1st International ICST Conference on Ambient Media and Systems

Research Article

Assisting elders via dynamic multi-tasks planning: a Markov decision processes based approach

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/ICST.AMBISYS2008.2865,
        author={Fran\`{e}ois Courtemanche and Mehdi Najjar and Blandine Paccoud and Andr\^{e} Mayers},
        title={Assisting elders via dynamic multi-tasks planning: a Markov decision processes based approach},
        proceedings={1st International ICST Conference on Ambient Media and Systems},
        publisher={ICST},
        proceedings_a={AMBI-SYS},
        year={2010},
        month={5},
        keywords={Ambiant Intelligence Smart Assistance Activity of Daily Living Multi-Tasks Planning Markov Decision Process.},
        doi={10.4108/ICST.AMBISYS2008.2865}
    }
    
  • François Courtemanche
    Mehdi Najjar
    Blandine Paccoud
    André Mayers
    Year: 2010
    Assisting elders via dynamic multi-tasks planning: a Markov decision processes based approach
    AMBI-SYS
    ICST
    DOI: 10.4108/ICST.AMBISYS2008.2865
François Courtemanche1,*, Mehdi Najjar1,*, Blandine Paccoud2,*, André Mayers1,*
  • 1: Department of Computer Science, University of Sherbrooke, J1K 2R1 Quebec, Canada 1 819 821 8000 - 63000
  • 2: DOMUS Research Lab, University of Sherbrooke, J1K 2R1 Quebec, Canada 1 819 821 8000 - 63825
*Contact email: f.courtemanche@usherbrooke.ca, mehdi.najjar@usherbrooke.ca, blandine.paccoud@usherbrooke.ca, andre.mayers@usherbrooke.ca

Abstract

This paper presents a novel planning approach to assist elders with memory deficit to carry out complex daily activities. The proposed planner uses Markov decision processes (MDPs) in dynamic multi-tasks planning to help memory-impaired elders achieving and finalising their activities of daily living (ADLs) already undertaken. The article also reports empirical results of the experimental validation and discusses distinctions between our approach and related works.