MATUROLIFE: Using Advanced Material Science to Develop the Future of Assistive Technology

Moody, Louise; Cobley, Andrew

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“…The pressure sensors are piezoelectric sensors that are housed along the insole (designed with metallised textile) as presented in Figure 3 . In particular, the material used for the produced insoles followed a coating process called electroless copper plating used for the selective metallization of textiles for electro-magnetic interference shielding [ 33 ]. The printed materials were used on a multilayer solution in which pressure sensors based on Printed Electronic technology are sandwiched between two layers with printed electrodes.…”

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“…Leadership in enabling and Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies—Advanced materials)). The project aim was to research, innovate and develop a more integrated assistive technology in textiles and fabrics through the use of advanced materials, allowing sensors and electronic devices to be fully integrated into intelligent fabrics in a discreet, fashionable and comfortable way [ 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 ]. The project studied the incorporation of sensors in three prototypes of AT for everyday use: clothing, furniture and footwear, that will make urban living for older adults easier, more independent, fashionable and comfortable.…”

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Deep Learning for Walking Behaviour Detection in Elderly People Using Smart Footwear

Aznar-Gimeno

Labata-Lezaun

Adell-Lamora

et al. 2021

Entropy

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The increase in the proportion of elderly in Europe brings with it certain challenges that society needs to address, such as custodial care. We propose a scalable, easily modulated and live assistive technology system, based on a comfortable smart footwear capable of detecting walking behaviour, in order to prevent possible health problems in the elderly, facilitating their urban life as independently and safety as possible. This brings with it the challenge of handling the large amounts of data generated, transmitting and pre-processing that information and analysing it with the aim of obtaining useful information in real/near-real time. This is the basis of information theory. This work presents a complete system aiming at elderly people that can detect different user behaviours/events (sitting, standing without imbalance, standing with imbalance, walking, running, tripping) through information acquired from 20 types of sensor measurements (16 piezoelectric pressure sensors, one accelerometer returning reading for the 3 axis and one temperature sensor) and warn the relatives about possible risks in near-real time. For the detection of these events, a hierarchical structure of cascading binary models is designed and applied using artificial neural network (ANN) algorithms and deep learning techniques. The best models are achieved with convolutional layered ANN and multilayer perceptrons. The overall event detection performance achieves an average accuracy and area under the ROC curve of 0.84 and 0.96, respectively.

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Deep Learning for Walking Behaviour Detection in Elderly People Using Smart Footwear

Aznar-Gimeno

Labata-Lezaun

Adell-Lamora

et al. 2021

Entropy

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“…The SMs applied to three AT products in MATUROLIFE project employ selective metallization process to encapsulate metal-coated fibres in textiles to provide better integration of electronics and sensors into fabrics and textiles. In this way, these SMs give the product and fashion designers the tools to produce AT for older adults that is not only functional but also appealing as being lighter and comfortable (Moody and Cobley 2020).…”

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Challenges and Opportunities for Use of Smart Materials in Designing Assistive Technology Products with, and for Older Adults

Yang¹,

Moody²

2021

Fashion Practice

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Despite the potential to support ageing in place, there is still low Assistive Technology (AT) uptake among older adults. Smart Materials (SMs) have the potential to play an important role in AT innovation without detracting from the aesthetic appearance and ease of use. The MATUROLIFE project aims to develop enhanced AT products for older adults by employing smart metallised textiles, through a design process Danying Yang is Researcher in Design. She engages in the design and research activities of the Centre for Arts, Memory and Communities at Coventry University. Her research interests lie in the area of Smart Fashion and Wearable Technology associated with innovative materials and textiles, with the focus on promoting the design and

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“…Overview of individual solutions.Planning and clarifying the taskIdentifying requirements with • the kano model(Brandl et al 2017) • qualitative approaches like tea parties, focus groups, observation, contextual inquiry, ethnography etc. (Bright and Coventry 2013; McCarthy, Ramírez, and Robinson 2017) • the Reversed MoSCoW Method (Spiru et al 2019) • the Feature Matrix (Woodcock, Osmond, and Holliday 2020) Evaluation Measuring stigma with • the Divergency (Abel and Satterfield 2018) and the Connectivity Model (Kang and Satterfield 2009) • Perceived Stigmatization Questionnaire (Lawrence et al 2010) • Environmental psychology method 'room effect' (Renda et al 2016) • Product Appraisal Model for Stigma (Vaes 2019) Measuring appraisal using focus groups (McNeill and Coventry 2015)Throughout the whole process • Design guideline for assistive devices(Bright and Coventry 2013) • Method to combine co-design and additive manufacturing(Gherardini et al 2020) • Participatory design through workshops(McCarthy, Ramírez, and Robinson 2017) • MATUROLIFE (smart materials in e-textiles)(Moody and Cobley 2020) • Design for Social Accessibility using method cards • Product Appraisal Model for Stigma and Product Intervention Model for Stigma(Vaes 2019) • Empathic Design(Thomas and McDonagh 2013)…”

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The role of product development in the battle against product-related stigma – a literature review

Schröppel

Miehling

Wartzack

2021

Journal of Engineering Design

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Stigma may be the Achilles' heel of Inclusive Design, having a variety of negative effects on the user, e.g. anxiety or depression. From a product development (PD) perspective, such negative user stigmatisation can lead to the rejection of a product. PD cannot defeat stigma itself, but it can make a valuable contribution by reducing product-related stigma. Joining the battle, this contribution analyses the role of PD and identifies supports that help to reduce stigma in the respective context using an initial and a systematic literature review. The role of PD is split into four categories addressing the need to fulfil specific demands (reduce stigma and improve personal well-being), exploit potentials (see design as a tool, use the power of product semantics and design for our future selves), solve current problems (lack of knowledge and not taking the user seriously) and manage boundary conditions (complexity of stigma and the stigmasensitivity of products). Individual, process, educational solutions or general strategies are supports that help meeting those expectations. Due to different challenges, there is still a need for action to improve those supports to deliver specific design recommendations and reduce the lack of knowledge.

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MATUROLIFE: Using Advanced Material Science to Develop the Future of Assistive Technology

Cited by 4 publications

References 24 publications

Deep Learning for Walking Behaviour Detection in Elderly People Using Smart Footwear

Deep Learning for Walking Behaviour Detection in Elderly People Using Smart Footwear

Challenges and Opportunities for Use of Smart Materials in Designing Assistive Technology Products with, and for Older Adults

The role of product development in the battle against product-related stigma – a literature review

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