Title :
A MEMS based microsystem for the monitoring of the activity of frail elderly in their daily life: the ACTIDOM project
Author :
Noury, N. ; Barralon, P. ; Couturier, P. ; Favre-Réguillon, F. ; Guillemaud, R. ; Mestais, C. ; Caritu, Y. ; David, D. ; Moine, S. ; Franco, A. ; Guiraud-By, F. ; Bérenguer, M. ; Provost, H.
Author_Institution :
TIMC-IMAG Lab., Grenoble, France
Abstract :
A "ambulatory activity recorder" was developed, with 3 accelerometers and 3 magnetometers, to detect and qualify the elementary activities of a person, such as walking and transfers. The signal processing is explained, along with the preliminary results obtained on young and older healthy subjects. This work open the way to continuous and automatic monitoring of the level of mobility.
Keywords :
accelerometers; gait analysis; geriatrics; magnetometers; medical signal processing; microsensors; patient monitoring; ACTIDOM Project; MEMS based microsystem; accelerometers; activity monitoring; ambulatory activity recorder; frail elderly; magnetometers; mobility level; old healthy subjects; signal processing; walking; young healthy subjects; Accelerometers; Legged locomotion; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic sensors; Magnetometers; Micromechanical devices; Monitoring; Rotation measurement; Senior citizens; Telemedicine;
Conference_Titel :
Enterprise Networking and Computing in Healthcare Industry, 2004. HEALTHCOM 2004. Proceedings. 6th International Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8453-9
DOI :
10.1109/HEALTH.2004.1324486
