Wearable sensor with Artificial Intelligence for prevention of falls in elderly people

Background: As per the census 2011, Disability is more common in elderly people. One of the major reasons for disability among the elderly people is falls. Every year, one-third of community-dwelling older adults (adults aged 65 and older) experience a fall. Falls, defined as “unexpected event[s] in which the participant comes to rest on the grou...

IOT-based Fall Detection for Elderly Care

This paper presents an IoT based fall detection monitoring and alarm system for the elderly using 3-axis Accelerometer. In elderly, injuries induced by fall, becomes fatal sometimes, if timely medical interventions do not take place. Therefore, we aim to design a system to detect the fall and alert the medical experts about the incidents of dis...