Challenges in an Assistance World.
Veit Köppen, Thomas Kirste, Gunter Saake · LWA · 2011
The development of small and embedded devices, smart interaction techniques, and integration in an ubiquitous data access environment enable the support of humans in daily life. A systematic engineering of situation-aware assistance systems needs methods, models, and techniques that use knowledge on human actions. In this paper, we address challenges of engineering assistance systems: Models of structures of actions, reactions on situations, systems’ reliability due to uncertainty of reality and human actions, and architecture of assistance systems network. A holistic engineering concept that maps reality to a world model is not in scope of these challenges. However, best practices and patterns for the development of models and systems can enhance engineering assistance systems.