Fall detection prototype for Thai elderly in mobile computing era

M Kaenampornpan, T Anuchad… - The 8th Electrical …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In Thailand, it is very common for people to own at least one mobile phone. This is also the
ease for elderly people. They tend to feel that mobile phone is necessary for their safety and …

A threshold algorithm in a fall alert system for elderly people

PT Phu, NT Hai, NT Tam - 5th International Conference on Biomedical …, 2015 - Springer
Falls more likely happen with elderly people due to weak body. These falls may possibly
cause serious injuries. Therefore, recognition of early falling for diagnosis and treatment is …

Development of a real-time, simple and high-accuracy fall detection system for elderly using 3-DOF accelerometers

P Van Thanh, DT Tran, DC Nguyen, N Duc Anh… - Arabian Journal for …, 2019 - Springer
Falls represent a major problem for the elderly people aged 60 or above. There are many
monitoring systems which are currently available to detect the fall. However, there is a great …

Improving the accuracy of a fall detection algorithm using free fall characteristics

P Jantaraprim, P Phukpattaranont… - ECTI-CON2010: The …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The number of elderly who live on their own is increasing. Falls in the elderly are a major
problem which has a long term effect. If the elderly can get help immediately after a fall, the …

A simply fall-detection algorithm using accelerometers on a smartphone

E Thammasat, J Chaicharn - The 5th 2012 Biomedical …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Every year, several thousands of elderly people experience with falling accident. Falling is
then a main problem about healthiness of elders. This paper tries to find out a simple …

u-FASt: Ubiquitous fall detection and alert system for elderly people in smart home environment

AZ Rakhman, LE Nugroho - 2014 Makassar International …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Elderly people with long-term care and some disabilities are more susceptible to falls. Fall
can cause accidental or unintentional injury, even deaths. Fall detection monitoring is …

Real-time fall detecting system using a tri-axial accelerometer for home care

CC Lan, YH Hsueh, RY Hu - 2012 International Conference on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There has been a considerable increase in the population proportion of senior people
among global population. Fall often happens among these senior people, which is also the …

Fall detection system for elderly with GSM communication and GPS localization

M Dumitrache, S Paşca - 2013 8th International Symposium on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Falls in the elderly represent a very common danger for their health and an important cause
of death for people over 65 years old. If an old person falls and doesn't get medical …

A wearable device for fall detection elderly people using tri dimensional accelerometer

A Kurniawan, AR Hermawan… - … seminar on intelligent …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A fall detection device is needed to provide information to paramedics or family members
when an elderly is falling. Helping for elderly falling can avoid fatal injuries or loss of life. In …

Development of a fall detection algorithm based on a tri-axial accelerometer

Y Yang, X Zhao - 2011 4th International Conference on …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The elder population are at high risk of having a falling accident. Once it happens, timely
assistance can dramatically reduce the damage. Obviously, real-time and accurate fall …