Personal Encyclopedia Ontology

Version 2.4 by Rixt Hellinga on 2024/03/23 12:51

Vocabulary

NAO / the robot: the physical NAO robot we use in this research
System: the combined hardware (robot) and software used for the functionality
PwD: The person with dementia that is using the system
Participant: Person participating in a study
Guardian: The family member that oversees the encyclopedia
Encyclopedia: the knowledgebase with the entire family information
Episodic memory: short term memory of the robot specifically used in a single conversation
Dementia progression: how far along the dementia of a PwD has progressed
Phase 1, Setup phase: first phase in which the encyclopedia is populated with information
Sub-phase 1a: formal survey phase in which the guardian populates the encyclopedia
Sub-phase 1b: verbal informal survey phase in which the subject converses with the robot to populate the encyclopedia
Phase 2, Accustoming phase: second phase in which the subject gets used to the robot
Phase 3, Operational phase: third phase in which the subject uses the robot
Phase 4, Extension phase: fourth optional phase for further research