Development of a Wearable-Sensor-Based Fall Detection System
Fall detection is a major challenge in the public healthcare domain, especially for the elderly as the decline of their physical fitness, and timely and reliable surveillance is necessary to mitigate the negative effects of falls. This paper develops a novel fall detection system based on a wearable...
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| description | Fall detection is a major challenge in the public healthcare domain, especially for the elderly as the decline of their physical fitness, and timely and reliable surveillance is necessary to mitigate the negative effects of falls. This paper develops a novel fall detection system based on a wearable device. The system monitors the movements of human body, recognizes a fall from normal daily activities by an effective quaternion algorithm, and automatically sends request for help to the caregivers with the patient’s location. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-86a75c57892548e4a52991aab8075fb12025-02-03T07:25:34ZengWileyInternational Journal of Telemedicine and Applications1687-64151687-64232015-01-01201510.1155/2015/576364576364Development of a Wearable-Sensor-Based Fall Detection SystemFalin Wu0Hengyang Zhao1Yan Zhao2Haibo Zhong3School of Instrumentation Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, ChinaSchool of Instrumentation Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, ChinaSchool of Instrumentation Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, ChinaSpace Star Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing 100086, ChinaFall detection is a major challenge in the public healthcare domain, especially for the elderly as the decline of their physical fitness, and timely and reliable surveillance is necessary to mitigate the negative effects of falls. This paper develops a novel fall detection system based on a wearable device. The system monitors the movements of human body, recognizes a fall from normal daily activities by an effective quaternion algorithm, and automatically sends request for help to the caregivers with the patient’s location.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/576364 |
| spellingShingle | Falin Wu Hengyang Zhao Yan Zhao Haibo Zhong Development of a Wearable-Sensor-Based Fall Detection System International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications |
| title | Development of a Wearable-Sensor-Based Fall Detection System |
| title_full | Development of a Wearable-Sensor-Based Fall Detection System |
| title_fullStr | Development of a Wearable-Sensor-Based Fall Detection System |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a Wearable-Sensor-Based Fall Detection System |
| title_short | Development of a Wearable-Sensor-Based Fall Detection System |
| title_sort | development of a wearable sensor based fall detection system |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/576364 |
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