Carsten Ullrich, Cédric Donati, David C. Pugh, Alex Gluhak, Anthony Garcia-Labiad and Xia Wang Work processes such as assembly in manufacturing are often highly complex and change frequently due to today’s high rate of technological innovation. Thus, the usage of…
Dan Kohen-Vacs, Gila Kurtz and Yanay Zaguri Internet of Things (IoT) is an emerging technology expected to transform the way we live, work and learn. It consists of devices endowed with sensors as well as Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)…
Branda Bannan, Samantha Dubrow, Christian Dobbins, Stephen Zaccaro, Hemant Purohit and Mohammed Rana This chapter provides an overview of an exploratory case study involving a multiteam system in the fire and rescue emergency context incorporating human sensor analytics (e.g., proximity…
Eva Mårell-Olsson and Isa Jahnke Wearables such as smart glass technologies with augmented-reality functionalities have the advantages of being voice-controlled and hands-free. The person, for example the dentist, has both hands available for doing the actual work while using smart…
Aylin Ilhan and Kaja Joanna Fietkiewicz Nowadays, many people have to increasingly deal with the question ‘How can I improve my health?’ Fortunately, the market for wearable technologies (e.g., Fitbit or Garmin) supports people by enabling them to track, monitor,…
Cindy L. Anderson and Kevin M. Anderson Wearable technology offers opportunities for individuals with disabilities to engage with their environment with greater success and to be included in learning opportunities to a greater degree. “Wearables” mean digital devices and/or computers…
Martin P. Strzys, Michael Thees, Sebastian Kapp, Pascal Knierim, Albrecht Schmidt, Paul Lukowicz and Jochen Kuhn Learning is known to be a highly individual process affected by learners’ individual previous experience and self-directed action. Especially during laboratory courses in university…
Robert Klebbe, Anika Steinert and Ursula Müller-Werdan This chapter presents insights into current research about the use of wearable technologies by older adults. The results of requirement analysis, laboratory tests and pilot studies with different quantitative and qualitative methods are…
Puneet Sharma, Roland Klemke and Fridolin Wild In this chapter, the authors focus on capturing an expert’s experiences using wearable sensors. For this, first, we outline a set of high level tasks that facilitate the transfer of experience from an…
The problem of textiles’ soiling is not a new one. Natural and synthetic textiles all get soiled during use by various mechanisms, including mechanical adhesion, adhesion by electrical forces or redeposition of soil during washing. However, the most important factor…