Research Article
End-user composition and re-use of technologies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/PCTHEALTH.2006.361672, author={Alessia Rullo and Patrizia Marti and Erik Gronvall and Alessandro Pollini}, title={End-user composition and re-use of technologies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit}, proceedings={1st International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare}, publisher={IEEE}, proceedings_a={PERVASIVEHEALTH}, year={2007}, month={5}, keywords={Assembly; Adaptive systems; Biomedical transducers; Medical services.}, doi={10.1109/PCTHEALTH.2006.361672} }- Alessia Rullo
Patrizia Marti
Erik Gronvall
Alessandro Pollini
Year: 2007
End-user composition and re-use of technologies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
PERVASIVEHEALTH
IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/PCTHEALTH.2006.361672
Abstract
This paper presents some early design work of an innovative concept of an incubator, carried out under the European project Palcom. Gaining a comprehensive understanding of user requirements in care settings poses interesting methodological challenges. This paper details some methodological options for developing technologies which allow end-user composition and re-configurability, and documents how fieldwork has been translated into design solutions. In particular we describe the notion of technological assemblies interpreted as the combination of services and devices, which the users can dynamically configure to support their needs. We report on the importance of flexibility and control in the use of such technological assemblies in a neonatal ward and present an early prototype of incubator designed to be sensitive to the particular requirements of the setting.