Development of a fall detecting system for the elderly residents

Chia Chi Wang; Chih Yen Chiang; Po Yen Lin; Yi Chieh Chou; I. Ting Kuo; Chih Ning Huang; Chia Tai Chan

doi:10.1109/ICBBE.2008.669

Development of a fall detecting system for the elderly residents

Chia Chi Wang^*, Chih Yen Chiang, Po Yen Lin, Yi Chieh Chou, I. Ting Kuo, Chih Ning Huang, Chia Tai Chan

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Department of Biomedical Engineering

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Abstract

Accidental falls are common causes of serious injury and health threats in the elder population. To deliver adequate medical support, the robust and immediate falls detection is important. Since the fall detection in the elderly remains a major challenge in the public health domain, effective fall-detection will provide urgent support and dramatically reduce the cost of medical care. In this work, we propose a fall-detecting system placing an accelerometer on the head level and using an algorithm to distinguish between falls and daily activities. The experimental results have demonstrated the proposed scheme with high reliability and sensitivity on fall detection. The system is not only cost effectively but also potable. It fulfills the requirements of fall detection.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2nd International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, iCBBE 2008
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	1359-1362
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9781424417483
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICBBE.2008.669
State	Published - 2008
Event	2nd International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, iCBBE 2008 - Shanghai, China Duration: 16 May 2008 → 18 May 2008

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Name	2nd International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, iCBBE 2008

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Conference	2nd International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, iCBBE 2008
Country/Territory	China
City	Shanghai
Period	16/05/08 → 18/05/08

Keywords

Accelerometers
Component
Elderly resident
Fall detect

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Wang, C. C., Chiang, C. Y., Lin, P. Y., Chou, Y. C., Kuo, I. T., Huang, C. N., & Chan, C. T. (2008). Development of a fall detecting system for the elderly residents. In 2nd International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, iCBBE 2008 (pp. 1359-1362). Article 4535549 (2nd International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, iCBBE 2008). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICBBE.2008.669

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Wang, CC, Chiang, CY, Lin, PY, Chou, YC, Kuo, IT, Huang, CN & Chan, CT 2008, Development of a fall detecting system for the elderly residents. in 2nd International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, iCBBE 2008., 4535549, 2nd International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, iCBBE 2008, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 1359-1362, 2nd International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, iCBBE 2008, Shanghai, China, 16/05/08. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICBBE.2008.669

Development of a fall detecting system for the elderly residents. / Wang, Chia Chi; Chiang, Chih Yen; Lin, Po Yen et al.
2nd International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, iCBBE 2008. IEEE Computer Society, 2008. p. 1359-1362 4535549 (2nd International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, iCBBE 2008).

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