Title :
A smart sensor based on rules and its evaluation in daily routines
Author :
Noury, N. ; Barralon, P. ; Virone, G. ; Boissy, P. ; Hamel, M. ; Rumeau, P.
Author_Institution :
TIMC-IMAG, UMR CNRS, La Tronche, France
Abstract :
Our purpose is to automatically detect in real time the fall of the person from a single device, worn on the trunk in the "para sagittal" plane. The device includes 2 accelerometers, an 8 bits RISC microcontroller, a buzzer and a push button. It is serially linked to a RF-modem. It was tested on 10 healthy young persons in 15 different situations and exhibits good specificity and sensibility. Improvements can be made on the decision algorithm using non standard theories.
Keywords :
accelerometers; biomedical telemetry; biomedical transducers; intelligent sensors; microcontrollers; modems; telemedicine; 8 bit; RF-modem; RISC microcontroller; accelerometers; biotelemetry; buzzer; decision algorithm; fall detection; healthy young persons; non standard theories; para sagittal plane; push button; smart sensor; telemedicine; Accelerometers; Biomedical telemetry; Environmental economics; Intelligent sensors; Medical services; Phase detection; Power generation economics; Senior citizens; Telemedicine; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2003. Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7789-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2003.1280846
