Objectives
The main objective of GameUp is to develop a platform for social and exercise games to reduce physical and motivational barriers of elderly people’s mobility.
The main contribution of the GameUp products and services is to sustain mobility of senior citizens, prolonging the time they can live autonomously in their preferred home environment and consequently enhance quality of life.
Examples are games or game-based technology that will help to better the balance and leg strength of the users. Social aspects and good feedback will be used as motivation.
Expected results and impact
Products and services will include social exergames that for instance will help balance and leg strength, and the games will be adaptable for physical limitations that are normal amongst elderly such as deteriorating sight and hearing, problems with grip, etc. The games will also be adapted to the elderly’s needs of taking the time they need. The platform developed will be social so that the users can play together – but maybe not simultaneously. The main impacts of the project are new fun tools for elderly to maintain mobility to stay at home longer, and a new type of useful products for elderly.
Partners
Partners involved in the GameUp project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibernex | Large Industry | Spain | www.ibernex.es |
| UniversityofSeville | R&D | Spain | www.us.es |
| Klinik Valens | End user | Switzerland | www.klinik-valens.ch |
| Northern Research Institute | R&D | Norway | www.itek.norut.no |
| Cyberlab.org as | SME | Norway | www.cyberlab.org |
| Tromsøysund menighet | End user | Norway | www.ishavskatedralen.no |
| O-Berri | End user | Spain |
- Project name: Game-based mobility training and motivation of senior citizens – GameUp
- Website: www.gameupproject.eu
- Coordinator: IBERNEX Ingeniería S.L.
- Duration: 36 Months
- Starting Date: 01.04.2012
- Total budget: € 2.226.345,00
- Public contribution: € 1.041.306,00
Contact
Antonio Remartinez
E.: antonio.remartinez@ibernex.es
T.: +34976794226
HAPPY WALKER
Until now, the technical solutions to support the older adults in their mobility do not address their needs, wishes and capacities. The innovation in this project consists of the development of an ...
Read moreObjectives
The objective of Happy Walker is to develop an ICT-based solution, specifically targeted to the elderly people, that sustain the ability of the elderly people to use different types of transportation and their mobility.
Expected results and impact
The proposed mobility oriented services will help the older adults by:
- stimulating an active life style;
- enhancing the outdoor safety (features such as for example drop-off detection and finding an accessible and friendly walking/driving route);
- emergency alarming and localisation;
- providing travel planning and support over heterogeneous transportation means;
including taking into account the direct surrounding neighbourhood, life-style and self-management, combined with preparation and supervision functions for involved formal and informal caregivers and optimising the user-friendliness and usefulness by filtering out useful information.
Partners
Partners involved in the HappyWalker project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| TNO | R&D | The Netherlands | www.tno.nl |
| Vilans | R&D | The Netherlands | www.vilans.nl |
| Verhaert | SME | Belgium | www.verhaert.com |
| Zorgpalet | End User | The Netherlands | www.zorgpaletbaarnsoest.nl |
| Linkcare | SME | Spain | www.linkcarehs.es |
| Eljakim | SME | The Netherlands | www.eljakim.nl |
| I+ | SME | Italy | www.i-pui.it |
| CIBEK | SME | Germany | www.cibek.de |
| UUAS/HU | R&D | The Netherlands | www.hu.nl |
| Vision | SME | Spain | www.visionlocalizacion.com |
- Project name: Happy Walker
- Website: www.happyassistedliving.com
- Coordinator: TNO, The Netherlands
- Duration: 36 Months
- Starting Date: 01.09.2012
- Total budget: € 3.028.000
- Public contribution: € 2.063.000
Objectives
The objective of the IMAGO project is to develop and test a navigation and positioning technology for the blind and visual impaired exceeding the quality, accuracy and applicability of positioning technology based on satellite data. Through this IMAGO technology blind and visual impaired should be able to increase their independence in mobility.
Expected results and impact
An image-based positioning and navigation system will be implemented at the functional prototype level and validated with users. Image generated data will be converted into tactile information to communicate effectively with blind and visual impaired users. This IMAGO based application will be most likely be a part of the I-Cane product series which apply electronics and tactile communication.
Furthermore the results will be used to explore new options in handling image based medical information.
Partners
Partners involved in the IMAGO project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Biomedical Systems bv | SME | The Netherlands | www.ab-sys.eu |
| RWTH Aachen, dept medical information UNIKLINIK | SME | Germany | www.ukaachen.de |
| Mediafiler | R&D | The Netherlands | www.mediafiler.nl |
| NVBS, Oogvereniging | End User | The Netherlands | www.oogvereniging.nl |
| Blindenzorg Licht & Liefde | End User | Belgium | www.blindenzorglichtenliefde.be |
| I-Cane social technologies | SME | The Netherlands | www.i-cane.org |
- Project name: IMAGO
- Website: www.aal-imago.eu
- Coordinator: I-Cane Social Technology BV
- Duration: 36 Months
- Starting Date: 01.09.2012
- Total budget: € 1.267.571
- Public contribution: € 793.668
Contact
Hans Slijp
E.: hans.slijp@i-cane.nl
T.: +31 (0)641182393
MOBILE.OLD
MOBILE.OLD uses an Internet-enabled TV and/or a Set-Top-Box solution, which will be the main user interface for the older persons, providing multimodal web-based user interfaces using the remote ...
Read moreThe MOBILE.OLD project aims to provide a combined smartphone and TV-based service infrastructure with residential and outdoor services that will be delivered in a highly personalised and intuitive way and will advance the mobility of older persons. The services including information service for assisting mobility, travel and transport service, services for cognitive impaired people and physical and mobility training services, will be provided in a cost-effective way – aiming at independent living and sustained mobility, reinforcing activation, maintaining the health status, providing cognitive benefits.
Expected results and impact
- The MOBILE.OLD set of personalised services with intelligent multimodal and highly adaptive interfaces, which will enable older persons to live independently advancing the quality of mobility in their life.
- MOBILE.OLD pre-product prototype based on collected User/Technological Requirements and performed trials at pilot sites by involving older persons as end-user.
- The business plan for the commercialisation of the MOBILE.OLD services at the end of the project.
Partners
Partners involved in the MOBILE.OLD project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIFEtool gemeinnuetzige GmbH | End User | Austria | www.lifetool.at |
| National Foundation for the Elderly | End User | Netherlands | www.ouderenfonds.nl |
| Madrid Health and Wellbeing Cluster | End User | Spain | www.madridnetwork.org |
| Ana Aslan International Foundation | End User | Romania | www.brainaging.ro |
| SIEMENS SRL | R&D | Romania | www.siemens.com |
| SEPROTRONIC GmbH | R&D | Germany | www.seprotronic.com |
| SAFEVIEW | R&D | Spain | www.safeviewtv.es |
| BLUE POINT IT SOLUTIONS | R&D | Romania | www.bluepoint-it.ro |
| AdvTec Ltd. | Large Industry | United Kingdom | www.advtec.co.uk |
| Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences | R&D | Austria | www.fh-ooe.at |
- Project name: MOBILE.OLD – Residential & outdoor services advancing the mobility of older persons
- Website: www.lifetool.at
- Coordinator: LIFEtool gemeinnuetzige GmbH
- Duration: 24 Months
- Starting Date: 01.06.2012
- Total budget: € 2.497.725,00
- Public contribution: € 1.471.220,20
MYGUARDIAN
MyGuardian will provide the following technologies: easy-to-use and rich communication between the mobile senior and the caregivers in order to reassure both caregivers and the senior thanks to the ...
Read moreObjectives
The MyGuardian project aims to facilitate safe and secure mobility of seniors with mild cognitive impairments while preserving their autonomy and dignity, and thereby enable seniors to increase their mobility (while increasing their self-confidence) and consequently to take part in the self-serve society. At the same time, MyGuardian improves well-being and efficiency of voluntary caregivers (e.g., family and friends) by ensuring their peace of mind and keeping them informed when the senior health state and risk situations, and improves efficiency of professional caregivers by providing them with up-to-date information and by supporting coordination of their care efforts.
Expected results and impact
The success of the project results are ensured by the presence of three SME’s (Hi-Iberia, ConnectedCare and VigiSense) with a strong commitment to the marketing of MyGuardian solution working in the project and distributing at least in the four countries involved, but as well to other markets thanks to the Internationality of some partners like VigiSense with presence also in Italy, Austria, Germany and Eastern Europe, which ensures the exploitation strategy through all Europe and to different targeted markets. The projected time-to-market will be 1-2 years. The service fits both the ageing, self-serve society trends, and the trend of wide availability of mobile computing and ubiquitous communication technologies.
Partners
Partners involved in the MyGuardian project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| HI-Iberia Ingenieria y Proyectos SL | SME | Spain | www.hi-iberia.es |
| CETIEX | End User | Spain | www.cetiex.es |
| University of Geneva | R&D | Switzerland | www.qol.unige.ch |
| VigiSense | SME | Switzerland | www.vigisense.com |
| ConnectedCare | SME | Netherlands | www.connectedcare.nl |
| CNRS Ageing, Imaging, Modeling lab | End User | France | www.agim.eu |
| Careyn | End User | Netherlands | www.careyn.nl |
- Project name: MyGuardian, A Pervasive Guardian for Elderly with Mild Cognitive Impairments
- Website: www.myguardian-project.eu
- Coordinator: HI-IBERIA Ingeniería y Proyectos SL
- Duration: 36 Months
- Starting Date: 01.05.2012
- Total budget: € 2.287.932
- Public contribution: € 1.394.827
Objectives
Age related memory decline, mild cognitive impairments (MCI), and cognitive impairments that occur with diseases, such as stroke, brain injuries, or early stages of dementia, have negative effects on the ability to navigate and to orient. Affected people who repeatedly start experiencing disorientation events often become scared of venturing out alone. The aim of the project NavMem is the development of a mobile companion for people with memory decline in order to support their navigation and orientation and at the same time promote a feeling of safety.
Expected results and impact
The product offered will support older persons in navigation, orientation and familiarisation. An additional location sharing service will allow to contact formal or informal care givers. The potential users are elderly people including those with some form of mild cognitive impairments. About 25% of people above 65 years develop some form of cognitive impairment. With about 29% of the EU’s population being above 65 years old in 2050. This means that in 2050 that the market will comprise about 30-35 Mio potential users with MCI and more than 120 Mio potential elderly users.
Partners
Partners involved in the NavMem project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| OFFIS e.V | R&D | Germany | www.offis.de |
| Siemens AG | Large Industry | Germany | www.siemens.com |
| Navevo Limited | SME | United Kingdom | www.navevo.com |
| Swedish Stroke Association | End User | Sweden | www.strokeforbundet.org |
| ULUND (Lunds universitet) | R&D | Sweden | www.certec.lth.se |
| Astando AB | SME | Sweden | www.astando.se |
| Roessingh Research and Development | SME | Netherlands | www.rrd.nl |
- Project name: Navigation Support for Older Travellers with Memory Decline – NavMem
- Website: www.navmem.eu
- Coordinator: OFFIS – Institute for Information Technology Department of Health
- Duration: 36 Months
- Starting Date: 01.10.2012
- Total budget: € 1.980.000
- Public contribution: € 1.080.000
Objectives
The project aims to increase the mobility of the elderly, both in the vicinity of his home and on journeys. Currently elderly people often avoid leaving their home because they feel insecure outdoors. The lack of motion results in health problems like arthritis, osteoporosis, amyotrophia and cardiovascular diseases, additionally to depression and possible cognitive disorders. SAFEMOVE aims at encouraging self-confidence in own abilities providing both home-based physical and cognitive training as well as relevant information and location-based aids during outdoor life activities.
Expected results and impact
SAFEMOVE services will be conceived to give users the feeling of not being alone whenever they need any kind of help, while keeping control on decisions and responsible choices. Increased mobility, as well as enhanced healthiness and reduced social isolation, will be achieved through services made available by the project including a proper home-based physical/cognitive training support aimed at both enhancing the user’s capability of successfully handling new situations/tasks and enriching everyday’s life through an increased and conscious self-confidence.
Partners
Partners involved in the SAFEMOVE project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| megatel GmbH | Large Industry | Germany | www.megatel.de |
| Neusta Mobile Solutions GmbH | SME | Germany | www.neusta-ms.de |
| InfoConsult GmbH | SME | Germany | www.infoconsult.nu |
| Volkshilfe Oberösterreich | End User | Austria | www.volkshilfe-ooe.at |
| Universität Bern | R&D | Switzerland | www.unibe.ch |
| e-Learning Studios | SME | United Kingdom | www.e-learningstudios.com |
| Netural Communication | SME | Austria | www.netural.com |
| e-learning knowledge Solutions LTD | SME | Israel | www.e-learning.co.il |
- Project name: Safe mobility of elderly in the vicinity of their home and on Journeys „SafeMove“
- Website: http://www.safemove-project.eu
- Coordinator: megatel Informations – und Kommunikationssysteme GmbH
- Duration: 36 Months
- Starting Date: 01.07.2012
- Total budget: € 2.169.940
- Public contribution: € 1.160.221
Objectives
To demonstrate that by using of ICT people with dementia can:
- be visually stimulated to walk and eat better than before
- plan, perform and control daily activities
- monitored in their movement patterns
In order to:
- preserve and improve their cognitive functions as long as possible
- stay in control of their life with help of informal and formal care when needed.
Expected results and impact
- sustaining or improving cognitive functions in dementia patients by stimulating mirror neurons
- improved personal control over daily routines (supporting independence)
- increase in unrest behaviour and use of medication
- less demand on formal and informal care
- assessing the development of dementia by monitoring movement patterns with sensor technology
Partners
Partners involved in the ALFA project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woonzorg Unie Veluwe | End User | Netherlands | www.wzuveluwe.nl |
| VU University Amsterdam in partnership with TU University of Delft | R&D | Netherlands | www.psy.vu.nl |
| Alzheimer Nederland | End User | Netherlands | www.alzheimer-nederland.nl |
| T3LAB | R&D | Italy | www.t3lab.it |
| NoemaLife | SME | Italy | www.noemalife.com |
| EXEL | SME | Italy | www.exelmicroel.com |
| Iniciativas Comunitarias de Desarrollo Estepa Sierra Sur | SME | Spain | |
| Mondragon University | R&D | Spain | www.mondragon.edu |
- Project name: Active Living For Alzheimer-patients -ALFA
- Website: www.aal-alfa.eu
- Coordinator: HabiPro commissioned by Woonzorg Unie Veluwe
- Duration: 24 Months
- Starting Date: 01.01.2012
- Total budget: € 2.162.987,24
- Public contribution: € 1.321.540,24
Objectives
The aim of AmCo is to develop a new, innovative and integrated standard‑AAL-platform to enhance the quality of life and help all and especially elder people coping with every-day life, like bed‑linen‑changing‑, cleaning‑ or party‑services. Therefore smart living services are offered, adjusted to the needs of the individual. Communication should be endowed, advocated and inspirited, i.e. by easily video-conferencing and digital black boards. Furthermore the individual safety is increased, i.e. by automatic cooker-deactivation or in-house emergency calls. So the individual potentials can be brought into action.
Expected results and impact
Developing a new standard AAL-platform is the main purpose of the AmCo Project, therefore the AmCo Platform is the most remarkable result of the project. Another result will be the academic evaluation of the pattern-of-use categorised by demographic respectively geographic parameters, which can be consulted in future AAL projects. Furthermore the evaluation can be used to design service portfolios for new applications. Moreover the utilisation of the AmCo-platform will help elderly people living in their own homely ambience as long as possible with as little inpatient health care as possible.
Parners
Partners involved in the AmCo project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deutsches Rotes Kreuz | End User | Germany | www.drk-bitburg-pruem.de |
| FACO Immobilien GmbH | End User | Germany | www.faco.de |
| Fraunhofer-Institut für Software und Systemtechnik ISST | R&D | Germany | www.isst.fraunhofer.de |
| BEKO Engineering & Informatik AG Competence Center Smart Home Solutions | Large Industry | Austria | www.smarthome.ag |
| Wincasa AG Immobilien-Dienstleistungen | Large Industry | Switzerland | www.wincasa.ch |
| Competence Center Independent Living University of St. Gallen | R&D | Switzerland | il.iwi.unisg.ch |
- Project name: Ambient Concierge, AmCo
- Website: www.ambient-concierge.eu
- Coordinator: German Red Cross
- Duration: 36 Months
- Starting Date: 01.11.2011
- Total budget: € 2.620.726,85
- Public contribution: € 1.427.109,00
Objectives
Care@Home is about enabling empowerment, wellness and social care services to the home of the elderly through interactive multimedia SmartTV. The idea is to enclose the social support system for the elderly and carry this as a personalised communication and service channel in their home. Whereby the technology provide a two-way communication for family, friends and care givers as well as entertainment and services for household, shopping and community information.
Expected results and impact
The progress beyond to the state-of-the-art of Care@Home project is that relevant technology regarding sensors, wireless networks, communication and multimedia is to be integrated in community driven products and services for the elderly, which are highly personalised and easy-to-use. Because of the easy accessible ‘design platform’ of Philips SmartTV, development new applications and services are in reach of many organisations and companies.
Partners
Partners involved in the Care@Home project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delft University of Technology | R&D | Netherlands | www.tudelft.nl |
| Philips Consumer Lifestyle | Large Industry | Netherlands | www.philips.com |
| Singular Logic Romania / INTRAROM | Large Industry | Romania | www.singularlogic.eu |
| Healthcare over Internet Protocol Community Interest Company | SME | United Kingdom | www.hoip.eu |
| The Building Research Establishment | R&D | United Kingdom | www.bre.co.uk |
| Mextal BV | SME | Netherlands | www.mextal.com |
| National Elderly Foundation | End User | Netherlands | www.ouderenfonds.nl |
| Living Lab Foundation | End User | Netherlands | www.livinglab.nl |
| Actimage | SME | Luxembourg | www.actimage.com |
| Bournemouth Borough Council | End User | United Kingdom | www.bournemouth.gov.uk |
- Project name: CARE services advancing the social interaction, health wellness and well-being of elderly people AT HOME Care@Home
- Website: www.careathome-project.eu
- Coordinator: Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
- Duration: 36 Months
- Starting Date: 21.11.2011
- Total budget: € 3.907.881,34
- Public contribution: € 2.033.585,95