A video-based algorithm for elderly fall detection

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 312-315

  Willems, Jared ^a   Debard, Glen ^b   Vanrumste, Bart ^b,c   Goedemé, Toon ^a,c  

^a Sint Katelijne Waver   (Belgium)

^b Thomas More University College   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

E health; Elderly assisted living; Fall detection; Video processing

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; ASSISTED LIVING; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; MEDICAL PHYSICS; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEO RECORDING;

BACKGROUND SUBTRACTION; ELDERLY FALLS; ELLIPSE FITTING; FALL DETECTION; SHADOW REMOVAL; VERTICAL PROJECTION; VIDEO PROCESSING; VIDEO-PROCESSING ALGORITHMS;

VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 77949448861     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03904-1_87     Document Type: Conference Paper

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