A reliable fall detection system based on wearable sensor and signal magnitude area for elderly residents

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Volumn 6159 LNCS, Issue , 2010, Pages 267-270

  Chen, Guan Chun ^a   Huang, Chih Ning ^a   Chiang, Chih Yen ^a   Hsieh, Chia Juei ^a   Chan, Chia Tai ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

accelerometer; elderly people; fall detection; wearable sensor

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVE; DAILY ACTIVITY; DETECTING SYSTEMS; ELDERLY PEOPLE; FALL DETECTION; FALL DETECTORS; HIGH RELIABILITY; HUMAN BODIES; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MEDICAL CARE; SERIOUS INJURIES; SIGNAL MAGNITUDE; TRIAXIAL ACCELEROMETER; WEARABLE SENSOR; WEARABLE SENSORS;

ACCELEROMETERS; COST REDUCTION; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; SENSORS;

SIGNAL DETECTION;

EID: 77955461176     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: 16113349     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-13778-5_39     Document Type: Conference Paper

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