A real-time fall detection system based on the acceleration sensor of smartphone

Falls are a major problem for the elderly people leading to injury, disability, and even death. In this article, we propose a fall detection system that uses the acceleration sensor of a smartphone to detect a senior citizen falling in real time and to use the communication capabilities of the smart...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Youngmin Lee, Hongjin Yeh, Ki-Hyung Kim, Okkyung Choi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-01-01
Series:International Journal of Engineering Business Management
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1847979017750669