A Projection-based Augmented Reality for Elderly People with Dementia
This work addresses the problem of daily life difficulties and mental care for elderly people with dementia, but it appears incremental as it builds on existing AR and care technologies without specifying major breakthroughs.
The researchers tackled the challenge of supporting daily life and mental care for elderly dementia patients by developing a 360-degree projection-based augmented reality system robot with monitoring and therapy applications, resulting in a system designed to provide continuous support and entertainment.
As aging societies grow, researchers are actively studying care systems concerning the life and diseases of the elderly. Among these diseases, dementia makes it difficult to maintain daily life due to the degradation of cognitive functioning, memory, and reasoning, as well as the ability to perform actions. Moreover, dementia does not have a perfect cure, though therapy and care can slow its onset and provide patients with physical and mental support. In this paper, we developed a projection-based augmented reality system robot that can cover 360 degrees of space. We also propose an application that supports continuous monitoring of dementia patients to address the difficulties they face in daily life. The system is also designed to provide therapy applications, such as entertainment and spatial art, to provide mental care aids for the patients.