Evaluation of a threshold-based tri-axial accelerometer fall detection algorithm

Gait and Posture

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 194-199

  Bourke, A K ^a   O'Brien, J V ^a   Lyons, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; ADL; Fall detection; Falls in the elderly; Resultant magnitude signal

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; THIGH; TRUNK;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOVEMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34249934082     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2006.09.012     Document Type: Article

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