The design and development of a long-term fall detection system incorporated into a custom vest for the elderly

The design and development of a long-term fall detection system incorporated into a custom vest for the elderly

A fall detection system and algorithm, incorporated into a custom designed garment has been developed. The developed fall detection system uses a tri-axial accelerometer, microcontroller, battery and Bluetooth module. This sensor is attached to a custom designed vest, designed to be worn by the elde...

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Veröffentlicht in:2008 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 2008-01, Vol.2008, p.2836-2839
Hauptverfasser: Bourke, Alan K., van de Ven, Pepijn W.J., Chaya, Amy E., OLaighin, Gearoid M., Nelson, John
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acceleration
Accelerometers
Accidental Falls - prevention & control
Activities of Daily Living
Adult
Aged
Algorithms
Biomechanical Phenomena
Equipment Design
Humans
Male
Materials Testing
Monitoring
Monitoring, Ambulatory - methods
Movement - physiology
Real-time systems
Senior citizens
Sensitivity
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
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Zusammenfassung:A fall detection system and algorithm, incorporated into a custom designed garment has been developed. The developed fall detection system uses a tri-axial accelerometer, microcontroller, battery and Bluetooth module. This sensor is attached to a custom designed vest, designed to be worn by the elderly person under clothing. The fall detection algorithm was developed and incorporates both impact and posture detection capability.
ISSN:1094-687X
1557-170X
1558-4615
DOI:10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649793