GNSS based Adaptive Monitoring for the Assistance of Persons with Orientation Difficulties

Martin Litzenberger, Klaus Dittrich, Birgit Unger-Hrdlicka, Hendrik Buimer, Ivan Rigamonti, Wil Wintjens, Matthieu Arendse, Patrizia Murko, Matthias Zeller, Stephanie Auer

2021

Abstract

Severe problems with out-of-home mobility are common under persons with cognitive impairment. Technical solutions such as geo-fencing systems, based on GNSS position monitoring, exist to mitigate wandering and getting lost of such patients. However, manually defined, fixed geo-zones effectively limit the freedom of the person and can lead to false alarms even during normal walking behaviour. This paper presents work in progress on a GNSS based position monitoring system that computes adaptive personalized safe zones from the user walking routine. The system implements semi-rigid zone borders allowing the user to explore new areas and automatically extend their personalized safe zones over time. Making use of routing services the system can generate temporary corridors for appointments outside of the users typical walking routine. While the technical implementation of the system is completed, it will be future work to evaluate the system's effect on users in a field trial and a clinical study.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Litzenberger M., Dittrich K., Unger-Hrdlicka B., Buimer H., Rigamonti I., Wintjens W., Arendse M., Murko P., Zeller M. and Auer S. (2021). GNSS based Adaptive Monitoring for the Assistance of Persons with Orientation Difficulties. In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AWE, ISBN 978-989-758-506-7, pages 236-243. DOI: 10.5220/0010494602360243

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ict4awe21,
author={Martin Litzenberger and Klaus Dittrich and Birgit Unger-Hrdlicka and Hendrik Buimer and Ivan Rigamonti and Wil Wintjens and Matthieu Arendse and Patrizia Murko and Matthias Zeller and Stephanie Auer},
title={GNSS based Adaptive Monitoring for the Assistance of Persons with Orientation Difficulties},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AWE,},
year={2021},
pages={236-243},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010494602360243},
isbn={978-989-758-506-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AWE,
TI - GNSS based Adaptive Monitoring for the Assistance of Persons with Orientation Difficulties
SN - 978-989-758-506-7
AU - Litzenberger M.
AU - Dittrich K.
AU - Unger-Hrdlicka B.
AU - Buimer H.
AU - Rigamonti I.
AU - Wintjens W.
AU - Arendse M.
AU - Murko P.
AU - Zeller M.
AU - Auer S.
PY - 2021
SP - 236
EP - 243
DO - 10.5220/0010494602360243