Radar walking speed measurements of seniors in their apartments: Technology for fall prevention

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

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 260-263

  Cuddihy, Paul E ^a   Yardibi, Tarik ^a   Legenzoff, Zachary J ^b   Liu, Liang ^b   Phillips, Calvin E ^b   Abbott, Carmen ^b   Galambos, Colleen ^b   Keller, James ^b   Popescu, Mihail ^b   Back, Jessica ^b   Skubic, Marjorie ^b   Rantz, Marilyn J ^b  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; APARTMENT HOUSES; DOPPLER RADAR;

CALIBRATION FACTORS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS; FALL PREVENTION; GAIT MEASUREMENTS; LIVING ENVIRONMENT; PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS; SENSING TECHNOLOGY; WALKING SPEED;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; EQUIPMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; TELECOMMUNICATION; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIBRATION; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RADAR; WALKING;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84881083299     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EMBC.2012.6345919     Document Type: Conference Paper

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