This review paper discusses the trends and projections for wearable technology in the
consumer sports sector (excluding professional sport). Analyzing the role of wearable …

This paper presents a review of different classification techniques used to recognize human
activities from wearable inertial sensor data. Three inertial sensor units were used in this …

Physical activity has a positive impact on people's well-being and it had been shown to
decrease the occurrence of chronic diseases in the older adult population. To date, a …

With the advent of miniaturized sensing technology, which can be body-worn, it is now
possible to collect and store data on different aspects of human movement under the …

Falls and fall-related injuries are major incidents, especially for elderly people, which often
mark the onset of major deterioration of health. More than one-third of home-dwelling people …

The increase in elderly population especially in the developed countries and the number of
elderly people living alone can result in increased healthcare costs which can cause a huge …

This paper describes Mercury, a wearable, wireless sensor platform for motion analysis of
patients being treated for neuromotor disorders, such as Parkinson's Disease, epilepsy, and …

In his blogs of 2012, Dr. Göte Nyman coined Internet of Behaviors (IoB). In his idea, people's
behaviors are very good predictors of their needs, and hence technology companies can …

Accumulation of head impacts may contribute to acute and long-term brain trauma.
Wearable sensors can measure impact exposure, yet current sensors do not have validated …

Fall Detection Systems (FDS) are automated systems designed to detect falls experienced
by older adults or individuals. Early or real-time detection of falls may reduce the risk of …