Real-time elderly activity monitoring system based on a tri-axial accelerometer

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 247-253

  Kang, Dong Won ^a   Choi, Jin Seung ^a   Lee, Jeong Whan ^a   Chung, Soon Cheol ^a   Park, Soo Jun ^b   Tack, Gye Rae ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Activities of daily living; Algorithm; Elderly; Long term monitoring; Movement classification

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; AGE; AGED; ALGORITHM; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FALLING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REST; RISK FACTOR; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TIME; WALKING;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; POSTURE; REST; RISK FACTORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 77953246589     PISSN: 17483107     EISSN: 17483115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17483101003718112     Document Type: Article

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