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Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science
1 online resource (xii, 169 pages) : illustrations.
Identifies and presents a variety of contemporary technologies to support older adults' abilities to perform everyday activities. Efforts of industry, laboratories, and learning institutions are documented under four major categories: social connections, independent self care, healthy home and active lifestyle. The book contains well-documented and illustrative recent examples of designed technologies--ranging from wearable devices, to mobile applications, to assistive robots-- on the broad areas of design and computation, including industrial design, interaction design, graphic design, human-computer interaction, software engineering, and artificial intelligence.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Social connections -- 2. Independent self care -- 3. Healthy home -- 4. Active lifestyle -- Conclusion -- Contributors -- Companies, laboratories and institutions -- About the author.
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