Browsing RERC TechSAge Publications by Title
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Medication Adherence for Older Adults with Disabilities
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyRehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technologies to Support Successful Aging with Disability, 2017) -
A Model that Predicts the Material Recognition Performance of Thermal Tactile Sensing
(2016)Tactile sensing can enable a robot to infer properties of its surroundings, such as the material of an object. Heat transfer based sensing can be used for material recognition due to differences in the thermal properties ... -
Moving In Out and Around the Home: Solutions from Older Adults with Long-term Mobility Impairment
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-06)The purpose of this study was to explore how older adults aging with long-term mobility impairment have adapted to mobility challenges in the home. Through in-home interviews, participants discussed their experience moving ... -
Multidimensional Capacitive Sensing for Robot-Assisted Dressing and Bathing
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-05-24)Robotic assistance presents an opportunity to benefit the lives of many people with physical disabilities, yet accurately sensing the human body and tracking human motion remain difficult for robots. We present a multidimensional ... -
Older Adults’ Perceptions of Supporting Factors of Trust in a Robot Care Provider
(Hindawi, 2018)The older adult population is increasing worldwide, leading to an increased need for care providers. An insufficient number of professional caregivers will lead to a demand for robot care providers to mitigate this need. ... -
Optimization of Robot Configurations for Assistive Tasks
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016)Robots can provide assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) to humans with motor impairments. Specialized robots, such as desktop robotic feeding systems, have been successful for specific assistive tasks when ... -
A Qualitative Approach to Understanding User Needs for Aging with Disability
(2018)There is a growing population of adults with long-term sensory and mobility impairments who are aging into older adulthood. Little is known about the everyday challenges and accessibility issues experienced by these ... -
A Robotic System for Reaching in Dense Clutter that Integrates Model Predictive Control, Learning, Haptic Mapping, and Planning
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2014-09)We present a system that enables a robot to reach locations in dense clutter using only haptic sensing. Our system integrates model predictive control [1], learned initial conditions [2], tactile recognition of object ... -
The Smart Bathroom: UD through Integrating Physical and Digital Worlds
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014)Although the abilities of people with disabilities are diverse, many accessible toilets are fixed. As a result, they can only support some abilities some of the time. The purpose of this project is to develop a smart ... -
SmartBathroom: Developing a smart environment to study bathroom transfers
(RESNA, 2017)Individuals’ functional abilities change over time; they increase and then decrease over the lifespan, and in some they may fluctuate over the course of a day. While these fluctuations may not impact one’s ability to ... -
Sound-Based Technologies and Strategies Used for Community Mobility by Adults with Vision Disability
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019)This investigation specifically examined adults’ self-reported use and usefulness of technologies (personal and public) and compensatory strategies for community mobility. The first study consisted of interviews with older ... -
TechSAge Minimum Battery: Overview of Measures
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016) -
Understanding older adults’ perceptions of and attitudes towards exergames
(International Society for Gerontechnology, 2017)Purpose Maintaining physical activity is a key component of successful aging and has benefits for both physical and cognitive functioning in the older adult population. One promising method for engaging in physical activity ... -
Understanding the Role of Technology for Meeting the Support Needs of Older Adults in the USA with Functional Limitations
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015) -
Universally Designed mHealth App for Individuals Aging with Multiple Sclerosis
(IARIA, 2018)Multiple Sclerosis (MS) presents with chronic symptoms that share many of the functional limitations associated with aging. Additionally, following the period of five years post-diagnosis a large number of individuals ... -
Utility of a Mobile Route Planning App for People Aging with Disability
(IARIA, 2018)Mobility is a key contributor to an individual’s community living and participation. As a result, outdoor environmental barriers, such as uneven sidewalks and no curb cuts, play a crucial role in the development of disability ...