Publications / 2011 Proceedings of the 28th ISARC, Seoul, Korea

Development of Functionality-Oriented Robotic Environments through Process Analysis and Process Modification

Thomas Linner, Ivana Abazovic, Bernhard Ellmann, Thomas Bock
Pages 57-63 (2011 Proceedings of the 28th ISARC, Seoul, Korea, ISBN 978-89-954572-4-5, ISSN 2413-5844)
Abstract:

For the development of complex AAL-Environments comprising multiple subsystems and assistance tech- nologies new development methods are required exceeding the application scope of architectural methods of space devel- opment and methods of barrier-free architecture. In this paper we present the results of a study on the applicability of a product development method which has been based on functional process analysis and individual process modification. The experimental approach was able to generate interesting findings and showed that in environments assisting needy and coun- terbalancing disabilities a process-oriented organization outperforms the traditional typological organization of living envi- ronments.

Keywords: Service Robotics, Intelligent Environments, Process Analysis, Integration