Ambient Assisted Living: Italian Forum 2014 [Hardcover]

This book documents the state of the art in the field of ambient assisted living (AAL), highlighting the impressive potential of novel methodologies and technologies to enhance well-being and promote active ageing. The coverage is wide ranging, with sections on assistive devices, elderly people monitoring, home rehabilitation, ICT solutions for AAL, living with chronic conditions, robotic assistance for the elderly, sensing technologies for AAL, and smart housing. The book comprises a selection of the best papers presented at the Fifth Italian Forum on Ambient Assisted Living, which was held in Catania, Italy, in September 2014 and brought together end users, technology teams, and policy makers to develop a consensus on how to improve provision for elderly and impaired people. Readers will find that the expert contributions offer clear insights into the ways in which the most recent exciting advances may be expected to assist in addressing the needs of the elderly and those with chronic conditions.An AAL adaptive user interface to support frail people in manufacturing.- Electromagnetic technologies as travel aids for visually impaired subjects.- A system to promote walking for the elderly and empower tourism: the Sweet Mobility project.- IR-UWB for Ambient Assisted Living Applications.- Comparison of RGB-D Mapping Solutions for Application to Food Intake Monitoring.- Combining EEG and EMG signals in a wireless system for preventing fall in neurodegenerative diseases.- Investments and Sustainability of Public Expenditure in the Health Sector.- Low cost RGB-D vision based system to support motor disabilities rehabilitation at home.- Sensor-based AAL services for active and healthy ageing.- Pedestrian Simulation: Considering Elderlies in the Models and in the Simulation Results.- Algorithms for ADL identification.- Giving voice to images: audio description and visual impairment. Technological solutions and methodological choices.- Metabolink: m-Health solution enablinglӎ