Automatic fall detection system based on the combined use of a smartphone and a smartwatch

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2015, Pages

  Casilari, Eduardo ^a   Oviedo Jiménez, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALL DETECTION SYSTEM; FALLING; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GENERAL DEVICE; LIMB MOVEMENT; MOBILE APPLICATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMARTPHONE; SMARTWATCH; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATION; HUMANS; SECURITY MEASURES; SMARTPHONE;

EID: 84955440133     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140929     Document Type: Article

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