Fall Detection with Live Tracking Mechanism for the Elderly
Antonita Aishwarya. A · International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology · 2018
According to the World Health Organization, Falls are the second leading cause for accidental, unintentional injury of deaths worldwide.Fall-related injuries can thus be prevented or reduced with the help of a fall reduction system.Hence, the quality of life of elderly people can be monitored and improved with the help of automatic fall detection systems.The detection of the fall is also an interesting scientific problem as it is an ill-defined process which one can approach to using various methods. The system consist of two major components namely a wearable device and an android cell phone. The wearable device detects a fall, it then sends an alert to the cell phone, and then the cell phone alerts the emergency contacts provided by the user. Along with this, our system has a panic button that can be used by the user in case he/she is unable to take care of themselves and needs immediate help. There is an interrupt button too which can be used by the user if he/she is alright and doesn't want an alert to be sent to the emergency contacts.