Title :
The design and development of a long-term fall detection system incorporated into a custom vest for the elderly.
Author :
Bourke, Alan K. ; van de Ven, Pepijn W.J. ; Chaya, Amy E. ; ÓLaighin, Gearóid M. ; Nelson, John
Author_Institution :
Wireless Access Research Centre, Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Limerick, Ireland
Abstract :
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.
Keywords :
Accelerometers; Biomedical engineering; Clothing; Europe; Event detection; Materials testing; Monitoring; Performance evaluation; Senior citizens; System testing; Acceleration; Accidental Falls; Activities of Daily Living; Adult; Aged; Algorithms; Biomechanics; Clothing; Equipment Design; Humans; Male; Materials Testing; Monitoring, Ambulatory; Movement; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1814-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649793
