| Autor: |
Lie, Donald, Nukala, B. T., Shibuya, N., Rodriguez, A. I., Tsay, J., Nguyen, T. Q., Zupancic, S., Lie, D. Y. C. |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
| Popis: |
This paper describes our custom-designed wireless gait analysis sensor (WGAS) system developed and tested for real-time fall detection. The WGAS is capable of differentiating falls vs. Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and the Dynamic Gait Index (DGI) performed by young volunteers using a Back Propagation Artificial Neural Network (BP ANN) algorithm. The WGAS, which includes a tri-axial accelerometer, 2 gyroscopes, and a MSP430 microcontroller is worn by the subjects at either T4 (at back) or the belt-clip positions (in front of the waist) for the various falls, ADL, and Dynamic Gait Index (DGI) tests. The raw data is wirelessly transmitted from the WGAS to a nearby PC for real-time fall classification, where six features were extracted for the BP ANN. Overall fall classification accuracies of 97.0% and 97.4% have been achieved for the data taken at the T4 and at the belt position, respectively. The preliminary data demonstrates an overall sensitivity of 97.0% and overall specificity of 97.2% for this WGAS fall detection system, showing good promise as a real-time low-cost and effective fall detection device for wireless acute care and wireless assisted living. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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