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Rapid detection of human fall events has the significance in reducing the rate of mortality and raising the chances of survival of the fallen individual. The present work deals with human fall detection using MEMs (Micro Electro Mechanical system) accelerometer. The principle behind this work is detection of changes in the motion and body position of a subject, using sensor, which tracks acceleration changes in three orthogonal directions. The data is continuously analyzed algorithmically to determine occurrence of fall. When the fall is detected, GPS (Global Positioning System) locates the exact fall location with the latitude and longitude values. The GSM (Global System for Mobile communication) modem transmits these values to the mobile phones of care takers/ relatives of the fallen subject. This alert message helps to provide immediate assistance and treatment.
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