Internet of things based fall detection and heart rate monitoring system for senior citizens

Q2 Computer Science

International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI:10.11591/ijece.v12i3.pp3204-3216

Md. Hasib Sarowar, Md. Fazlul karim Khondakar, H. Roy, Habib Ullah, Riaj Ahmed, Q. D. Hossain

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Abstract

Falls cause the maximum number of injuries, deaths, and hospitalizations due to injury for senior citizens worldwide. So, fall detection is essential in the health care of senior citizens. Present methods lack either accuracy or comfortability. The design of fall detection and heart rate monitoring system for senior citizens has been presented in this paper. The hardware interface includes wearable monitoring devices based on a tri-axial accelerometer and Bluetooth module that makes a wireless connection by software interface (mobile application) to the caregiver. Global positioning system (GPS) can also track the location of the elder. For detecting falls accurately, an effective fall detection algorithm is developed and used. The performance parameters of the fall detection system are accuracy (97.6%), sensitivity (92.8%), and specificity (100%). A pulse sensor is used for monitoring the heart rate of the elder. The device is put on the hips to increase comfortability. Whenever the elder's fall is detected, the device can send information on fall data and heart rate with location to the respective caregiver successfully. So, this device can minimize the injury and health cost of a fallen person as a victim can get help within a short time.

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基于物联网的老年人跌倒检测和心率监测系统

跌倒是全世界老年人受伤、死亡和住院人数最多的一次。因此，跌倒检测在老年人的医疗保健中至关重要。目前的方法缺乏准确性或舒适性。本文介绍了老年人跌倒检测和心率监测系统的设计。硬件接口包括基于三轴加速度计和蓝牙模块的可穿戴监测设备，蓝牙模块通过软件接口（移动应用程序）与护理人员进行无线连接。全球定位系统（GPS）也可以跟踪老人的位置。为了准确地检测跌倒，开发并使用了一种有效的跌倒检测算法。跌倒检测系统的性能参数为准确度（97.6%）、灵敏度（92.8%）和特异性（100%）。脉冲传感器用于监测老年人的心率。该装置安装在臀部，以增加舒适度。每当检测到老年人跌倒时，该设备都可以成功地向相应的护理人员发送跌倒数据和心率信息。因此，这种设备可以最大限度地减少摔倒者的伤害和健康成本，因为受害者可以在短时间内得到帮助。

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177

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