Development of a Wearable-Sensor-Based Fall Detection System
Open Access
- 1 January 2015
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications
- Vol. 2015, 1-11
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/576364
Abstract
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.Keywords
Funding Information
- Open Research Fund of The Academy of Satellite Application (2014_CXJJ-DH_07)
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