Ambient Assisted Living - 6. AAL-Kongress 2013 Berlin, Germany, January 22. - 23. , 2013

In this book, leading authors in the field discuss development of Ambient Assisted Living. The contributions have been chosen and invited at the 6th AAL congress, Berlin. It presents new technological developments which support the autonomy and independence of individuals with special needs. As the technological innovation raises also social issues, the book addresses micro and macro economical aspects of assistive systems and puts an additional emphasis on the ethical and legal discussion. The presentation is supported by real world examples and applications.

List of contents

Sensor Technology.- Assistance and Robotic Systems.- Activity Recognition.- Evaluation, User Acceptance and Usability.- Platforms.- Interaction.- Training Systems.- Community Conclusions.

Summary

In this book, leading authors in the field discuss development of Ambient Assisted Living. The contributions have been chosen and invited at the 6th AAL congress, Berlin. It presents new technological developments which support the autonomy and independence of individuals with special needs. As the technological innovation raises also social issues, the book addresses micro and macro economical aspects of assistive systems and puts  an additional emphasis  on the ethical and legal discussion. The presentation is supported by real world examples and applications.

Product details

• Assisted by: Klausing (Editor), Klausing (Editor), Helmut Klausing (Editor), Reine Wichert (Editor), Reiner Wichert (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.04.2013
• EAN: 9783642379871
• ISBN: 978-3-642-37987-1
• No. of pages: 356
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 25 mm x 242 mm
• Weight: 666 g
• Illustrations: XIV, 356 p. 163 illus.
• Series: Advanced Technologies and Societal Change; Advanced Technologies and Societal Change
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; Geriatrie, C, aging, Biowissenschaften, allgemein, Economic Policy, Economics, Geriatrics, INTERNAL MEDICINE, engineering, Ageing, Research & development management, Geriatric medicine, Age groups: the elderly, Geriatrics/Gerontology, Age groups: adults, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Biomedical engineering, R & D/Technology Policy