Application of motion analysis system in pre-impact fall detection

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2297-2304

  Nyan, M N ^a   Tay, Francis E H ^a,b   Mah, Matthew Z E ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOENGINEERING AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Elderly; Faint fall; Motion analysis system; Syncope; Vicon

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DETECTION; MOTION ANALYSIS;

ELDERLY; FAINT FALL; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; SYNCOPE; VICON;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALLING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; THIGH; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTION; SYNCOPE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTION; SOFTWARE; SYNCOPE;

EID: 52649152417     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.03.042     Document Type: Article

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