D1.2 Tools for Connected Home Technologies

Principal Investigator

Maribeth Gandy Coleman, Ph.D.

Team

Kala Jordan, B.S., Laura Levy, Ph.D., & Ben Thompson, M.S.

Overview 

Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as smart thermostats, lightbulbs, and door locks, have great potential to support independent activity performance among people aging with disabilities. From selecting the appropriate device, to installing it, to configuring it to meet your needs, these devices can be challenging to use and often require extensive information technology expertise. Meanwhile, increasingly available consumer augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies can enable individuals to experience how IoT devices function and are used within the context of one’s own abilities and home. In this project, we will develop and test a series of AR and VR tools to help people aging with long-term disabilities select, install, use, and adapt connected home technology systems for their specific needs and environments. Such tools could provide potential users with an effective means of overcoming barriers to adoption, acceptance, and utilization of IoT devices to support aging-in-place.

living room with icons identifying items connected to the internet

 

Project Status

Learn about how we developing hardware and software solutions to support remote troubleshooting over telepresence systems in our project poster from the 2022 TechSAge State of the Science.

Screenshot of poster "Augmented and Virtual Reality Tools"

 

Select Publications

Levy, L., Thompson, B., & Gandy, M. (2019). Augmented Reality Tools to Support Use and Understanding of Internet of Things: Participatory Design Research for People Aging with Long-Term Mobility Disability. (TechSAge-TR-1901). Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technologies to Support Aging-in-Place for People with Long-Term Disabilities.

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