Ambient Assisted Living : 9. AAL-Kongress, Frankfurt/M, Germany, April 20 - 21, 2016

In this book, leading authors in the field discuss the habitats of tomorrow. These habitats will be connected through autonomous and assistive systems, turning habitats into health resorts. This book discusses how assistance technologies enable a smooth transition from comfortable health support to medical or nursing care. The contributions have been chosen and invited at the 9th AAL congress, Frankfurt. Front Matter....Pages i-x Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Integration of Stationary and Wearable Support Services for an Actively Assisted Living of Elderly People: Capabilities, Achievements, Limitations, Prospects—A Case Study....Pages 3-26 QuoVadis—Definition of Requirements and Conception for Interconnected Living in a Quarter for Dementia Patients....Pages 27-39 Front Matter....Pages 41-41 Invisible Human Sensing in Smart Living Environments Using Capacitive Sensors....Pages 43-53 LivingCare—An Autonomously Learning, Human Centered Home Automation System: Collection and Preliminary Analysis of a Large Dataset of Real Living Situations....Pages 55-72 New Approaches for Localization and Activity Sensing in Smart Environments....Pages 73-84 Technology Supported Geriatric Assessment....Pages 85-100 Front Matter....Pages 101-101 Gesture Controlled Hospital Beds for Home Care....Pages 103-118 Assisted Motion Control in Therapy Environments Using Smart Sensor Technology: Challenges and Opportunities....Pages 119-132 eNav: A Suitable Navigation System for the Disabled....Pages 133-150 Front Matter....Pages 151-151 Regulation of Ventilation Systems Based on Psychophysical Principles....Pages 153-161 Computer-Based Adaption of Cooking Recipes Integrated in a Speech Dialogue Assistance System....Pages 163-172 Learning Behavioural Routines for Early Detection of Health Changes....Pages 173-179 Enabling an Internet of Things Framework for Ambient Assisted Living....Pages 181-196 Standardisation for Mobility-Related Assisted Living Solutions: From Problem Analysis to a Generic Mobility Model....Pages 197-213 In this book, leading authors in the field discuss developments of Ambient Assisted Living. The contributions have been chosen and invited at the 8th AAL Congress, Frankfurt/M. The meeting presents new technological developments which support the autonomy and independence of individuals with special needs. The 8th AAL Congress focusses its attention on technical assistance systems and their applications in homecare, health and care