Active and Assisted Living Technologies and Applications
Description
Active and Assisted Living (AAL) systems aim at improving the quality of life and supporting independent and healthy living of older or impaired people by using a distributed network of sensors and actuators to create a ubiquitous technological layer, able to interact transparently with the users, observing and interpreting their actions and intentions, learning their preferences and adjusting the parameters of the system to improve their quality of life and work. This book provides a comprehensive review of the technologies and applications for AAL.
Keywords
Family & RelationshipsEldercareMedicalAllied Health ServicesMedical TechnologyHealth Care DeliverySocial SciencePeople with DisabilitiesTechnology & EngineeringAutomationEngineering (General)RoboticsTelecommunicationsBiomedical
2016Book
Author(s)Francisco Florez-Revuelta, Alexandros Andre Chaaraoui
PublisherInstitution of Engineering and Technology
ISBN9781849199872
LanguageEnglish
