Zero effort technologies : considerations, challenges, and use in health, wellness, and rehabilitation / Alex Mihailidis [and others].

Zero effort technologies : considerations, challenges, and use in health, wellness, and rehabilitation / Alex Mihailidis [and others].

This book introduces zero-effort technologies (ZETs), an emerging class of technology that requires little or no effort from the people who use it. ZETs use advanced techniques, such as computer vision, sensor fusion, decision-making and planning, and machine learning to autonomously operate through...

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:Electronic book from Springer Complete
Other Authors: Mihailidis, Alex.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:[San Rafael, Calif.] : Morgan & Claypool, ©2011.
Series:Synthesis lectures on assistive, rehabilitative, and health-preserving technologies ; #2.
Subjects:
Artificial intelligence > Medical applications.
Ubiquitous computing.
User-centered system design.
Computers and people with disabilities.
Artificial intelligence.
People with disabilities.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Lecture overview.
  • 2. Introduction to zero effort technologies
  • 2.1 What is a ZET?
  • 2.2 Overview of pervasive computing
  • 2.2.1 Pervasive computing principles
  • 2.2.2 Elements of pervasive computing systems
  • 2.3 Overview of AI principles
  • 2.3.1 Commonly used sensing techniques
  • 2.3.2 Commonly used machine learning approaches
  • 2.3.3 Modeling interactions between users and ZETs.
  • 3. Designing ZETs
  • 3.1 Common design paradigms
  • 3.1.1 Universal design
  • 3.1.2 User centred design
  • 3.1.3 Incorporating privacy in the design process
  • 3.2 Key design criteria for ZETs
  • 3.2.1 Develop for real-world contexts
  • 3.2.2 Complement existing abilities
  • 3.2.3 Use appropriate and intuitive interfaces
  • 3.2.4 Encourage involvement with the users' environment
  • 3.2.5 Support the caregiver
  • 3.2.6 Complement each individual's capabilities and needs
  • 3.2.7 Protect the users' privacy and enable control over preferences
  • 3.2.8 Ensure expandability and compatibility.
  • 4. Building and evaluating ZETs
  • 4.1 In silico testing
  • 4.2 Benchtop trials
  • 4.3 Actor simulations
  • 4.4 Trials with clinical populations.
  • 5. Examples of ZETs
  • 5.1 Areas of application
  • 5.2 Overview and comparison of examples
  • 5.3 Autominder
  • 5.4 The coach
  • 5.5 Archipel
  • 5.6 Assisted cognition project
  • 5.7 PEAT
  • 5.8 PROACT
  • 5.9 ePAD
  • 5.10 The helper
  • 5.11 Rehabilitation robotics.
  • 6. Conclusions and future directions
  • 6.1 Limitations of ZETs
  • 6.2 Future challenges and considerations.
  • References
  • Authors' biographies.

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