Gait assessment is an essential tool for clinical applications not only to diagnose different
neurological conditions but also to monitor disease progression as it contributes to the …

In recent years, the meaning of successful living has moved from extending lifetime to
improving the quality of aging, mainly in terms of high cognitive and physical functioning …

Since falls are a major public health problem in an aging society, there is considerable
demand for low-cost fall detection systems. One of the main reasons for non-acceptance of …

A method for detecting falls in the homes of older adults using the Microsoft Kinect and a two-
stage fall detection system is presented. The first stage of the detection system characterizes …

Falls are a major health problem for the frail community dwelling old people. For more than
two decades, falls have been extensively investigated by medical institutions to mitigate their …

In skeleton-based abnormal gait recognition, using original skeleton data decreases the
recognition performance because they contain noise and irrelevant information. Instead of …

The gold standards for gait analysis are instrumented walkways and marker-based motion
capture systems, which require costly infrastructure and are only available in hospitals and …

Gait velocity and stride length are critical health indicators for older adults. A decade of
medical research shows that they provide a predictor of future falls, hospitalization, and …

Interests in monitoring and recognizing gait have surged significantly over the past decades.
Traditional approaches rely on camera array, floor sensors (eg, pressure mats), or …

The applicability of Doppler radar for gait analysis is investigated by quantitatively
comparing the measured biomechanical parameters to those obtained using motion …