Cross-domain integration for the development of tech- nology-based detection-analytics-intervention chains in the REACH project

In REACH, an experimental, cross-domain sensing-monitoring-intervention system that can be placed unobtrusively in various care settings and living environments of elderly citizens was developed. Through multiple Touchpoints, REACH implements and systemises several instances of the early detection of physical inactivity patterns and associated risks. To achieve the set-out project goals, REACH (a multi-partner research project) requires a structured development process in combination with a consequent cross-domain integration. The paper analyses the most important areas for which cross-domain integration is required: integration of cross complex knowledge domains, integration of cross physical world and data domains, integration of cross testing and study design domains, and the integration of cross artefacts and services worlds. The paper concludes that for handling the complexity of REACH, it was necessary to split the project (for development purposes) into micro-clusters (e.g. Touchpoints, Physical Activity Dimensions, etc.) and explore the interactions of domains by systematically forming and testing micro-chains of the Sensing-Monitoring-Intervention flow.     «

In REACH, an experimental, cross-domain sensing-monitoring-intervention system that can be placed unobtrusively in various care settings and living environments of elderly citizens was developed. Through multiple Touchpoints, REACH implements and systemises several instances of the early detection of physical inactivity patterns and associated risks. To achieve the set-out project goals, REACH (a multi-partner research project) requires a structured development process in combination with a con...     »