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Aspects of Ambient Assisted Living and Its Applications
consumption sensors are now available which can be used in assisted living applications
to provide sensitive and responsive services based on users’ current environments and
situations.
Many activity recognition systems are developed for assisted living. The three major
requirements for an assisted living system which need to be met in order to fulfill its
purpose and potential to assist vulnerable people are: (1) High acceptance: system needs
to be ambient and unobtrusive. (2) Adaptation: able to adapt to changing situations or
abilities of the individual and environment to satisfy individual needs. (3) High usability:
services must be provided in an accessible way (Kleinberger et al. (2007). The three characteristics can be viewed from two perspectives, namely practical and technical aspects.
The aim of the practical aspect is to satisfy the needs in term of practicality, that is, high
usability and acceptance. Several studies on perceptions toward assisted living technology (Chernbumroong et al. 2010; Demiris et al. 2004, 2008) have identified concerns
arising from the use of technology for elderly care such as user acceptance, system cost,
usability, and privacy issues. For example, a system which requires users to wear special
equipment may be perceived as too complicated to use, resulting in low acceptance. In a
mobility-aided system (Yu et al. 2003), for example, the user interface is a critical requirement as it has direct physical interaction with the users. An interview-based investigation
by Demiris et al. (2004, 2008) also showed that the elderly were concerned about privacy
violation, visibility, and accuracy of the assisted living systems. Even if systems could
deliver the best services for assisting people, unless they are easily accessible and usable
and address the real needs and concerns of the users, they will not be accepted. The cost
of assisted living systems is another important issue. For a practical solution in assisted
living, the systems need to be cost-effective to make it affordable for the general population, especially the elderly who may be on benefits or pensions. From a technical aspect,
the aim is to enable assisted living systems to become intelligent in order to adaptively
assist the elderly in changing a dynamic environment. Systems with such aims are also
referred to as ambient intelligent systems or smart homes (Aarts 2004). Ambient intelligence technology used in assisted living solutions can provide some hands-on support
based on current user status to maintain elderly people’s independence, reducing the
health care cost while increasing quality of life (Kleinberger et al. 2007). To offer intelligent services, the key is to understand user environments such as surrounding temperature and users activities in order to provide adaptive assistance to users. In this study, we
are interested in understanding the user’s current activities which are often referred to as
activity recognition.
AAL is a new and extending zone of research concentrating on the arrangement of inhome care, that is, unimportant for patients requiring support with day-by-day exercises.
AAL makes utilization of the most recent innovation and sensors accessible to give solid
data. These data are focused at enhancing the level of care which the patient gets and
empowering them to live inside their own home with least danger.
Dementia is likewise created by other subjective ailments, for example, Parkinson and
Creutzfeldt–Jakob sicknesses. Dementia causes dynamic corruption of neurological procedures related specifically to memory. Subsequently, patients can turn out to be effortlessly
befuddled and their conduct can get to be distinctly eccentric. Because of the impacts new
surroundings may have on a patient, it is desirable to keep the patient inside well-known
surroundings for whatever length of time that is conceivable.
There are a few issues to consider when observing patients inside their own homes. The
first and foremost reason is that observing ought to be encompassing and inconspicuous. To encourage surrounding observing a few gadgets and sensors have been outlined.
Aspects of Ambient Assisted Living and Its Applications
consumption sensors are now available which can be used in assisted living applications
to provide sensitive and responsive services based on users’ current environments and
situations.
Many activity recognition systems are developed for assisted living. The three major
requirements for an assisted living system which need to be met in order to fulfill its
purpose and potential to assist vulnerable people are: (1) High acceptance: system needs
to be ambient and unobtrusive. (2) Adaptation: able to adapt to changing situations or
abilities of the individual and environment to satisfy individual needs. (3) High usability:
services must be provided in an accessible way (Kleinberger et al. (2007). The three characteristics can be viewed from two perspectives, namely practical and technical aspects.
The aim of the practical aspect is to satisfy the needs in term of practicality, that is, high
usability and acceptance. Several studies on perceptions toward assisted living technology (Chernbumroong et al. 2010; Demiris et al. 2004, 2008) have identified concerns
arising from the use of technology for elderly care such as user acceptance, system cost,
usability, and privacy issues. For example, a system which requires users to wear special
equipment may be perceived as too complicated to use, resulting in low acceptance. In a
mobility-aided system (Yu et al. 2003), for example, the user interface is a critical requirement as it has direct physical interaction with the users. An interview-based investigation
by Demiris et al. (2004, 2008) also showed that the elderly were concerned about privacy
violation, visibility, and accuracy of the assisted living systems. Even if systems could
deliver the best services for assisting people, unless they are easily accessible and usable
and address the real needs and concerns of the users, they will not be accepted. The cost
of assisted living systems is another important issue. For a practical solution in assisted
living, the systems need to be cost-effective to make it affordable for the general population, especially the elderly who may be on benefits or pensions. From a technical aspect,
the aim is to enable assisted living systems to become intelligent in order to adaptively
assist the elderly in changing a dynamic environment. Systems with such aims are also
referred to as ambient intelligent systems or smart homes (Aarts 2004). Ambient intelligence technology used in assisted living solutions can provide some hands-on support
based on current user status to maintain elderly people’s independence, reducing the
health care cost while increasing quality of life (Kleinberger et al. 2007). To offer intelligent services, the key is to understand user environments such as surrounding temperature and users activities in order to provide adaptive assistance to users. In this study, we
are interested in understanding the user’s current activities which are often referred to as
activity recognition.
AAL is a new and extending zone of research concentrating on the arrangement of inhome care, that is, unimportant for patients requiring support with day-by-day exercises.
AAL makes utilization of the most recent innovation and sensors accessible to give solid
data. These data are focused at enhancing the level of care which the patient gets and
empowering them to live inside their own home with least danger.
Dementia is likewise created by other subjective ailments, for example, Parkinson and
Creutzfeldt–Jakob sicknesses. Dementia causes dynamic corruption of neurological procedures related specifically to memory. Subsequently, patients can turn out to be effortlessly
befuddled and their conduct can get to be distinctly eccentric. Because of the impacts new
surroundings may have on a patient, it is desirable to keep the patient inside well-known
surroundings for whatever length of time that is conceivable.
There are a few issues to consider when observing patients inside their own homes. The
first and foremost reason is that observing ought to be encompassing and inconspicuous. To encourage surrounding observing a few gadgets and sensors have been outlined.