Sustainable E2 Mobility Services for Elderly People

01.09.2011 - 31.10.2013
Research funding project
Current information and communication technologies allow development of new ad-hoc services tailored to the specific profile of the customers, especially in the travel domain. However, access to them is subject to a reasonable acceptance of the underlying technologies. The ¿STIMULATE¿ project aims at bridging this gap by facilitating the mobility and independent travelling capabilities of senior people aged mostly from the age of 55 through using fully adapted Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). In particular, ¿easy to use¿ and ¿à la carte¿ assisted travel planning will be provided to seniors via TV and PC terminals, as well as itineraries optimisation and local assistance via mobile phones when ¿on the move¿. To address the travel needs of seniors and to build our proposal, we selected and studied 8 different projects or products in relationship to ambient assisted living and also to the particular domains of the travelling and transportation. These projects are: Victoria¿s Tender Care (US), Care-to-go (US), MARIA, CARLINK, WiSafeCar, iTour, WiseTrip, and Roadscholar.

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Contract/collaboration

  • European Commission
  • FFG - Österr. Forschungsförderungs- gesellschaft mbH

Grant funds

  • European Commission (EU) Joint Technology Initiatives (Joint Undertaking Art 171 EGV) AAL Joint Programme European Commission - Joint Undertaking European Commission

Research focus

  • Media Informatics and Visual Computing: 100%

Keywords

GermanEnglish
ambient assisted living ambient assisted living
elderlyelderly
mensch computer interaktion human computer interaction
navigationssystemenavigational systems
research through designresearch through design
design thinkingdesign thinking
design for alldesign for all

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