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An Architecture for development of Ambient Assisted Living applications
(01/01/2011)
Advances in sensors, mobile and embedded devices have made possible patient monitoring and provided medical treatments and other assistance in health care. Aging populations will benefit from reduced costs and improved ...
Servomotor Assistance in the Improvement of Manual Wheelchair Mobility
(2017-01-01)
This study reports the development of a servo-controlled power-assisted wheelchair, designed to reduce the loads on the upper limbs while maintaining the drivability of a manual chair. It is presented the concept and ...
Satisfaction of Aged Users with Mobility Assistive Devices: A Preliminary Study of Conventional Walkers
(2020-01-01)
Elderly users’ satisfaction with their walkers was evaluated. A sample of 13 institutionalized aged participants were interviewed and responded to the Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Assistive Technology (QUEST ...
Psychosocial impact of mobility assistive technology on people with neurological conditions
ntroduction: A wide range of products are available to assist mobility, and it is, therefore, of great importance to obtain empirical information regarding the expected impact of the use of these products based on outcome ...
Interrupción o abandono en el uso de productos de apoyo para la movilidad en personas con afectación neurológica
Introduction. Among other limitations, people with neurological conditions often experience problems with functional mobility. One of the intervention strategies employed to mitigate or compensate this limitation is the ...
Intelligent Control Architecture for Assistive Mobile Robots
(Springer, 2016-10-01)
The current technology has provided the necessary means for creating better assistive tools. Among these tools, the interest on assistive robotics has been growing, since its cost is being reduced and new equipment is ...
An Architecture for Development of Ambient Assisted Living Applications: a Case Study in Diabetes
(2011-07-03)
Advances in sensors, mobile and embedded devices have made possible patient monitoring and provided medical treatments and other assistance in health care. Aging populations will benefit from reduced costs and improved ...
Biomechanical and Perceptual Evaluation of the use of a Servo-Controlled Power-Assistance System in Manual Wheelchair Mobility
(Ieee, 2018-01-01)
This preliminary study investigated the effect of the implementation of a servo-controlled power assisted mechanism in a manual wheelchair on the demands of the upper limb muscles and the subjects' perception about the ...
Biomechanical and perceptual evaluation of the use of a servo-controlled power-assistance system in manual wheelchair mobility
(2018-04-06)
This preliminary study investigated the effect of the implementation of a servo-controlled power assisted mechanism in a manual wheelchair on the demands of the upper limb muscles and the subjects' perception about the ...
Achieving Adaptive Augmented Reality through Ontological Context-Awareness applied to AAL Scenarios
(Journal of Universal Computer Science, vol. 19, no. 9 (2013)Journal of Universal Computer Science, vol. 19, no. 9 (2013), 05/01/2013)
This paper presents a proposal for supporting daily user needs by simple interactions with the environment through an augmented-reality perspective that applies proactive adaptation through knowledge representation using ...