Student Name:
Mohamed Aziz Dhouib
Project Duration:
Spring Semester, 2022
Type:
Bachelor thesis
Abstract:
Never in the history of mankind have we been as safe from diseases and injuries as today. However, one domain has not seen much improvement and breakthroughs despite having been studied for over a century now: The care and treatment of Alzheimer’s patients. To this day, no cure has been found, and the available treatments are slim to none, while all being palliative in nature. Taking care of an Alzheimer’s patient eats up a lot of time. They require near-constant attention, and caregivers are often unable to work or live a normal life because of this. Some decide to hire a professional nurse to assist with these basic tasks, which often end up being extremely expensive. While professional care is absolutely mandatory at the most advanced stages of the disease, the earliest stages require nothing more than supervision, which can easily be digitalized. To address this challenge, this project prototypes a solution using AR and artificial intelligence, to help Alzheimer’s patients in their day-to-day lives to accomplish the most basic tasks by themselves, making them a bit closer to living like healthy people.
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