RADIO--Robots in Assisted Living : Unobtrusive, Efficient, Reliable and Modular Solutions for Independent Ageing /: Unobtrusive, Efficient, Reliable and Modular Solutions for Independent Ageing. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Vangelis Karkaletsis [and 5 others].
• Editors: Karkaletsis, Vangelis, 1966-; Konstantopoulos, Stasinos; Voros, Nikolaos S; Annicchiarico, Roberta; Dagioglou, Maria; Antonopoulos, Christos P
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Editors; 1 Introduction to the RADIO Project; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Project Objectives; 1.3 Overview of RADIO Outcomes; 1.4 Conclusion; References; Early Detection of Emerging Functional Impairments; 2 A System of Recognition Services for Clinical Assessment; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Audio-Based Event Recognition; 2.2.1 Feature Extraction; 2.2.2 Audio Feature Aggregation; 2.2.3 Audio Recognition; 2.3 Recognizing Events in Visual Content; 2.3.1 Preprocessing; 2.3.2 Motion Detection; 2.3.3 Silhouette Tracking 2.3.4 Behaviour and Activity Detection2.3.5 Fused Audiovisual Analysis; 2.4 ADL Recognition Architecture; 2.5 Conclusion; References; 3 Obtrusiveness Considerations of AAL Environments; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Physical Dimension; 3.3 Usability Dimension; 3.4 Privacy Dimension; 3.5 Function Dimension; 3.6 Human Interaction Dimension; 3.7 Self-concept Dimension; 3.8 Routine Dimension; 3.9 Sustainability Dimension; 3.10 Obtrusiveness and RADIO Home Visitors; 3.11 Conclusions; References; 4 Realistic and Unobtrusive Solutions for Independent Ageing; 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Realistic Monitoring Solutions and Obtrusiveness Considerations4.3 Application of the Balancing Guidelines Methodology; 4.4 Further Considerations for Balancing Between Obtrusiveness and User Requirements; 4.5 Tackling Overall Obtrusiveness; 4.6 Conclusions; References; The RADIO System; 5 Integrating Robots and WSN: Communication and Interfacing Aspects; 5.1 Conceptual RADIO Communication Architecture; 5.1.1 End-to-End Conceptual Communication Architecture; 5.1.2 Requirements at WSN Level; 5.1.2.1 Communication Technology Support; 5.1.2.2 Low Power Consumption 5.1.2.3 Data Throughput Capabilities5.1.2.4 Delay-Jitter Requirements; 5.1.2.5 Easy and Rapid Connection Support; 5.1.2.6 Security Support; 5.1.3 Requirements at Backend Level; 5.2 Integrated Wireless Communication Technologies and Bridging Considerations; 5.2.1 Introduction to Z-Wave and Interfaces; 5.2.2 Introduction to BLE and Interfaces; 5.2.3 Introduction to ZigBEE and Interfaces; 5.2.4 Bridging WSN and WiFi Interfaces in RADIO; 5.3 RADIO Gateway Component; 5.3.1 Main Controller; 5.3.2 Z-Wave GW; 5.3.3 BLE GW; 5.4 Novel Services Based on BLE Capabilities 5.4.1 Introduction to BLE Multiloop Communication Capabilities5.4.2 Indoor Localization Based on BLE Beacons; 5.5 Backend Infrastructures; 5.5.1 EnConrtol; 5.5.2 ATLAS Presentation; 5.6 Summary; References; 6 ROS as Integration Medium for Service Robotics; 6.1 The Robot Operating System; 6.1.1 Advantages; 6.1.2 Disadvantages; 6.1.3 Typical Usage; 6.2 The RADIO ROS System; 6.2.1 Communication Via ROS Topics; 6.2.2 Networking; 6.2.3 Localization; 6.2.4 Navigation; 6.2.5 Node Handling; 6.2.6 Bridging Various Devices and Protocols; 6.2.7 First RADIO Architecture Summary; 6.3 Final Implementation
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer Science and Business Media Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 629.892; Engineering; Robotics; Robots -- Dynamics; Robots -- Social aspects; Self-help devices for older people; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Engineering (General); Robotics; Robots -- Dynamics; Robots -- Social aspects; Self-help devices for older people; Technology & Engineering -- Electronics -- General; Computers -- Systems Architecture -- General; Imaging systems & technology; Computer architecture & logic design; Systems engineering; Computer science; Technology & Engineering -- Electronics -- Circuits -- General; Circuits & components; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319923307; 3319923307
• Related ISBNs: 9783319923291; 3319923293
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 26, 2018).
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