Assistive technologies for the disabled and for the new generation of senior citizens: The e-tools architecture

AI Communications

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 193-207

  Cortés, Ulises ^a   Annicchiarico, Roberta ^b   Vázquez Salceda, Javier ^a   Urdiales, Cristina ^c   Cañamero, Lola ^d   López, Maite ^e   Sànchez Marrè, Miquel ^a   Caltagirone, Carlo ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^e ISOCO   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agents; Assistive technologies; Situated intelligence

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; HEALTH CARE; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; WHEELCHAIRS;

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES; EMBEDDED TOOLS; INTELLIGENT ASSISTIVE DEVICES; INTELLIGENT WHEELCHAIRS; SITUATED INTELLIGENCE;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE;

EID: 0346906996     PISSN: 09217126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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