A comparison of automatic fall detection by the cross-product and magnitude of tri-axial acceleration

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1027-1037

  Chao, Pei Kuang ^a   Chan, Hsiao Lung ^a   Tang, Fuk Tan ^b   Chen, Yu Chuan ^a   Wong, May Kuen ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Fall; Fall detection; False alarm; Post falls posture; Threshold

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; FALL DETECTION;

AXIAL ACCELERATION; CROSS PRODUCT; FALL; FALL DETECTION; FALSEALARMS; PARAMETER COMPARISON; POST-FALL POSTURE; THRESHOLD; THRESHOLD SELECTION; TRI-AXIAL;

ACCELEROMETERS;

ACCELERATION; ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REMOTE SENSING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSOR;

EID: 70350444407     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/30/10/004     Document Type: Article

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