Alarming and/or alerting device effectiveness in reducing falls in long-term care (LTC) facilities? A systematic review

M Mileski, M Brooks, JB Topinka, G Hamilton, C Land… - Healthcare, 2019 - mdpi.com
Perceptions against the use of alarming devices persist in long-term care environments as
they are seen as annoying, costly, and a waste of time to the staff involved. Ascertaining …

An experimental study: Detecting the respiration rates of multiple stationary human targets by stepped frequency continuous wave radar

YE Acar, I Saritas, E Yaldiz - Measurement, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, it is aimed to improve the maximum range and range resolution while detecting
multiple targets' respiration rates. An original algorithm has been proposed for this purpose …

Use of kinematic and mel-cepstrum-related features for fall detection based on data from infrared depth sensors

P Mazurek, J Wagner, RZ Morawski - Biomedical Signal Processing and …, 2018 - Elsevier
A methodology for acquisition and preprocessing of measurement data from infrared depth
sensors, when applied for fall detection, combined with several approaches to the …

An S-band zero-IF SFCW through-the-wall radar for range, respiration rate, and DOA estimation

YE Acar, I Saritas, E Yaldiz - Measurement, 2021 - Elsevier
This study presents a Zero-IF structured Stepped Frequency Continuous Wave (SFCW)
radar system for range, respiration rate, and DOA estimation of the targets behind the walls …

Application of Feedforward and Recurrent Neural Networks for Fusion of Data from Radar and Depth Sensors Applied for Healthcare-Oriented Characterisation of …

P Mazurek - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this paper, the useability of feedforward and recurrent neural networks for fusion of data
from impulse-radar sensors and depth sensors, in the context of healthcare-oriented …

Low-Cost LIDAR-Based Monitoring System for Fall Detection

M Piñeiro, D Araya, D Ruete, C Taramasco - IEEE Access, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Every year, over 30% of individuals aged 65 and above experience fall, leading to potential
physical and psychological harm. This is particularly concerning for those who live …

Comparison of sixteen methods for fusion of data from impulse-radar sensors and depth sensors applied for monitoring of elderly persons

P Mazurek, J Wagner, A Miękina, RZ Morawski - Measurement, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper is devoted to the comparison of sixteen methods for fusion of measurement data
from impulse-radar sensors and infrared depth sensors, ie two sensor technologies that may …

Utilising LiDAR for fall detection

N Frøvik, BA Malekzai, K Øvsthus - Healthcare Technology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Autonomous driving generates several low‐cost technologies, such as light detection and
ranging (LiDAR). Due to this, the LiDAR technology has experienced impressive …

Regularized numerical differentiation of depth-sensor data in a fall detection system

J Wagner, P Mazurek… - 2017 IEEE International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The research reported in this paper is related to the depth-sensor technology when applied
in care services for the elderly and disabled persons. It is focused on a system for non …

[HTML][HTML] Proposal for Gait Analysis Using Fusion of Inertial-Magnetic and Optical Sensors

M Callejas-Cuervo, MA Vélez-Guerrero… - Revista EIA, 2020 - scielo.org.co
A proposed measurement protocol for the lower limbs movement analysis during walking is
presented, with the use of a measurement system based on inertial-magnetic motion …