GiraffPlus - Second Prototype of sensors, Giraff platform and network system

This document reports on the second prototype of the system that is going to be deployed and installed at 6 test sites. The second prototype at month 18 provides the Giraff robot and the sensors integrated in a flexible and robust communication infrastructure. A middleware solution helps to integrate the software components developed by the WP3 and WP4 and enhanced Giraff platform with safer and semi-autonomous mobility features. Currently the prototype includes the Giraff robot, the Look4Myhealth kit, the monitoring sensors from Tunstall, additional environmental sensors, a physiological sensor for pulse oximetry measurements based on Android, the context recognition and configuration planning modules, and the remote storage and repository to collect user data. A new olfactory sensor is also considered that can be placed in strategic location like the fridge or near the garbage can and give alarms if needed. A new version of the middleware is presented and the semi-autonomy features for the giraffe robot are described.