A Co-Design Approach for a Smart Cooking Appliance. The Application of a Domain Specific Language

Matteo Zallio, Paula Kelly, Barry Cryan, Damon Berry

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Abstract

Our environment, whether at work, in public spaces, or at home, is becoming more connected, adaptive and increasingly responsive. This is due in part to the significant number of sensors that detect information and data around us. Connected technologies are also emerging as a support to address daily challenges for people with disabilities and for ageing people, bringing care from hospitals into the community and increased provision of health services into homes. Meal preparation, even when it involves simply heating ready-made food, can be perceived as a complex process for people with disabilities. This research aimed to prototype, using a co-Design approach, a Community Supported Appliance (CSA) by developing a Domain Specific Language (DSL), precisely created for a semi/automated cooking process. The DSL was shaped and expressed in the users’ idiom and allowed the CSA to support independence for users while performing daily cooking activities.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Usability, User Experience, Wearable and Assistive Technology - Proceedings of the AHFE 2021 Virtual Conferences on Usability and User Experience, Human Factors and Wearable Technologies, Human Factors in Virtual Environments and Game Design, and Human Factors and Assistive Technology, 2021
EditorsTareq Z. Ahram, Christianne S. Falcão
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages503-511
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9783030800901
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
EventAHFE Conferences on Usability and User Experience, Human Factors and Wearable Technologies, Human Factors in Virtual Environments and Game Design, and Human Factors and Assistive Technology, 2021 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 25 Jul 202129 Jul 2021

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume275
ISSN (Print)2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)2367-3389

Conference

ConferenceAHFE Conferences on Usability and User Experience, Human Factors and Wearable Technologies, Human Factors in Virtual Environments and Game Design, and Human Factors and Assistive Technology, 2021
CityVirtual, Online
Period25/07/2129/07/21

Keywords

  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Assistive technology
  • Co-Design approach
  • Community Supported Appliance
  • Domain Specific Language
  • Internet of Things

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