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8 partners from 6 different countries are involved in this project: Italy, The Netherlands, Germany, Eslovakia, Israel and Spain.

There is presence of world-class expertise in all the major segments of the work. 


The work of SensAction -AAL joins the knowledge of clinical experts, scientists and engineers in order to realise the development the system.
 

The make-up of the Consortium guarantees that scientific, technological and development objectives of the project will be met.


 
University of Bologna (UNIBO) Two research groups from UNIBO participates in SENSACTION-AAL. The Biomedical Engineering Group is expert in the functional assessment of human performance, namely motor and cognitive performance. Research topics include neurobiomechanics of human posture and movement, multisensory integration and sensory augmentation, rehabilitation engineering, design of protocols for clinical measurements and functional evaluation of locomotor/cognitive function, man-machine interfaces. The research activity of WSN-AmI (Wireless Sensor Networks for Ambient Intelligence) Group focuses on the design and deployment of distributed embedded and mobile systems, with emphasis on WSNs and their application in natural user interfaces, augmented reality and smart environments. The main expertise is in the hardware/software design and implementation of WSN prototypes and their integration in vertical applications. The group has multi-year experience in energy-aware design, energy saving MAC protocols, energy scavenging and power management.
The role of UNIBO in this project will involve both domains, with effort towards sound biomedical engineering solutions for telerehabilitation, telemedicine, and telecare, and the hardware/software design and implementation of WSN prototypes and their integration in vertical applications.
     
 
McRoberts (McROB) is an innovative firm dedicated to movement technology, developing simple and objective monitors based on body fixed movement sensors that provide information about the quality of movement related to the quality of life. Methods are based on automatic analysis of movement behaviour, activities of daily living and patient functioning. Research & development activity is carried out in close co-operation with clinical sites in order to be able to validate the proposed methods and to find out the added value for clinical research and clinical care.
     
   
Robert Bosch Gesellschaft fuer medizinische Forschung (RBMF) is a research hospital with expertise in the use of body fixed sensors for gait assessment and the measurement of physical activity and access to elderly rehabilitation patients. Furthermore, studies related to fall prevention and exercise enable access to large cohorts of community dwellers.
     
 
University of Groningen (RUG) has knowledge and experience with regard to (impaired) balance and locomotion and the design of specific interventions in older people and specific patients. Through the University Medical Centre Groningen with its different clinical disciplines, the CHMS has good access to clinical populations and will provide the project with the necessary feedbacks from the end-users.
     
 

STMicroelectronics (STM) is a leading supplier of MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical System) devices.

STM is heavily investing in MEMS technology and it has been rapidly expanding its portfolio of three-axis accelerometers and MEMS base sensors, achieving world-class performance and power consumption in extremely small packages. STM has market-proved silicon expertise and leadership in micro-machining technologies.
     
 
Slovak Academy of Science (SAS) has excellent experiences with sensory control of human balance. They showed postural responses to multisensory stimulation (somatosensory, visual and vestibular) which can be used for innovative sensory biofeedback to improve age-related postural imbalance. They will take advantage of their long experience with influence of combined sensory stimulation on body sway and body orientation (vibration of postural muscle paired with visual stimulation or with galvanic vestibular stimulation).
     
 
Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (TASMC) has a long date experience on the assessment, monitoring and treatment of gait disorders and falls in older adults and freezing of gait using body-fixed sensors. A unique setup allows them to carry out research in the (clinical) unit itself, with the research laboratory operating an integral part of the clinic. The combination of this expertise and the keen interest of the clinical investigators in the gait of patients with movement disorders will create unique opportunities for the study of falls and freezing of gait in older adults. The joint forces of clinical and more basic scientists empower them to attack some of the difficult questions that surround the assessment and treatment of falls and freezing of gait that eventually should lead to improved function, independence, and quality of life for the elderly.
     
 
Atos Origin (ATOS) has a successful experience in the commercialisation of results coming from R&D projects. Its Biotechnologies & Healthcare Unit is specialised in healthcare systems and applications, as well as in knowledge management. The main fields of activity are medical imaging, decision-support systems, medical knowledge management systems and remote patient-monitoring systems. ATOS’ experience in co-ordinating R&D projects comes from co-ordination tasks in different projects within very different technology areas. ATOS’ has 16 years of successful stories as coordinators for EC projects. The role of ATOS in this project will be related with the software development to communicate the different sensors with the central medical applications.
     
Last Updated ( Thursday, 07 May 2009 )
 
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