Citation

Wu F, Zhao H, Zhao Y, Zhong H. Int. J. Telemed. Appl. 2015; 2015: e576364.

Affiliation

Space Star Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing 100086, China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Hindawi Publishing)

DOI

10.1155/2015/576364

PMID

25784933

Abstract

Fall detection is a major challenge in the public healthcare domain, especially for the elderly as the decline of their physical fitness, and timely and reliable surveillance is necessary to mitigate the negative effects of falls. This paper develops a novel fall detection system based on a wearable device. The system monitors the movements of human body, recognizes a fall from normal daily activities by an effective quaternion algorithm, and automatically sends request for help to the caregivers with the patient's location.

Language: en