Affect- and behaviour-related assistance for families in the home environment

  • Authors:
  • Christian Peter;Gerald Bieber;Bodo Urban

  • Affiliations:
  • Technical University Graz, Austria, Graz, Austria;Fraunhofer IGD, Rostock, Germany;Fraunhofer IGD, Rostock, Germany

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

The ABRA System for affect- and behaviour- related assistance for families in the home environment is a modular system, comprising components for assessing a person's state, for communicating and displaying relevant information, and for social togetherness. The technology platform is being developed to study novel approaches to social inclusion, particularly for elderly, and new, senior-friendly interaction and display techniques. This paper describes a first implementation of a bimodal sensing module for assessing a person's wellbeing, combined with an assistance and communication module for enhanced social inclusion and sense of safety.