RADIO--Robots in Assisted Living Unobtrusive, Efficient, Reliable and Modular Solutions for Independent Ageing /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Karkaletsis, Vangelis (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Konstantopoulos, Stasinos (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Voros, Nikolaos S. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Annicchiarico, Roberta (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Dagioglou, Maria (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Antonopoulos, Christos P. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Electronic circuits.; Signal processing.; Image processing.; Speech processing systems.; Microprocessors.; Circuits and Systems.; Signal, Image and Speech Processing.; Processor Architectures.

This book describes a unique approach to bring robotic technology into elders' daily lives. Low cost components and low cost robotic assistants are effectively combined to offer high quality services to elders and people in need. The book presents in a comprehensive way how technology can be us...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to the RADIO Project
• Part 1. Early Detection of Emerging Functional Impairments
• A Survey of Robot Perception for Clinical Assessment
• Obtrusiveness Considerations of AAL Environments
• Realistic and Unobtrusive Solutions for Independent Ageing
• Part 2. The RADIO System
• Integrating Robots and WSN: Communications and Interfacing Considerations
• ROS as Integration Medium for Service Robotics
• Accelerating AAL Home Services using Embedded Hardware Components
• Designing User Interfaces for Elderly
• The Ecosystem of Connected RADIO Systems
• Part 3. The Road to Commercialization
• Roadmap to Expanding Alternatives to Hospitalization
• Robots in Home Automation and Assistive Environments.