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Título: | Active assistance for senior healthcare: A wearable system for fall detection |
Autor(es): | Terroso, Miguel Freitas, Ricardo Gabriel, Joaquim Marques, António Torres Simões, Ricardo |
Palavras-chave: | Wearable devices Ambient assisted living Fall detection Healthcare |
Data: | 2013 |
Editora: | Associação Ibérica de Sistemas e Tecnologias de Informação (AISTI) |
Revista: | Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI) |
Resumo(s): | Elders lose independence and wellbeing, accompanied by decreased functions in terms of hearing, vision, strength and coordination abilities. These factors contribute to balance difficulties that eventually lead to falls. The injuries due to falls, at this age, are risky, since most of the times may cause a significant – and permanent – decrease of quality of life or, in extreme cases, death. In this context, a fall detection system can bring an added value to assist elderly people. This paper describes a system consisting of a wearable sensor unit, a smartphone and a website. When the sensor detects a fall it sends an alert using the smartphone via Bluetooth 4.0, to notify the family members or stakeholders. The sensor device includes an inertial unit, a barometer, and a temperature and humidity sensor. The website displays the log of previous falls and enables the configuration of emergency contact numbers. The proposed fall detection system is one of multiple components within a larger project under development that offers a holistic perspective on falls; the complete wearable solution will also feature, among others, physical protection (minimizing the impact of falls that occur). |
Tipo: | Artigo em ata de conferência |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/1822/26687 |
ISBN: | 9789899843400 |
ISSN: | 2166-0727 |
Arbitragem científica: | yes |
Acesso: | Acesso restrito UMinho |
Aparece nas coleções: | IPC - Textos completos em actas de encontros científicos internacionais com arbitragem |
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