Active and Assisted Living (AAL) systems aim at improving the quality of
life and supporting independent and healthy living of older or impaired
people by using a distributed network of sensors and actuators to create
a ubiquitous technological layer, able to interact transparently with
the users, observing and interpreting their actions and intentions,
learning their preferences and adjusting the parameters of the system to
improve their quality of life and work. This book provides a
comprehensive review of the technologies and applications for AAL.
Topics covered include the current state of the art of smart
environments and labs from an AAL point of view; ambient and wearable
sensors for human health monitoring; computer vision for active and
assisted living; data fusion for identifying lifestyle patterns;
interoperable enhanced living environments; reasoning systems for AAL;
person-environment interaction; data analytics for enabling connected
health; human gait analysis for frailty detection; fall prevention and
detection; supporting activities of daily living; outdoor mobility
assistance; location and orientation technologies based on WiFi systems;
health, wellbeing and engagement in life through AAL; tablet-based
clinical decision support system for hospitalised older adults; smart,
age-friendly cities and communities; privacy and ethical issues; and
human-centred design. The book concludes with a case study on the design
and implementation of a smart home technological platform for the
delivery of AAL services.
With a wide range of chapters from international contributors, this book
is essential reading for researchers and students in academics and
industry developing AAL technologies, healthcare practitioners, and
engineers with an interest in the field.
