A Low-Cost Device for the Monitoring and Detection of Falls in Older Adults

B. Calva-Bravo, W. Rodas-Pérez, V. Robles-Bykbaev, P. León-Gómez

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Resumen

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), falls are the second cause of death due to accidental injuries, and older adults are the ones who suffer the most from them. In Ecuador, there are about 1,300,000 older adults, and falls are a major problem for their quality of life. For this reason, in this article, we present a low-cost prototype system for the monitoring and detection of falls, with the aim of providing support for the care of older adults. This tool is based on a module that applies computer vision and image processing techniques, convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and Web and mobile applications. They allow the monitoring and control of falls. To test the operation of the system, tests were carried out with fifteen volunteers. It was determined that the system managed to correctly detect 80% of fall-related events.

Idioma originalInglés
Título de la publicación alojadaCommunication and Applied Technologies - Proceedings of ICOMTA 2022
EditoresPaulo Carlos López-López, Ángel Torres-Toukoumidis, Andrea De-Santis, Óscar Avilés, Daniel Barredo
EditorialSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Páginas269-278
Número de páginas10
ISBN (versión impresa)9789811963469
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 2023
EventoInternational Conference on Communication and Applied Technologies, ICOMTA 2022 - Cuenca, Ecuador
Duración: 7 sep. 20229 sep. 2022

Serie de la publicación

NombreSmart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
Volumen318
ISSN (versión impresa)2190-3018
ISSN (versión digital)2190-3026

Conferencia

ConferenciaInternational Conference on Communication and Applied Technologies, ICOMTA 2022
País/TerritorioEcuador
CiudadCuenca
Período7/09/229/09/22

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