New Technologies and Methods in Assistive Technologies

Garant předmětu:

Lenka Lhotská

Lecturer:

Matej Daniel, Iva Holmerová, Lenka Lhotská, Olga Štěpánková

Tutor:

Supervisor:

Department of Natural Sciences

Synopsis:

The course consists of 10 separate lectures. In each of them, the students will be introduced to individual research topics. Students will thus get (i) an overview of the breadth of problems addressed in assistive technology, (ii) information on the latest results in the field, (iii) an idea of the research problems addressed at FBME and CIIRC. The lecture topics cover the core areas of assistive technology, namely multidimensional and multimodal data analysis; assistive technology and sensor systems; motion and behavioural pattern analysis; physiology of ageing, ageing and health. The division into these areas is also reflected in the design of the State Doctoral Examination strands in the AT programme. The course New Technologies and Methods in Assistive Technology thus forms the basis for preparing doctoral students for the State Doctoral Examination. At the same time, the course contains the latest information; therefore, the specific lecture topics are renewed every year.

Requirements:

Form of verification of study results: oral examination.

As a standard, the course is taught in contact form and the course has lectures. In case the number of students is less than 5, the teaching can take place in the form of guided self-study with regular consultations. In this case, in addition to the examination, the student is required to produce a written study on the assigned topic.

For combined study:

Teaching takes the form of guided self-study with regular consultations. In addition to the examination, the student is required to prepare a written study on a given topic.

Syllabus of lectures:

Lecture outline:

1. Analysis of multivariate and multimodal data. New methods for extracting descriptive features.

2. Integration of expert knowledge into the data analysis process. 2.

3. New approaches to data visualization and results.

4. Assistive technologies and sensor systems. Basic architectures of system solution.

5. Internet of Things, smart living applications.

6. Motion analysis, application of biomechanics principles

7. Modelling and simulation in biomechanics

8. Analysis of behavioural patterns in everyday activities

9. Physiology of ageing, new findings in the field

10. Ageing and health, lifestyle, prevention

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Students will thus get (i) an overview of the breadth of problems addressed in assistive technology, (ii) information on the latest results in the field, (iii) an idea of the research problems addressed at FBME and CIIRC.

Study materials:

Cook A.M., Polgar J.M. Assistive Technologies: Principles and Practice. Mosby, 2015. ISBN 9780323096317

Bonder B.R., Dal Bello-Haas V. Functional Performance in Older Adults. F.A.Davis Company, 2018 (4th edition). ISBN 978-0-8036-4605-6

Suryadevara N, Mukhopadhyay S. Assistive Technology for the Elderly, 1st Edition. Academic Press, 2020

Recommended:

- Mostly impacted peer-reviewed articles - to be determined at individual lectures.

Note:

Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: