Technologies are generally described for automatically managing noise profile in a
predefined area by determining a desired noise profile within the predefined area …

This paper presents a voice control interface prototype for assistive robots aiming to help
people living with upper limb disabilities to perform daily activities autonomously. Assistive …

In the past few years, several case studies have illustrated that the use of occupancy
information in buildings leads to energy-efficient and low-cost HVAC operation. The widely …

The human walking pattern can be affected by different factors such as accidents,
transplants, or diseases, like Parkinson's disease, which affects motor and mental functions …

Interaction methods based on computer-vision hold the potential to become the next
powerful technology to support breakthroughs in the field of human-computer interaction …

In recent years, research on Voice User Interfaces (VUIs) has been actively conducted. The
VUI has many advantages which can be very useful for the general public as well as for …

This review focuses on recent innovations and patents with the aim to allow people with
movement disorders to control their environment. This particularly includes different …

In every pattern recognition problem there exist the need for variable and feature selection
and, in many cases, feature generation. In pattern recognition, the term variable is usually …

In the past few years, several case studies have illustrated that the use of occupancy
information in buildings leads to energy-efficient and low-cost HVAC operation. The widely …

Speech Recognition or Speech Recognizer (SR) has become an important tool for people
with physical disabilities when handling Home Automation (HA) appliances. This technology …