Fall-detection through vertical velocity thresholding using a tri-axial accelerometer characterized using an optical motion-capture system

Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'08 - "Personalized Healthcare through Technology"

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 2832-2835

  Bourke, Alan K ^a,b   O'Donovan, Karol J ^c   Nelson, John ^a   ÓLaighin, Gearóid M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c Intel Ireland Ltd   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AUTOMATIC DETECTION; FALLS IN THE ELDERLIES; OPTICAL MOTION CAPTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRIAXIAL ACCELEROMETER; VERTICAL VELOCITY; VERTICAL VELOCITY PROFILES;

VELOCITY;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ALGORITHM; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLOTHING; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FALLING; HUMAN; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CLOTHING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOVEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 61849124253     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2008.4649792     Document Type: Conference Paper

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