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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
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2017-06-05
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58877-3_29
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