Wearable computing promises to gain efficiency improvements in industrial applications due to augmentation of the device as well as improved interaction between the user and the device. In this paper, we present the results of a study with focus on utilization of wearable computing in industrial service applications. Our study consisted of a preliminary market scan with regard to wearable compu...

Assistive robots for health and welfare applications are required to display perceptual, cognitive and bodily-kinaesthetic capabilities that are natural and intuitive for older people and persons with disabilities to interact with, communicate with, work with as partners, and learn to adapt to their needs. However, the embodiment of such capabilities has been scarcely studied, so it is still re...

The next generation of computers might be literally wearable. Our vision of such a wearable computing device is an intelligent assistant, which is always with you and helps you to solve your every day tasks. Besides size and power, an important challenge is how to interact with wearable computers. An important aspect and unique opportunity of a wearable device is that it can perceive the world ...

Ing. Giorgio Carpino CIR (Centro Integrato di Ricerca) Laboratory of Biomedical Robotics and Biomicrosystems Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma Via Alvaro del Portillo 21 00128 Rome, Italy e-mail: [email protected] Wearable robots are a class of mechatronic systems intended to exchange energy with the environment and the human body in order to attain performance augmentation as well as f...

Cognitive impairments influence the possibility of persons with dementia to remember daily events and maintain a sense of self. In order to address these problems a digital photo diary was developed to capture information about events in daily life. The device consisted of a wearable digital camera, smart phone with Global Positioning System (GPS) and a home memory station with computer for upl...

The sit to transfer assisting for elderly patients using an intelligent walkingaid is presented. This assistive device provides physical support to aid elderly with physical impairment during both the walk and the sit-to-stand transfer. In this paper, we will focus on the sit-to-stand transfer function and more precisely on the trajectory generation of the assistive device handles using interpo...

DOI 10.1024/1662-9647/a000010 Abstract. With advancing adult age, sensorimotor functioning, spatial processing, and the motivation to explore new environments decline, leading to impaired spatial navigation skills. Using a controlled virtual-world laboratory equipped with a treadmill interface, we examined how assistive navigation technologies differing in cognitive demand affect walking regula...

Young Mi Choi, PhD and Stephen H. Sprigle, PhD, PT Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access, College of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA ABSTRACT User input is an important component to help guide designers in producing a more usable product. Evaluation of prototypes is one method of obtaining this input, but methods for evaluating assistive t...

The advancements in information and communications technologies (ICT) and micro-nano manufacturing lead to innovative developments of smart sensors and intelligent devices as well as related assistive technologies which have been directly contributing to improving the life quality, from early detection of diseases to assisting daily living activities. Physical activity monitoring and fall detec...