AAL platform with a “de facto” standard communication interface (TICO): Training in home control in special education

Guillomía San Bartolomé, M.A. ; Falco Boudet, J.L. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Artigas Maestre, J.I. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Sánchez Agustín, A.

Resumen: Framed within a long-term cooperation between university and special education teachers, training in alternative communication skills and home control was realized using the “TICO” interface, a communication panel editor extensively used in special education schools. From a technological view we follow AAL technology trends by integrating a successful interface in a heterogeneous services AAL platform, focusing on a functional view. Educationally, a very flexible interface in line with communication training allows dynamic adjustment of complexity, enhanced by an accessible mindset and virtual elements significance already in use, offers specific interaction feedback, adapts to the evolving needs and capacities and improves the personal autonomy and self-confidence of children at school and home. TICO-home-control was installed during the last school year in the library of a special education school to study adaptations and training strategies to enhance the autonomy opportunities of its pupils. The methodology involved a case study and structured and semi-structured observations. Five children, considered unable to use commercial home control systems were trained obtaining good results in enabling them to use an open home control system. Moreover this AAL platform has proved efficient in training children in previous cognitive steps like virtual representation and cause-effect interaction.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.3390/s17102320

Año: 2017

Publicado en: Sensors 17, 10 (2017), 2320
ISSN: 1424-8220

Factor impacto JCR: 2.475 (2017)

Categ. JCR: CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL rank: 30 / 78 = 0.385 (2017) - Q2 - T2
Categ. JCR: INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION rank: 16 / 61 = 0.262 (2017) - Q2 - T1
Categ. JCR: ELECTROCHEMISTRY rank: 15 / 28 = 0.536 (2017) - Q3 - T2

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.584 - Analytical Chemistry (Q2) - Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (Q2) - Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q2) - Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Q2) - Instrumentation (Q2) - Biochemistry (Q3)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/SIAMYD-Innovaragon-2011
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EUR/FP6/IST-045515
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EUR/FP6/IST-5-0535147
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/2049/EU/Adaptable Smarter Homes for Residents who are Elderly or Disabled People/ASHORED
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/HS/1002/EU/Safety Call and Location of Elderly and Disabled People/SCALP
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/FIT-150200-2000-215
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/IPT-300000-2010-13
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/TIC-2001-1868-C03-01
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/TIN2005-08976
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICYT/CENIT2007/0185
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICYT/TIN2006-15617-C03-02

Tipo y forma: Artículo (Versión definitiva)

Área (Departamento): Área Tecnología Electrónica (Dpto. Ingeniería Electrón.Com.)