Wireless Fall Warning System with Real-Time Motion Monitoring

Ngoc Phuc Pham1, , Hieu Duc Nguyen1, Diep My Nguyen1, Vi Quoc Tran2, Quan Van Do1, Hung Manh Pham1
1 Hanoi University of Science and Technology, No. 1, Dai Co Viet, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi, Viet Nam
2 Vinh Phuc General Hospital, Vinh Phuc, Viet Nam

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Fall is one of the major causes of serious injury, which include fractures, traumatic brain injury, and death to the elders or people who live alone. A wearable fall detection system is becoming a potential solution thanks to its popular accelerometer sensor and easily implementation. In this study, we proposed a design and implementation of wireless fall warning system with real – time motion monitoring. The wearable motion sensor module received real-time human motion is used in combination with a smartphone through wireless Bluetooth connection. A Fall warning application on smartphone is responsible for wirelessly send fall warning message of subject through GSM service and Google map – based fall location. The implementation of our proposed system shows a great potential solution in supporting elders, decreasing deaths and improve their lives qualities.

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