Objetivo The HEPHAISTOS project will develop a multi-modal remote control unit giving elderly and disabled people access to electronic home devices.Nowadays not only average users but also many elderly and disabled users are facing the situation of complicated and inconsistent user interfaces for brown and white goods, different remote controls, a lack of integration of the audio and video media and a lack of remote control of other home facilities. Elderly or disabled people in particular those with special needs feel overloaded with the large number of available functions and the variety of ways to get access to them. Taking these problems into account, the main objective of the HEPHAISTOS project is to develop the user interface for an advanced remote control for a wide range of electronic home devices. The user interface for the HEPHAISTOS remote control unit will be easy to use by means of a graphical user interface enhanced with speech in- and output and direct manipulation via touch screen.Technical Approach : The project consists of four phases and a cross running activity. The Analysis Phase will investigate the requirements of elderly and disabled people, technical requirements, feasible technical solutions, and related standards. In the Design Phase the communication software and the multi-modal user interface will be developed. The command unit with the multi-modal user interface and its connection to home devices will be simulated in the Simulation Phase and a prototype in the Demonstrator Phase.The development of software and hardware components will follow an iterative approach of design and evaluation. As a Cross Running Activity the evaluation of the user interface will be carried out by ergonomic experts and - most importantly- by users of the target groups.Impact and Expected Results : The main result of the HEPHAISTOS project will be a prototype of the control unit demonstrating easy and consistent access to modern home electronic devices especially for elderly and disabled people via a multi-modal user interface of the remote control. More specifically, the following results will be achieved:- A specification of the graphical user interface, the direct manipulation strategies and the speech in- and output handling. - The HEPHAISTOS simulator- The HEPHAISTOS demonstrator- Evaluation results from two user test sites (Stuttgart, Germany and Athens, Greece) ensuring the successful adaptation of the HEPHAISTOS user interface to the remote control to the special needs of elderly and disabled people.The application of the HEPHAISTOS concept by the industry could be a starting point to overcome the barrier experienced by elderly and disabled people to buying and using modern home technology. Furthermore, HEPHAISTOS facilitates elderly and disabled to live independently and supports their participation in the social and economic activities of the community. Programa(s) HS-TIDE 1 - Technology initiative (EEC) for disabled and elderly people (TIDE), 1993-1994 Tema(s) 2.1 - Home Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinador UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Nobelstrasse 12c 70569 STUTTGART Alemania Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Participantes (6) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo HELGECO S.A. Grecia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos National Technical University of Athens Grecia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Thomson Consumer Electronics SA Francia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 9 place des Vosges 92050 Paris la Défense Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Universidad Politecnica de Madrid España Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Vecsys Francia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Le Chêne Fond 91570 Bièvres Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Zeltron SpA Italia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Via Principe di Udine 66 33030 Campoformido Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos
