Design and implementation of a fall monitor system by using a 3-axis accelerometer in a smart phone

YW Bai, SC Wu, CL Tsai - IEEE Transactions on Consumer …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper we use the accelerometer of a smart phone to design and implement a fall
monitor with GPS function for the user. We not only analyze the change of acceleration but …

Evaluation of fall detection classification approaches

H Kerdegari, K Samsudin, AR Ramli… - 2012 4th International …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As we grow old, our desire for being independence does not decrease while our health
needs to be monitored more frequently. Accidents such as falling can be a serious problem …

A pervasive neural network based fall detection system on smart phone

H Kerdegari, S Mokaram, K Samsudin… - Journal of Ambient …, 2015 - content.iospress.com
This paper presents a pervasive fall detection system on smart phones which can monitor
the elderly activities and identifies the occurrence of falls. The proposed pervasive fall …

Development of wearable human fall detection system using multilayer perceptron neural network

H Kerdegari, K Samsudin… - International Journal …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents an accurate wearable fall detection system which can identify the
occurrence of falls among elderly population. A waist worn tri-axial accelerometer was used …

An EMG-based system for pre-impact fall detection

A Leone, G Rescio, A Caroppo… - 2015 IEEE …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The paper presents a preliminary study on the feasibility of a pre-impact fall detector, able to
evaluate the risk of fall real-time, allowing the fast adoption of properly strategies of …

Compensatory movement detection through inertial sensor positioning for post-stroke rehabilitation

CM Borges, C Silva, AJ Salazar, AS Silva, MV Correia… - 2012 - recipp.ipp.pt
An increasing ageing society and consequently rising number of post-stroke related
neurological dysfunction patients are forcing the rehabilitation field to adapt to ever-growing …

[PDF][PDF] Fall detection algorithm based on peaks of voltage measurements from the accelerometer

JT Ryu, BH Moon - Indian Journal of Science …, 2016 - sciresol.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws …
Abstract According to the Korea Census Bureau, the number of elderly people above the
age 65 will reach more than 10 million in 2026. It means that more than 21% of the …

Human activities & posture recognition: innovative algorithm for highly accurate detection rate: a thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of …

C Ranhotigmage - 2013 - mro.massey.ac.nz
The main purpose of thesis is to introduce new innovative algorithm for “unintentional fall
detection” with 100% accuracy of detecting falls on hard surfaces which can cause severe …

Dynamic tracking of a 2.4 GHz waist mounted beacon for indoor basketball player positioning

JA Kirkup, DD Rowlands, DV Thiel - Procedia Engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
Wireless player tracking is being considered for use within indoor team sports for coaching
assistance. Few research studies exist into wireless RF signal tracking of players in indoor …

[PDF][PDF] A minimally invasive electromyography-based system for pre-fall detection

G Rescio, A Leone, A Caroppo, F Casino… - Int J Eng Innov …, 2015 - academia.edu
Fall events are one of the main causes of injuries among the elderly. The purpose of this
study has been to identify a computational framework for the real-time and automatic …