Identification of an optimum accelerometer and gyroscope configuration for fall detection during simulated falls
Identification of an optimum accelerometer and gyroscope configuration for fall detection during simulated falls
- Author(s): A.K. Bourke ; K.M. Culhane ; J.V. O'Brien ; G.M. Lyons
- DOI: 10.1049/cp:20050342
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- Author(s): A.K. Bourke ; K.M. Culhane ; J.V. O'Brien ; G.M. Lyons Source: IEE Irish Signals and Systems Conference 2005, 2005 p. 389 – 394
- Conference: IEE Irish Signals and Systems Conference 2005
- DOI: 10.1049/cp:20050342
- ISBN: 0 86341 549 0
- Location: Dublin, Ireland
- Conference date: 1-2 Sept. 2005
- Format: PDF
This paper describes the development of an accurate, accelerometer and gyroscope based fall-event detection system to distinguish between activities of daily living (ADL) and fall-events. Using simulated fall-events onto crash mats (under supervised conditions) and ADL performed by elderly subjects, distinguishing between falls and ADL is achieved using accelerometer and gyroscope-based sensors, mounted on the trunk and thigh of the person. Data analysis was performed using MATLAB® to determine the peak accelerations and angular velocities recorded during eight different types of falls. A fall detection algorithm was proposed using thresholding techniques. Results from an evaluation of the detection algorithm show that a fall-event can be distinguished from an ADL with 100% accuracy using a single threshold applied to the resultant acceleration signal from a tri-axial accelerometer located at the chest. Thresholding was thus demonstrated to be capable of discriminating between an ADL and a fall-event, when those falls were simulated falls.
Inspec keywords: angular velocity; gyroscopes; handicapped aids; data analysis; patient care; sensors; accelerometers
Subjects: Velocity, acceleration and rotation measurement; Patient care and treatment; Other mechanical instruments and techniques; Sensing and detecting devices
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