Table of Contents:
  • 1. Overview
  • 2. Introduction to zero-effort technologies
  • 2.1. What is a ZET?
  • 2.2. Overview of pervasive computing
  • 2.3. Overview of technology principles
  • 3. Designing ZETs
  • 3.1. Users as collaborators
  • 3.2. Common design paradigms
  • 3.3. Ethical considerations regarding ZETs
  • 3.4. Key design criteria for ZETs
  • 4. Building and evaluating ZETs
  • 4.1. In silico testing
  • 4.2. Benchtop trials
  • 4.3. Actor simulations
  • 4.4. Real-world trials
  • 5. Examples of ZETs
  • 5.1. Areas of application
  • 5.2. Overview and comparison of examples
  • 5.3. The detect agitation aggression dementia (DAAD) multi-modal sensing network
  • 5.4. Ambient vital signs (AVS) monitoring
  • 5.5. Non-contact, vision-based, cardiopulmonary monitoring (VCPM) system
  • 5.6. The COACH
  • 5.7. Culinary assistant and environmental safety system
  • 5.8. PEAT
  • 5.9. Braze(Tm) obstacle detection systems
  • 5.10. The HELPER
  • 5.11. Ambient activity technologies
  • 5.12. Autonomous assistive robots
  • 6. Challenges and future directions
  • 6.1. Challenges to the Development of ZETs
  • 6.2. Future challenges and considerations
  • 7. Conclusions.