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In this paper we will present the prototype of a system meant to quantitatively and continuously monitor the information measured during the daily use of powered wheelchairs, early adopted by severely impaired children. The system is based on a non-conventional use of a common smartphone, and it may represent an interesting application for long-term remote monitoring of health-related information.
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Authors would like to thank Microsoft Corp. for the provision of their Azure Cloud solutions to Fondazione Don Gnocchi, as a part of their support program for non-profit organizations. Authors would also like to thank Samsung Electronics Italia SpA for their support in the early stage of the project, by providing some mobile solutions to be tested and integrated. Finally, authors would like to acknowledge Amper S.r.l. (Milano, Italy) who manufactured and provided all the mechanical components required for the proper system placement on the PWs.
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Meriggi, P. et al. (2017). Non-conventional Use of Smartphones: Remote Monitoring Powered Wheelchairs in MARINER Project. In: Perego, P., Andreoni, G., Rizzo, G. (eds) Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare. MobiHealth 2016. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 192. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58877-3_18
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