Fall Detection System for Elderly Person Monitoring using Sensors, GSM/UMTS/LTET Ele-Communication and GPS

Abstract

This work was intended to develop and integrate a system that can successfully
detect falls in real-time. The system enables autonomous monitoring and reporting of falls
in geriatric patients. The system is designed in such a way that it satisfies the number of
requirements ranging from the electronic communication protocols to ergonomic sensors.
The system required an algorithm that can evaluate an event based on some predetermined calculations to classify it as a fall or non-fall. Therefore, an effective integration
of hardware and software tools was also needed that provides a real-time detection and
reporting of falls successfully to the doctors and medical staff.