Elderly Fall Detection with an Accelerometer Using Lightweight Neural Networks

Falls have been one of the main threats to people’s health, especially for the elderly. Detecting falls in time can prevent the long lying time, which is extremely fatal. This paper intends to show the efficacy of detecting falls using a wearable accelerometer. In the past decade, the fall detection...

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Main Authors: Gaojing Wang, Qingquan Li, Lei Wang, Yuanshi Zhang, Zheng Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-11-01
Series:Electronics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/8/11/1354