Fall Detection Using a Head-Worn Barometer

Guglielmo Cola; Marco Avvenuti; Pierpaolo Piazza; Alessio Vecchio

Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare. 6th International Conference, MobiHealth 2016, Milan, Italy, November 14-16, 2016, Proceedings

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Fall Detection Using a Head-Worn Barometer

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-58877-3_29,
    author={Guglielmo Cola and Marco Avvenuti and Pierpaolo Piazza and Alessio Vecchio},
    title={Fall Detection Using a Head-Worn Barometer},
    proceedings={Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare. 6th International Conference, MobiHealth 2016, Milan, Italy, November 14-16, 2016, Proceedings},
    proceedings_a={MOBIHEALTH},
    year={2017},
    month={6},
    keywords={Accelerometer Barometer Fall detection Head-worn device Slow fall Wearable sensor},
    doi={10.1007/978-3-319-58877-3_29}
}

Guglielmo Cola
Marco Avvenuti
Pierpaolo Piazza
Alessio Vecchio
Year: 2017
Fall Detection Using a Head-Worn Barometer
MOBIHEALTH
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-58877-3_29

Guglielmo Cola¹^,*, Marco Avvenuti¹^,*, Pierpaolo Piazza¹, Alessio Vecchio¹^,*

1: University of Pisa

*Contact email: guglielmo.cola@iet.unipi.it, marco.avvenuti@iet.unipi.it, alessio.vecchio@iet.unipi.it

Abstract

Falls are a significant health and social problem for older adults and their relatives. In this paper we study the use of a barometer placed at the user’s head (e.g., embedded in a pair of glasses) as a means to improve current wearable sensor-based fall detection methods. This approach proves useful to reliably detect falls even if the acceleration produced during the impact is relatively small. Prompt detection of a fall and/or an abnormal lying condition is key to minimize the negative effect on health.

Keywords: Accelerometer Barometer Fall detection Head-worn device Slow fall Wearable sensor

Published: 2017-06-05
Appears in: SpringerLink

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58877-3_29