Innovative solutions to support BSR enterprises in product development aimed at raising comfort and safety of seniors home living

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Baltic Sea

Date of latest update: 2024-03-30

Description

Description (EN):

The project will give furniture companies inspiration and a common identity, it will enhance their knowledge and competences, and increase their capability to work in a transnational environment. Consequently it will enhance their capacity of innovation to create smart products adapted to senior needs, making the companies more innovative and competitive. This is a unique opportunity to raise seniors’ comfort and level of safety and at the same time enhance capacity of innovation. The problem of aging societies went unnoticed and neglected for many years. The market offer of products adapted to seniors’ needs is fragmented or almost non-existent. Now is the time to change that. In order to tackle this demographic challenge the BSR needs to be strong in transnational cooperation and cross-sectorial specialisation. Experts from different BSR countries and various disciplines must be united and work together to transform this challenge into fascinating business opportunity for enterprises in the region. Knowing the strength of creativity that exists in the BSR is empowering. There is a unique opportunity to raise seniors’ comfort and level of safety and at the same time enhance capacity of innovation. With broad competencies of leading BSR actors in the field of furniture, design, technology, ICT and robotics, economy and social sciences we will develop state of the art solutions making the BSR stronger. Aspirations to improve the quality of life of older citizens in the BSR can actually empower SMEs in the furniture industry. Therefore, the project will provide companies with ICT based tools, applications and databases, which are innovative and have been developed in a translational environment. Cross-sectorial specialisation is the foundation for creative working methods for product design and development in furniture safety, reliability, specific needs and preferences of seniors and the problems they face while using furniture. The project will create synergies between the traditional furniture industry and innovative ICT solutions in the process of cross-sectorial specialisation. The project will give BSR furniture companies inspiration and a common identity, it will enhance their knowledge and competences, and increase their capability to work in a transnational environment. Consequently it will enhance their capacity of innovation to create smart products adapted to senior needs, making the companies more innovative and competitive.

Achievements (EN):

Needs and preferences of seniors do matter: Experts from Estonia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland and Sweden worked together in the project BaltSe@nioR, and paved the way for the furniture industry, in particular small and medium sized enterprises, to better adapt their market offer for the elderly. Baltse@nioR has developed a profile of an elderly as a customer that can serve any enterprise manufacturing furniture or serving seniors otherwise in product customisation. 90 companies from 12 countries identified their challenges when producing products for seniors. In a knowledge database, the project collected feedback from more than 3,000 seniors from Denmark, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden on their preferences in using kitchen, bedroom and upholstery furniture, as well as on their IT skills and economic conditions of households. Virtual library for real-life benefits: The project created a one-stop shop for furniture manufacturers and others interested in seniors as customers. More than 230 registered users: designers, engineers, architects, health experts, furniture industry journalists and entrepreneurs from furniture manufacturing companies from 18 countries access new databases, research results from seven countries around the Baltic Sea, safety requirements for the furniture construction, design methods, new tools and prototypes developed by the project. Let’s test together: Students and young professionals from Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Germany and Norway tested new design, such as gigamapping or shadowing to get inspired to reshape the future furniture market. Now, these methods are part of the educational process of Poznan University of Life Sciences, Art Academy of Latvia and Tallinn University of Technology. Whereas the result of joint innovation camps and design workshops are several prototypes of furniture incorporating smart IT solutions that increase the seniors’ safety. For example, a magic mirror displays personalised messages, a ReAbleChair collects data on sit-to-stand movements, a smart chair helps in physical rehabilitation, and a mobile robot with the fall detection and stand-up support function. The prototypes serve as an incentive for designers to design smarter and, by this, to gain a competitive advantage on the furniture market. The project directly supported as many as 40 companies, and involved many more into testing, workshops and business exchange events. More than 100 seniors and their caregivers tested these novelties in real home environments in Ulvila and Pori (Finland), whereas enterprises from the furniture, IT and healthcare sectors validated the functionality of the tools, such as a virtual library and a 3d printed age-simulator. The collected feedback helped, for example, improve the mobile robot, and triggered further amendments to prototypes that could serve the needs of seniors in public space better, a niche picked by the follow up project BaltSe@nioR 2. 0. Interreg helps improve the quality of life: Thanks to EUR 1.72 million support from the European Union, the Interreg project Balts@nioR provided furniture manufacturers with knowledge and tools to customise their products for seniors. In this way, Balts@nioR increased the competitiveness of furniture sector across the Baltic Sea region and triggered producing safer and more comfortable furniture for seniors, which improve their quality of life and independence in home environment. Now, the follow-up project BaltSe@nioR 2.0 strives for changing public spaces into age-friendly areas, making use of all knowledge and tools in place. http://interreg-baltic.eu/project/baltsenior/

Website: http://www.interreg-baltic.eu/home.html

Delivered Outputs (EN):

Knowledge data base on senior preferences New knowledge data base on reliability and warranty Virtual Library New, improved product development methods New concepts of furniture for seniors New prototypes of furniture for seniors Proposal of standards for senior furniture Furniture Safety Label as Common Identity

Thematic information

ICT and digital society New products and services

Specific Objective: ‘Non-technological innovation’: To advance the Baltic Sea Region performance in non-technological innovation based on increased capacity of innovation actors

Thematic Objective: (01) strengthening research, technological development and innovation by:

Investment Priority:

(01b) promoting business investment in R&I, developing links and synergies between enterprises, research and development centres and the higher education sector, in particular promoting investment in product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation, eco-innovation, public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation, and supporting technological and applied research, pilot lines, early product validation actions, advanced manufacturing capabilities and first production, in particular in key enabling technologies and diffusion of general purpose technologies

Partners (10)

Lead Partner: Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu

Department: Department of Furniture Design

Address: ul. Wojska Polskiego 28, 60-637 Poznań, Poland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.puls.edu.pl

Total budget: EUR 500 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 425 000.00

Latvijas Mākslas akadēmija

Name: Latvijas Mākslas akadēmija

Department: Department of Design

Address: Kalpaka boulevard 13, LV-1867 Riga, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.lma.lv

Total budget: EUR 120 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 102 000.00

Development Centre UMT

Name: Development Centre UMT

Department: Innovation department

Address: Birk Centerpark 38, 7400 Herning, Denmark

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.cdcluster.com

Total budget: EUR 435 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 326 250.00

Ukmergės rajono savivaldybės administracija

Name: Ukmergės rajono savivaldybės administracija

Department: Strategic Development and Investment division

Address: Kęstučio a. 3, LT-20114 Ukmergė, Lithuania

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ukmerge.lt

Total budget: EUR 40 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 34 000.00

Tallinna Tehnikaülikool

Name: Tallinna Tehnikaülikool

Department: Department of Machinery

Address: Ehitajate tee 5, 19086 Tallinn, Estonia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ttu.ee

Total budget: EUR 95 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 80 750.00

Technische Universität München

Name: Technische Universität München

Department: Chair of Building Realisation and Robotics

Address: Arcisstrasse 21, 80333 Muenchen, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.tum.de

Total budget: EUR 350 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 262 500.00

Högskolan i Skövde

Name: Högskolan i Skövde

Department: School of business

Address: Box 408, 54129 SKÖVDE , Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.his.se

Total budget: EUR 300 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 225 000.00

Hanse Parlement

Name: Hanse Parlement

Department: Project Management

Address: Blankeneser Landstraße 7, 22587 Hamburg, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.hanse-parlament.eu

Total budget: EUR 250 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 187 500.00

Satakunnan Ammattikorkeakoulu

Name: Satakunnan Ammattikorkeakoulu

Department: Technology

Address: Tiedepuisto 3, 28600 Pori, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.samk.fi/english

Total budget: EUR 101 666.00

ERDF budget: EUR 76 249.50

NTNU/Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet

Name: NTNU/Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet

Department: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Address: Høgskoleringen 1, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ntnu.edu/

Total budget: EUR 200 000.00

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Summary

Project name (EN): Innovative solutions to support BSR enterprises in product development aimed at raising comfort and safety of seniors home living

Project acronym: BaltSe@nioR

Project start date: 2016-05-01

Project end date: 2019-04-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 391 666.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 719 249.50

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 71.90%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 719 249.50.

Third-country contribution: 100 000.00

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Websites / webtools / webforums / cooperative platforms

BaltSe@nioR – Innovative solutions to support BSR in providing more senior – friendly public spaces due to increased capacity of BSR companies and public institutions

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Website / webtool / webforum / cooperative platform

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/baltsenior/

Publication date: 2022-07-17

Document date: 2019-04-30

Languages: en

Attachment link: http://www.baltsenior.up.poznan.pl/

Reliability Application

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Website / webtool / webforum / cooperative platform

Data source: http://www.baltsenior.up.poznan.pl/

Publication date: 2022-07-17

Document date: 2019-04-30

Languages: en, pl

Attachment link: https://reliability.up.poznan.pl/#/

BaltSe@nioR 2.0 - BaltSe@nioR Virtual Library

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Website / webtool / webforum / cooperative platform

Data source: http://www.baltsenior.up.poznan.pl/

Publication date: 2022-07-18

Document date: 2019-04-30

Languages: en

Attachment link: https://baltsenior.com/virtual-library

Databases

Home Space

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Database

Data source: http://www.baltsenior.up.poznan.pl/

Publication date: 2022-07-18

Document date: 2019-04-30

Languages: en

Attachment link: https://home-space.up.poznan.pl/

Brochures / magazines / manuals

Research Methods & Tools - User experience research

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/baltsenior/

Publication date: 2022-07-18

Document date: 2019-04-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Research Methods & Tools - Shadowing

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/baltsenior/

Publication date: 2022-07-18

Document date: 2019-04-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Research Methods & Tools - Media Research

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/baltsenior/

Publication date: 2022-07-18

Document date: 2019-04-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Research Methods & Tools - Gigamapping

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/baltsenior/

Publication date: 2022-07-18

Document date: 2019-04-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

The ReAbleChair, a prototype in The BaltSe@nioR (BSR) Project

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/baltsenior/

Publication date: 2022-07-18

Document date: 2018-10-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Modular smart furniture system for independent living of elderly - user experience study

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/baltsenior/

Publication date: 2022-07-18

Document date: 2019-04-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Smart Chair “A way to make exercising fun”

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/baltsenior/

Publication date: 2022-07-18

Document date: 2019-04-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Fall Detection and Mobile Robot - Security in Advanced Age via Robots and Sensors Unobtrusively Embedded into the Home Environment

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/baltsenior/

Publication date: 2022-07-18

Document date: 2019-04-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Magic Mirror - An ICT Integrated Mirror

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/baltsenior/

Publication date: 2022-07-18

Document date: 2019-04-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

3D printing in furniture customization - handles

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/baltsenior/

Publication date: 2022-07-18

Document date: 2019-04-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Videos / films

How to use the BaltSe@nioR Virtual Library

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.baltsenior.up.poznan.pl/

Publication date: 2022-07-18

Document date: 2019-04-25

Languages: en

3D printed Age Simulator

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.baltsenior.up.poznan.pl/

Publication date: 2022-07-18

Document date: 2016-01-16

Languages: en

BaltSe@nioR Storytelling concept

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.baltsenior.up.poznan.pl/

Publication date: 2022-07-18

Document date: 2019-04-17

Languages: en

BaltSe@nioR ideas for smart furniture assisting seniors - mobile robot and fall detection system

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.baltsenior.up.poznan.pl/

Publication date: 2022-07-18

Document date: 2019-12-08

Languages: en

BaltSe@nioR ideas for smart furniture assisting seniors - Smart Chair “A way to make exercising fun

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.baltsenior.up.poznan.pl/

Publication date: 2022-07-18

Document date: 2019-12-08

Languages: en

BaltSe@nioR ideas for smart furniture - 3D printing in furniture customization - handles

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.baltsenior.up.poznan.pl/

Publication date: 2022-07-18

Document date: 2019-12-08

Languages: en

altSe@nioR ideas for smart furniture assisting seniors - Magic Mirror - An ICT Integrated Mirror

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.baltsenior.up.poznan.pl/

Publication date: 2022-07-18

Document date: 2019-12-08

Languages: en

BaltSe@nioR ideas for smart furniture assisting seniors - ReAble chair

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: http://www.baltsenior.up.poznan.pl/

Publication date: 2022-07-18

Document date: 2019-12-09

Languages: en

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Baltic Sea

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2023-06-16

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Innovative solutions to support BSR enterprises in product development aimed at raising comfort and safety of seniors home living

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