmann, Axel Steinhage, Christl Lauterbach

      Pages 173-179

   5. Enabling an Internet of Things Framework for Ambient Assisted Living

      • Helmi Ben Hmida, Andreas Braun

      Pages 181-196

   6. Standardisation for Mobility-Related Assisted Living Solutions: From Problem Analysis to a Generic Mobility Model

      • Michael Brach, Armin Bremer, Andreas Kretschmer, Janina Laurila-Dürsch, Sebastian Naumann, Christoph Reiß

      Pages 197-213

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. 

• 9th AAL Congress
• Assistive Systems
• Health Economy
• Health Workforce
• Healthcare Marketplace
• Individuals with Special Needs
• Medical Care

• AHS Assisted Home Solutions GmbH , Weiterstadt, Germany

  Reiner Wichert

• Verband der Elektrotechnik Elektron Info, Verband der Elektrotechnik Elektronik Verband der Elektrotechnik Elektron Info, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

  Beate Mand

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