Ambient Assisted Living an Overview of Current Applications, End-Users and Acceptance

摘要

Worldwide an ageing of the population can be observed. This imposes several problems on the concerning societies. There, a higher share of elderlies needs to be taken care of by a diminishing number in younger population. To still be able to provide sufficient care the use of technology is regarded as a solution. In this paper, we are examining the special field of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) as an application of technology in health care. It mainly focusses on enabling independent living at home for people in need of care through technology. In detail, we aim at giving an overview of current applications, their end-users and their acceptance of AAL. We find that common applications of AAL are smart homes, sensors and robotics. The common end-user of these applications are elderlies. They have a positive opinion towards AAL in general but criticize their price and want to be included in the development process.