Exploration and implementation of a pre-impact fall recognition method based on an inertial body sensor network

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 15338-15355

  Zhao, Guoru ^a   Mei, Zhanyong ^a   Liang, Ding ^a   Ivanov, Kamen ^a   Guo, Yanwei ^a   Wang, Yongfeng ^a   Wang, Lei ^a  

^a SHENZHEN INSTITUTES OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomechanics of fall; Body sensor network; Early pre impact fall alarm; Postural instability; Pre impact lead time

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION THRESHOLD; DAILY LIVING ACTIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; KINEMATIC CHARACTERISTICS; LEADTIME; OPTIMAL SENSOR PLACEMENT; POSTURAL INSTABILITIES; PRE-IMPACT;

ALARM SYSTEMS; BIOMECHANICS; KINEMATICS; SENSORS;

BODY SENSOR NETWORKS;

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALLING; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MONITORING, AMBULATORY;

EID: 84870561258     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s121115338     Document Type: Article

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