Detecting human motion: Introducing step, fall and ADL algorithms

Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering

Volumn 27 LNICST, Issue , 2010, Pages 62-69

  Vermeiren, Dries ^a   Weyn, Maarten ^a   De Ron, Geert ^a  

^a Hogeschool Antwerpen   (Belgium)

Author keywords

ADL; Fall Detection; Freescale; MEMS; Step Detection

Indexed keywords

ADL; DAILY ACTIVITY; FALL DETECTION; FREESCALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN MOTIONS; STEP DETECTION; TELECARE;

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISKS;

COST REDUCTION;

EID: 79951652725     PISSN: 18678211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-11745-9_10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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