Internet of Things for Human-Centered Design [electronic resource] : Application to Elderly Healthcare / edited by Sofia Scataglini, Silvia Imbesi, Gonçalo Marques.

Human-centred Design Digital Human Modeling Techniques for Design Products in Elderly -- User-Centred Design Methodologies and Codesign for the Design of Innovative Solutions for Older Users -- An Experience of Co-Design Workshop with Elder Users HCD IoT Service and Product for Improving Lifestyle -- mHealth and/or eHealth Solutions for Ageing with Special Emphasis on Ageing Related Inflammatory -- IoT Enabled Smart Clothing for Monitoring an Ageing Society -- Neurotechnologies for Improving the Quality of Life of Older Adults and Elderly Patients -- Cloud-IoMT-based Activity Monitoring System for Elderly Patient -- Sleeping and Smart Beds in Olders -- IoT-Connected Smart Homes for an Aging Population -- Smart Objects for the Elderly -- Smart Cities, Public Space and Travel Experience for the Elderly -- Interfaces for Smart Systems Addressed to Elderly -- Transforming Transportation for the World’s Ageing Population using IoT, AI -- User Centred Development of Lower Limb Exoskeletons: Considerations on the Use on Elderly -- Hand Tracking and Virtual Reality for Motor and Neurological Rehabilitation -- Gamification for Elderly: Virtual and Robotic Systems -- Haptics in Elderly Adults.

The book presents the state of the art of the Internet of Things (IoT), applied to Human-Centered Design (HCD) projects addressed to ageing users, from the perspective of health, care and well-being. The current focus on the ageing population is opening up new opportunities for the development of niche solutions aimed at the niche category of older users who are beginning to experience physical and cognitive decline but are still independent and need to maintain their autonomy for as long as possible. The combination between the needs expressed by older users and the opportunities offered by the recent innovative technologies related to the Internet of Things allows research institutions, stakeholders, and academia to target and design new solutions for older users, safeguarding their well-being, health, and care, improving their quality of life. This book discusses and analyses the most recent services, products, systems and environments specifically conceived for older users, in order to enhance health, care, well-being and improve their quality of life. This approach is coherent with the percept of AAL or enhanced living environment, looking to the users’ comfort, autonomy, engagement and healthcare. The book describes and analyses aspects of HCD with older users looking to the emerging technologies, products, services, and environments analysed in their actual application in different areas, always concerning the design for the elderly related to the IoT, just as the development of biomonitoring devices, tools for activity recognition and simulation, creation of smart living environments, solutions for their autonomy, assistance and engagement enhancing health, care and wellbeing. The book is intended for researchers, designers, engineers, and practitioners in healthcare to connect academia, stakeholders, and research institutions to foster education, research and innovation.