Ambient Assisted Living (eBook)

Preface 6
Program Committee AAL Kongress 2015 8
Contents 10
Part I Social Participation and Mobility 12
Design and Evaluation of a Second Screen Communication and Gaming Platform to Foster Teleparticipation of the Socially Isolated Elderly 13
1 Introduction 13
2 Related Work 14
3 User-Centered Design Approach 15
4 BRELOMATE---Communication and Gaming Platform 17
4.1 Hardware Setup 17
4.2 System Architecture 17
4.3 Tablet and Set-Top Box Client 18
4.4 Videoconferencing and Gaming Server 19
5 User Study and Evaluation 20
5.1 Test Design 20
5.2 Evaluation of Results 21
6 Conclusion 22
References 23
Designing and Introducing an Activity Motivating Mobile Web App Platform for Seniors 24
1 Motivation and Related Work 24
2 Approach of a Mobile Health Device 25
2.1 The VERA Project 25
2.2 Design Workshops 26
2.3 Platform Design Notes 28
3 Evaluation 28
3.1 Method 28
3.2 Results 29
4 Discussion 31
5 Conclusion 32
References 32
Model-Based Approach for Posture and Movement Classification in Working Environments 34
1 Introduction 34
2 Related Work 35
3 Model Design 36
3.1 Adaption 37
3.2 Posture Classification 38
3.3 Motion Classification 39
4 Knee Posture Experiment 39
4.1 Setup 40
4.2 Results and Discussion 41
5 Conclusions 41
References 41
Part II Sensor Data Analysis 43
Continuous Geriatric Assessments Supported by a Mobile Service Robot: Movement Analysis 44
1 Introduction and Medical Motivation 44
2 Related Work 45
3 Approach 47
4 Concept/System Overview 48
5 Movement Observation 48
6 Movement Evaluation: Sit--Stand--Sit Cycle 49
6.1 Literature Guideline 49
6.2 Experiment: Measuring Sit--Stand--Sit Cycle 50
7 Conclusion 52
References 52
Inferring Multi-person Presence in Home Sensor Networks 54
1 Introduction 54
2 Related Work 55
3 Problem Statement 56
4 Approach 56
4.1 The Sensor Graph 56
4.2 Approach I: Statistical Analysis 57
4.3 Approach II: Multi-target Tracking 58
5 Evaluation 60
6 Results 60
7 Discussion 62
References 62
Part III Acceptance Factors and Barriers 64
Implementing Data Protection and Information Security in AAL 65
1 Introduction 65
2 Legal Basis and Requirements 66
2.1 Regulatory Framework 66
2.2 Consent 67
2.3 Privacy by Design 68
3 Information Security Requirements 69
3.1 Structure Analysis 69
3.2 Data Inventory 70
3.3 Protection Requirements 70
3.4 Risk Analysis 71
3.5 Security Measures 72
4 Integrating Information Security and Data Protection into the Development Process 72
5 Conclusion and Outlook 73
References 74
Part IV Human-Computer Interaction 75
Development and Evaluation of an Assistive Workstation for Cloud Manufacturing in an Aging Society 76
1 Background, Research Question, and Method 76
2 Conceptual Approach, Requirements, and SubSystems 78
3 System Architecture and Subsystems 80
4 User Integration: Evaluation and Usability 82
5 Stakeholder Integration: Application Scenarios 84
6 Conclusion and Further Development 84
References 86
UCH Goes EAL4---The Foundation of an Eco System for Ambient Assisted Living: ISO/IEC 15408 Common Criteria Based Implementation of the ISO/IEC 24752 Universal Control Hub Middleware 88
1 Introduction 88
2 ISO/IEC 24752 Universal Remote Console 89
2.1 The User Interface Socket---A Standardized Contract Between User Interface and Appliances 90
2.2 The Universal Control Hub---UCH 91
3 ISO/IEC 15408: The Common Criteria Methodology 92
4 Secure Universal Control Hub (SUCH)---Secure by Design 94
4.1 Assets 94
4.2 Threats 96
4.3 Objectives 96
4.4 Functional Requirements 97
4.5 Security Architecture and Implementation 98
5 Conclusion and Future Work 99
References 100
Ethical and Legal Aspects of an AAL System Supporting Night Care in Residential Care 102
1 Introduction 102
2 Site Description: Two Residential Care Facilities for Older People 103
2.1 Site 1: Residential Care for Persons with Dementia 104
2.2 Site 2: Residential Care for Older People with Different Needs 105
2.3 Evaluation Design: Recruitment, Data Collection and Instruments 105
3 Approach to Ethical and Legal Challenges 106
3.1 Proactive Approach to Ethics 107
3.2 Shared Commitments in Research Governance 108
3.3 Socio-Legal Aspects 109
4 Discussion 111
5 Concluding Words 111
References 112
Part V Social Participation and Communication 114
Design and Implementation of a Concept for Two-Way Exchange and Network Building of Professionals from Different Working Fields Within the Context of AAL 115
1 Introduction 115
2 Concept 116
2.1 Fundamentals 116
2.2 Proof of Concept 118
3 Results 119
3.1 Wave 1 120
3.2 Wave 2 121
3.3 Wave 3 121
3.4 Comprehensive Results 123
3.5 Results Concerning the Online-Offering 125
4 Conclusion and Outlook 125
References 126
Chat-Machine: An Approach to a New Intergeneration Social Device for Elderly People 127
1 Introduction 127
2 Scenario-Based Design 128
2.1 Workshop 128
2.2 Workshop Results 129
3 Chat-Machine: Definition and Objective 129
4 Design and Implementation 129
4.1 Physical Design 130
4.2 Technical Implementation 133
5 Preliminary Evaluations 137
6 Conclusions and Outlook 137
References 138
Part VI Basic Technologies, The Futureof Technology 139
A Novel Interface for Intuitive Control of Assistive Robots Based on Inertial Measurement Units 140
1 Introduction 140
2 System Layout and Control Structure 141
2.1 Proposed Mapping Between Head and Robot Motions 141
2.2 Switching Strategy and Command 142
2.3 GUI-Aided Two-Stage Parallel Switching 143
3 Methods 145
3.1 Procedure 145
3.2 Subjects 146
4 Results and Discussion 146
5 Conclusion 147
References 148