A navigation aid for people suffering from dementia using a body worm laser device

Dementia and mobility - issues, needs and solutions

“…Supporting measures in the context of walking and outdoor mobility have been assessed especially in the context of innovations which either support way finding or alarm in case of emergency and geo-fencing to support relatives and caregivers in case somebody gets "lost". Specific solutions in this context include navigation aids which are adapted to the actual needs of people suffering from dementia, such as the system by Tervonen et al (2013), which projects direction arrows right in front of the user based on a worn laser which can also identify potential barriers and dangers. Moreover recent studies not only focussed on providing routing information, but also on collecting movement characteristics and definition of restricted zones to inform caregivers in dangerous situations based on smartphone apps and smartwatches (Schneider et al 2013).…”