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Wearable Computing

Wearable Computing. Manuel Probst Barbara Schwarz. Content. Definition & scope Placement & ergonomics Implementation barriers Applications Further aspects Outlook. Definition & Scope. Definition External stimulus  useful reaction Sensor- and Communication Technology

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Wearable Computing

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  1. Wearable Computing Manuel Probst Barbara Schwarz

  2. Content • Definition & scope • Placement & ergonomics • Implementation barriers • Applications • Further aspects • Outlook Seminar: Context-Aware Computing

  3. Definition & Scope • Definition • External stimulus  useful reaction • Sensor- and Communication Technology • „First-Person“ sense • Scope • Wearable ≠ portable • Mobile Phones • PDA‘s Seminar: Context-Aware Computing

  4. Placement & Ergonomics • On the user‘s body • In the user‘s clothes (smart clothing) • Implanted under the user‘s skin Seminar: Context-Aware Computing

  5. Placement & Ergonomics • On the user‘s body • Placement • Form language • Human movement • Sizing • Weight Source: http://www.ices.cmu.edu/design/wearability Seminar: Context-Aware Computing

  6. Placement & Ergonomics • In the user‘s clothes (smart clothing) • Already ergonomically designed  Suitability and comfort - Enormous potential in smart clothing Seminar: Context-Aware Computing

  7. Implementation Barriers • Power supply • Batteries • Trade-off: storage vs. dimension/weight • Need for charge • Regenerative energy • Not (yet) able to generate enough energy • User himself ? Seminar: Context-Aware Computing

  8. Implementation Barriers • Miniaturisation • Cross-linking • On-body communication • Wireless mostly  radiation • Off-body communication • Wireless (GSM, UMTS)  reachability Seminar: Context-Aware Computing

  9. Applications • Fun-/Entertainment sector • Healthcare • Military sector • Logistic-/transportation sector • Construction sector Seminar: Context-Aware Computing

  10. Applications Seminar: Context-Aware Computing

  11. Further Aspects - Privacy • Reliable IT infrastructure • Business environment • Legal restrictions • Security issues • Encryption • Forgeries (identity theft) • Abuses (information acquisition) Seminar: Context-Aware Computing

  12. Further Aspects - Acceptance • Dependent on privacy regulations • Ethical Issues • Religions Seminar: Context-Aware Computing

  13. Outlook • Industry seminal • Mature Technologies • 10th International Symposium on Wearable Computers in Montreux Seminar: Context-Aware Computing

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