Wiki source code of Environments

Version 8.1 by Clara Stiller on 2022/03/03 14:17

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8.1	1	Possible environments in which a PwD lives:
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8.1	3	* Environment: Person 1
5.1	4	In a nursing home where there are 100 other people who have a physical or mental disability and each of them has their own room
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8.1	6	* Environment: Person 2
6.2	7	In a daycare center with 50 other people. He/She is dropped off every day at 8:00h and picked up at 18:00h.
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8.1	9	* Environment: Person 3
5.1	10	Lives at home with family. The family consists of their child and spouse along with the two grandchildren.
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6.2	13	Requirements for the environment
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	15	* reachable door
	16	The room or house has to have a door. The door should never be out of the robot's reach (no loss of connection to sensor, no stairways) so that the robot can always reach the door and help the patient.
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	18	* gate between safe/ unsafe environment for PwD
6.3	19	The door should separate the care home from the 'outside', where the patient is not allowed to go (alone). Best case it's the only door leading outwards.
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7.1	21	Application
6.3	22	From these requirements follows that in our case we need to cover the main entrance/ exit door of the care center. We will locate the robot inside the building, in front of the door like a Bouncer. This has the advantage that PwDs are still able to walk around in the building but are prevented from wandering outside.
	23	Furthermore using the robot as door guard has the advantage that only one robot for many Patients is needed. This saves money in terms of acquisition costs and maintenance costs.
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6.1	25	Objectives
5.1	26	The objective is to provide care for people with dementia. More specifically, prevent them from wandering around outside of these buildings and getting lost or guide them when they do leave their respective buildings. This can be done by:
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5.1	28	* Assisting the person distracting him/her from leaving the building
	29	* A stimulus that's associated with a location. For example, chirping bird sounds can be associated with a nearby park, thus guiding the person to the park.
	30	* Making the building as inclusive as possible - adding all the person's wants and need so that the person doesn't want to leave the building
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5.1	35	Person-oriented approach
6.2	36	* To enable the people to continue to live their normal life - the life that they've been living
	37	* Take their feelings and experiences into account
	38	* Do not make them feel like they have dementia. So give them the confidence to do daily activities on their own, and provide assistance when necessary
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