Embedded fall and activity monitoring for a wearable ambient assisted living solution for older adults

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 248-251

  Bourke, Alan K ^a   Prescher, Sandra ^b   Koehler, Friedrich ^c   Cionca, Victor ^a   Tavares, Carlos ^d   Gomis, Sergi ^e   Garcia, Virginia ^e   Nelson, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Zentrum für Kardiovaskuläre Telemedizin GmbH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^e Fundació Cetemmsa Technological Center in Mataró   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY MONITORING; AGE GROUPS; AMBIENT ASSISTED LIVING; EMERGENCY SITUATION; END USERS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; INDEPENDENT LIVING; OLDER ADULTS; TELE-MONITORING;

ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

ALGORITHMS;

AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; EQUIPMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; TELEMEDICINE; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; TELEMEDICINE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84881062502     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EMBC.2012.6345916     Document Type: Conference Paper

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