Research Project
 Type of Project: Funded project
SILC - support of independent ways of life

Description / Topics

The Project SILC aims at the development of an innovative and intelligent wrist-worn system to increase safety and independence of independent living not only of elderly but also disabled citizens. In contrast to existing alarm phones SILC will be equipped with a range of biometric sensors which can be programmed individually to trigger an alarm call automatically when a critical situation is detected. In order to increase the user benefit beyond the alarm function several additional utilities will be integrated to facilitate safe and independent living at home. In general, SILC will foster and facilitate a prolonged stay of senior citizens in their own households before institutional care will becomes necessary.

Project Data

Start:

1 Jan 2001


End:

31 Dec 2003


Grant Number:

IST-2000-27524

Funded by:

  • Europäische Union - EU

Further information about this research project

Project Management:

  • Zagler, Wolfgang, Prof. Dr.

Institutions:

Technische Universität Wien
Institut "integriert studieren"
Forschungsgruppe Rehabilitationstechnik (FORTEC)

Neue Anschrift:
Institut für Gestaltungs- und Wirkungsforschung
Zentrum für angewandte assistierende Technologien
Favoritenstr. 11/187-2b
A-1040 Wien
Telephone: +43-1-58801-187700 E-Mail: silc-fortec@fortec.tuwien.ac.at
 E-Mail: zagler@fortec.tuwien.ac.at
 Homepage: https://www.aat.tuwien.ac.at/silc/index.html
 Homepage: http://www.aat.tuwien.ac.at/
 Ansprechperson: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Zagler

TECWINGS Industrialisierung und
Elektronikproduktion GmbH

Cardionetics Limited

Ajuntament de Callús

Joanneum Research
Forschungsgesellschaft mbH,
Institut für noninvasive Diagnostik

Regione Veneto,
Direzione Servizi Sociali

CHCVITAE, S.A.

Stadt Wien

Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe
in Österreich

Cloudworld Limited

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough
Council

Tesan

P. Mayer et al.: SILC - Supporting Independently Living Citizens, IST-2000-27524, short version of final public report, CEC, 2004

P. Mayer, G. Edelmayer, W.L. Zagler: "SILC - A Project to Enhance Independence"; Presentation: AAATE '03, Dublin; 08-30-2003 - 09-03-2003; in: "Assistive Technology - Shaping the Future", G. Craddock, L. McCormack, R. Reilly, H. Knops (ed.); IOS Press, Volume 11 (2003), 1 58603 373 5; 902 - 906.

P. Mayer, G. Edelmayer, W.L. Zagler: "SILC - A Personalized Alarm System"; Presentation: EMBEC'02 2nd European Medical & Biological Engineering Conference, Vienna; 12-04-2002 - 12-08-2002; in: "Proceedings of the EMBEC' 02", (2002), ISBN 3-901351-62-0; 1680 - 1681

P. Mayer, G. Edelmayer, W.L. Zagler: "EU Project SILC - Personal Bio-Sensor Based Alarm System"; in: "Computers Helping People with Special Needs", Springer, (2002), 3-540-43904-8; 649 - 656.

R Rosso, R Giampieretti, L Rampazzo, G. Edelmayer, P. Mayer: "SILC - Supporting Independently Living Citizens: An Innovative Personal Emergency Alarm System with Integrated Biometric Sensors"; Presentation: TICD 2002 - Telemedicin e In Care Delivery - Technology and Application, Pisa, Italy; 06-12-2002 - 06-16-2002; in: "Proceedings of the TICD 2002"; (2002).

P. Mayer, G. Edelmayer, W.L. Zagler: "EU project SILC - personal bio-sensor based alarm system"; Poster: 16th International Symposium on Biotelemetry, Wien; 06.06.2001 - 11.06.2001; in: "Program and Abstracts"; International Society on Biotelemetry, Wageningen, The Netherlands, (2001), S. 66.

P. Mayer, G. Edelmayer, W.L. Zagler: "SILC - Intelligentes Monitoring- und Alarmsystem"; in: "Beiträge der Informationstagung ME 01"; D. Donhoffer, G. Fiedler (Hrg.); ÖVE-Schriftenreihe, Nr. 26 (2001), 3-85133-022-6; S. 399 - 403.

Reference Number:

R/FO2680


Last Update: 10 Dec 2013