The conceptual design of a mechatronic system to handle bedridden elderly individuals

The ever-growing percentage of elderly people in developed countries have made Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) solutions an important subject to be explored and developed. The increase in geriatric care requests are overburdening specialized institutions that cannot cope with the demand for support. P...

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Main Author: Silva, Bruno Manuel Fernandes da (author)
Other Authors: Machado, José (author), Soares, Filomena (author), Carvalho, Vítor (author), Matos, Demétrio Ferreira (author), Bezerra, Karolina Celi Tavares (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/53134
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/53134