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

Volume

4

fYear

2003

fDate

17-21 Sept. 2003

Firstpage

3286

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2003. Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7789-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2003.1280846

Filename

1280846