Citation

Skubic M, Harris BH, Stone E, Ho KC, Su BY, Rantz M, Skubic M, Harris BH, Stone E, Ho KC, Bo-Yu Su, Rantz M, Stone E, Su BY, Harris BH, Skubic M, Rantz M, Ho KC. Conf. Proc. IEEE Eng. Med. Biol. Soc. 2016; 2016: 557-560.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers))

DOI

10.1109/EMBC.2016.7590763

PMID

28226559

Abstract

In this paper, we describe two longitudinal studies in which fall detection sensor technology was tested in the homes of older adults. The first study tested Doppler radar, a two-webcam system, and a depth camera system in ten apartments for two years. This continuous data collection allowed us to investigate the real-world setting of target users and compare the advantages and limitations of each sensor modality. Based on this study, the depth camera was chosen for a current ongoing study in which depth camera systems have been installed in 94 additional older adult apartments. We include a discussion of the different sensor systems, the pros and cons of each, and results of the fall detection and false alarms in the older adult homes.

Language: en