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[해외저널] Promotion of active ageing through interactive artificial agents in a smart environment

제목

Promotion of active ageing through interactive artificial agents in a smart environment

저자

Paulo Menezes, Rui P. Rocha

발행기관

Springer, 2021.

발행일

2021. 4. 26

Series/ Report no.

Vol. 3, no. 5/ pp. 1 – 15

키워드

Multi-agent system, social robot, active ageing, physical activity, Science

, Technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abstract

 

Abstract Societies in the most developed countries have witnessed a significant ageing of the population in recent decades, which increases the demand for healthcare services and caregivers. The development of technologies to help the elderly, so that they can remain active and independent for a longer time, helps to mitigate the sustainability problem posed in care services. This article follows this new trend, proposing a multi-agent system composed of a smart camera network, centralised planning agent, a virtual coach, and robotic exercise buddy, designed to promote regular physical activity habits among the elderly. The proposed system not only persuades the users to perform exercise routines, but also guides and accompanies them during exercises in order to provide effective training and engagement to the user. The different agents are combined in the system to exploit their complementary features in the quest for an effective and engaging training system. Three variants of the system, involving either a partial set of those agents or the full proposed system, were evaluated and compared through a pilot study conducted with 12 elderly users. The results demonstrate that all variants are able to guide the user in an exercise routine, but the most complete system that includes a robotic exercise buddy was the best scored by the participants. Article Highlights Proposal of a multi-agent system to help elderly adopting regular physical activity habits. A virtual coach and a robotic exercise buddy provide both guidance and companionship during the exercise. A pilot study conducted with 12 elderly users demonstrated an effective and engaging training system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

주요 내용

 

선진국의 사회는 최근 수십 년 동안 인구의 상당한 고령화를 목격했으며, 이로 인해 의료 서비스 및 간병인에 대한 수요가 증가하고 있습니다. 노인들이 더 오랫동안 활동적이고 독립적으로 생활 할 수 있도록 돕는 기술의 개발은 간병 서비스에서 제기되는 지속 가능성 문제를 완화하는 데 도움이됩니다. 이 기사는 이러한 새로운 트렌드를 따르고 있으며, 스마트 카메라 네트워크, 중앙 집중식 계획 에이전트, 가상 코치, 로봇 운동 친구로 구성된 다중 에이전트 시스템을 제안하여 노인들의 규칙적인 신체 활동 습관을 촉진하도록 설계되었습니다. 제안 된 시스템은 사용자가 운동 루틴을 수행하도록 설득 할뿐만 아니라 사용자에게 효과적인 교육과 참여를 제공하기 위해 운동 중에 그들을 안내하고 동반합니다. 서로 다른 에이전트가 시스템에 결합되어 효과적이고 매력적인 교육 시스템을 추구하는 보완 기능을 활용합니다. 12 명의 노인 사용자를 대상으로 실시한 세 가지 실험 변수들을 평가하고 비교했습니다

 

ISSN

2523-3963

2523-3971

DOI

10.1007/s42452-021-04567-8

LINK

https://doaj.org/article/cc85ccbfdf4b4fc5b419403f57fec344

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