TY - BOOK AU - Wichert,Reiner AU - Klausing,Helmut TI - Ambient Assisted Living : 6. AAL-Kongress 2013 Berlin, Germany, January 22. - 23. , 2013 T2 - Advanced Technologies and Societal Change, SN - 9783642379888 AV - R856-857 PY - 2014/// CY - Berlin, Heidelberg PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Imprint: Springer KW - Economic policy KW - Engineering KW - Biomedical Engineering KW - R & D/Technology Policy KW - Aging KW - Geriatrics/Gerontology N1 - Sensor Technology -- Assistance and Robotic Systems -- Activity Recognition -- Evaluation, User Acceptance and Usability -- Platforms -- Interaction -- Training Systems -- Community Conclusions N2 - In this book, leading authors in the field discuss development of Ambient Assisted Living. The contributions have been chosen and invited at the 6th AAL congress, Berlin. It presents new technological developments which support the autonomy and independence of individuals with special needs. As the technological innovation raises also social issues, the book addresses micro and macro economical aspects of assistive systems and puts  an additional emphasis  on the ethical and legal discussion. The presentation is supported by real world examples and applications UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37988-8 ER -