Pearl - Personal Robotic Assistant / Nursebot - University of Pittsburgh / Carngie Melon University
Submitted: April, 2010
Personal robotic assistants have the potential to assist elderly persons in: Intelligent reminding, Tele-presence, Data collection and surveillance, and Mobile manipulation.

Advanced Sensors for Supportive Environments - University of Dundee
Submitted: April, 2010
This two-year, EPSRC-funded project (The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council of the UK) will undertake research into monitored supportive environments for the elderly and disabled living alone.

Lifezig System for Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease by PhotoZig (NIH)
Submitted: April, 2010
The goals of this project is to enhance the quality of life for individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and their families/caregivers with the new TOM-VC intervention (Therapeutic Old Memories-Video Channels) and the novel Lifezig system

Wireless Control of GUIs - EMG sensing from Technical University of Tampere, Finland
Submitted: April, 2010
Using this prototype system, a person can point and select objects on the computer screen without using his or her hands. Objects are selected by gazing at them and activating a facial muscle.

Asynchronous Brain Computer Interface - Oxford University
Submitted: April, 2010
Researchers from Oxford University are developing a new asynchronous system to interface with the brain which will allow a more effective way to control wheelchairs or robotic arms with the power of the human mind.

Investigating Enabling Domestic Environments for People with Dementia - Indpendent Project
Submitted: April, 2010
Aims and Objectives To develop technology and design solutions that help enable people with dementia to live independently, to empower them and to improve their quality of life wherever they live.

Mobility for All, part of the Cognitive Lever (CLever) project from University of Colorado, Boulder
Submitted: April, 2010
The mission of the Cognitive Lever, or CLever, project is to develop computationally enhanced environments designed to assist not only people with a wide range of cognitive disabilities, but also their support community.

Untethered Monitoring - Software algorithms by CIMIT
Submitted: April, 2010
Our vision is that CIMIT will be the leader in minimally intrusive, reliable, low-cost wireless monitoring systems utilizing sensor platforms for life signs detection and health status assessment.

Conversational Personal Medical Assistant - Univ of Rochester Center for Future Health
Submitted: April, 2010
How can automated systems best help people solve their problems and get things done? Answering this question requires multi-disciplinary basic research in areas ranging from linguistics and psychology to computer science and systems engineering.

Assistive Robotics - Bath Institute of Medical Engineering (BIME)
Submitted: April, 2010
Robotic devices can be used to assist such people in daily living tasks or in a vocational setting.

Visable light Minder/Guider System for Elderly (ESCORT) from Talking Lights LLC (NIH)
Submitted: April, 2010
This Phase II SBIR project will develop and qualify a new assistive technology to aid persons who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias of aging.

Smart Personal Advisor - MIT Age Lab with Proctor & Gamble
Submitted: April, 2010
Technology-enabled behavior that leverages radio frequency identification (RFID) and wireless technology in the home, workplace, store and leisure environments offer significant promise in helping older adults and caregivers to make the right decisions at the right time.

Multimedia Support for Caregivers of the Seriously Ill - Oregon Center for Applied Science - NIH
Submitted: April, 2010
This project is the final program in the ORCAS eldercare worksite series. It will provide interactive multimedia support for employed family caregivers who are assisting with activities of daily living (e.g., dressing, bathing, feeding).

Web-based Training for Families of Longterm Care- Fox Learning Systems- NIH
Submitted: April, 2010
The proposed Phase Il study will complete a curriculum of clinical, administrative, and legal education for families of nursing home residents in an interactive video format accessible through the Web.

Automatic Evaluation of Speech Quality from Communication Disorders Technology Inc. (NIH)
Submitted: April, 2010
Tests of several different approaches to the automatic evaluation of the quality of speech segments are proposed. Previous systems for use in pronunciation training have typically employed either automatic speech-recognition (ASR) technology, or have used templates based on a limited number of utterances rated as excellent by L1 listeners (and sometimes also employing a second set of utterances containing a common pronunciation error).

Development of the Pain Self-Management Program from Consultants in Behavioral Research
Submitted: April, 2010
The long-term goal of the Phase I and Phase II effort is the development of the Pain Self-Management Program (PSMP), a CD-ROM-based self-help program for the treatment of chronic pain.

A Handheld Personal Health and Fitness Wizard from Barron Associates
Submitted: April, 2010
The project proposed herein involves the creation of a handheld health and weight management device, the LogaPDA.

Indiana University Gero-informatics Program
Submitted: April, 2010
The Indiana University Gero-informatics Program (GiP) develops, applies, and studies ways to use information and information systems to improve the health and healthcare of older adults. Areas of work have included telecommunications, electronic referrals, clinical decision support, self-management, patient-oriented decision support, and prescribing for older adults with cognitive impairment or in need of emergency medical services.

Low Cost Wearable Monitoring System(Sensors,Microcontroller,Mobile/Cellular Phone)
Submitted: April, 2010
The project is related to an emerging area of applied research called “wearable computing”. Our task in this project is to design, implement and test a wearable healthcare monitoring system. The main idea is to develop a complete unit consisting of sensors, a digital signal processor or microcontroller, a small battery, etc, that monitors a patient condition and sends information wirelessly to a nurse room or to a doctor’s cell phone alerting them to the condition of the patient and perhaps the location. The unit has to be light, wearable, and consume power efficiently.

Aging Services Research Needs Your Survey Answers
Submitted: April, 2010
Research will take national survey responses on how technology is used for aging services. Project will study emerging technology and research and make recommendations to parent aging services organization.

Health Monitoring in an Agent-Based Smart Home
Submitted: April, 2010
The MavHome smart home learns models of inhabitant behavior and uses the models to automate the home and provide health monitoring assistance.