Design and implementation of a fall monitor system by using a 3-axis accelerometer in a smart phone

IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1269-1275

  Bai, Ying Wen ^a   Wu, Siao Cian ^a   Tsai, Cheng Lung ^a  

^a FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fall Detection; GPS; Smart Phone

Indexed keywords

3-AXIS ACCELEROMETER; FALL DETECTION; MONITOR SYSTEM; OPEN SOURCE SYSTEM; SITTING DOWN; STANDING-UP;

ACCELEROMETERS; DESIGN; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; OPEN SYSTEMS;

SMARTPHONES;

EID: 84873858291     PISSN: 00983063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCE.2012.6414995     Document Type: Article

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