Ambient Assisted Living

Part I. Care Models and Algorithms

1. The Mo.Di.Pro Experimental Project at the Galliera Hospital: I.C.T., Robots and Care of the Environment for the Rehabilitation of Patients Before Discharge
Niccolò Casiddu, Claudia Porfirione

2. Theoretical Model for Remote Heartbeat Detection Using Radiofrequency Waves
V. Mattia, G. Manfredi, M. Baldini, V. Petrini, L. Scalise, P. Russo, A. Leo, G. Cerri

3. A Wearable System for Stress Detection Through Physiological Data Analysis
Giorgia Acerbi, Erika Rovini, Stefano Betti, Antonio Tirri, Judit Flóra Rónai, Antonella Sirianni, Jacopo Agrimi, Lorenzo Eusebi, Filippo Cavallo

4. Complete Specifications of ICT Services in an AAL Environment
Laura Burzagli, Paolo Baronti, Marco Billi, Pier Luigi Emiliani, Fabio Gori

5. Design of a Community-Supported CapAble Microwave System for People with Intellectual and Physical Disabilities
Matteo Zallio, Paula Kelly, Modestas Jakuska, Hicham Rifai, Damon Berry

6. Work of the Home and Social Relationships as a Guide to Domestic Care for the Elderly
Giulia Frezza, Helen Keefe, Marta Bertolaso

7. The Design Contribution for Ambient Assisted Living
G. Losco, A. Lupacchini, L. Bradini, D. Paciotti

8. Adaptive Interface for Smart Home: A New Design Approach
Francesca Gullà, Silvia Ceccacci, Roberto Menghi, Lorenzo Cavalieri, Michele Germani

Part II. Enabling Technologies and Assistive Solutions

9. Unobtrusive Technology for In-Home Monitoring: Preliminary Results on Fall Detection
Giovanni Diraco, Alessandro Leone, Pietro Siciliano

10. A Neural Network Approach to Human Posture Classification and Fall Detection Using RGB-D Camera
Alessandro Manzi, Filippo Cavallo, Paolo Dario

11. A Tilt Compensated Haptic Cane for Obstacle Detection
Bruno Andò, Salvatore Baglio, Vincenzo Marletta, Angelo Valastro

12. Improved Solution to Monitor People with Dementia and Support Care Providers
Laura Raffaeli, Carlos Chiatti, Ennio Gambi, Laura Montanini, Paolo Olivetti, Luca Paciello, Giorgio Rascioni, Susanna Spinsante

13. Open Source Technologies as a Support for Community Care
Giada Cilloni, Monica Mordonini, Michele Tomaiuolo

14. Implementation of a Solution for the Remote Monitoring of Subjects Affected of Metabolic Diseases: The Metabolink Project
Daniele Sancarlo, Grazia D’Onofrio, Arcangela Matera, Anna Maria Mariani, Domenico Ladisa, Enrico Annese, Francesco Giuliani, Francesco Ricciardi, Antonio Mangiacotti, Antonio Greco

15. MuSA: A Smart Wearable Sensor for Active Assisted Living
V. Bianchi, A. Losardo, F. Grossi, C. Guerra, N. Mora, G. Matrella, I. De Munari, P. Ciampolini

16. How to Help Elderly in Indoor Evacuation Wayfinding: Design and Test of a Not-Invasive Solution for Reducing Fire Egress Time in Building Heritage Scenarios
Gabriele Bernardini, Enrico Quagliarini, Marco D’Orazio, Silvia Santarelli

17. The A.I.zeta Framework: An Ontological Approach for AAL Systems Control
Guido Matrella, Monica Mordonini, Roberto Zanichelli, Riccardo Zini

18. Human Indoor Localization for AAL Applications: An RSSI Based Approach
L. Ciabattoni, F. Ferracuti, A. Freddi, G. Ippoliti, S. Longhi, A. Monteriù, L. Pepa

19. User Indoor Localisation System Enhances Activity Recognition: A Proof of Concept
Laura Fiorini, Manuele Bonaccorsi, Stefano Betti, Paolo Dario, Filippo Cavallo

20. An Innovative Speech-Based Interface to Control AAL and IoT Solutions to Help People with Speech and Motor Disability
Massimiliano Malavasi, Enrico Turri, Maria Rosaria Motolese, Ricard Marxer, Jochen Farwer, Heidi Christensen, Lorenzo Desideri, Fabio Tamburini, Phil Green

21. Fall Risk Evaluation by Electromyography Solutions
Gabriele Rescio, Alessandro Leone, Andrea Caroppo, Pietro Siciliano

22. Semantic Knowledge Management and Integration Services for AAL
Gianfranco E. Modoni, Mario Veniero, Marco Sacco

Part III. Experiments, Evaluation and Lessons Learnt

23. ASTRO: Autism Support Therapy by RObot Interaction
Massimo Pistoia, Marco Pistoia, Paolo Casacci

24. MARIO Project: A Multicenter Survey About Companion Robot Acceptability in Caregivers of Patients with Dementia
Daniele Sancarlo, Grazia D’Onofrio, James Oscar, Francesco Ricciardi, Dympna Casey, Keith Murphy, Francesco Giuliani, Antonio Greco

25. Enhancing the Interactive Services of a Telepresence Robot for AAL: Developments and a Psycho-physiological Assessment
Gabriella Cortellessa, Francesca Fracasso, Alessandra Sorrentino, Andrea Orlandini, Giulio Bernardi, Luca Coraci, Riccardo De Benedictis, Amedeo Cesta

26. Evaluating SpeakyAcutattile: A System Based on Spoken Language for Ambient Assisted Living
F. Fracasso, G. Cortellessa, A. Cesta, F. Giacomelli, N. Manes

27. Quantify Yourself: Are Older Adults Ready?
Paolo Massa, Adele Mazzali, Jessica Zampini, Massimo Zancanaro

28. Telemedicine for Dementia-Affected Patients: The AAL-ACCESS Project Experience
Gianfranco Raimondi, Paolo Casacci, Giuseppe Sancesario, Beatrice Scordamaglia, Gaia Melchiorri, Massimo Pistoia

Keywords: Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Robotics and Automation, Geriatrics/Gerontology