Falling is among the most damaging event elderly people may experience. With the ever-
growing aging population, there is an urgent need for the development of fall detection …

Increased life expectancy coupled with declining birth rates is leading to an aging
population structure. Aging-caused changes, such as physical or cognitive decline, could …

Falls, especially in elderly persons, are an important health problem worldwide. Reliable fall
detection systems can mitigate negative consequences of falls. Among the important …

Abstract Deployments of Cyber Physical Systems (CPSs) in smart cities are poised to
significantly improve healthcare, transportation services, utilities, safety, and environmental …

This paper presents the design and implementation of RT-Fall, a real-time, contactless, low-
cost yet accurate indoor fall detection system using the commodity WiFi devices. RT-Fall …

With the increasing number of surveillance cameras in both indoor and outdoor locations,
there is a grown demand for an intelligent system that detects abnormal events. Although …

Fall detection is an important public healthcare problem. Timely detection could enable
instant delivery of medical service to the injured. A popular nonintrusive solution for fall …

In China, most of heart attack results in death before the patients get any treatment. Because
the traditional healthcare mode is passive, by which patients call the healthcare service by …

Advances in machine learning and contactless sensors have given rise to ambient
intelligence—physical spaces that are sensitive and responsive to the presence of humans …

Falls represent a major public health risk worldwide for the elderly people. A fall not assisted
in time can cause functional impairment in an elderly and a significant decrease in his …