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An outdoor intelligent healthcare monitoring device for the elderly.
- Source :
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IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics . May2016, Vol. 62 Issue 2, p128-135. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- The current paper presents an outdoor monitoring system for elderly people, which can transmit information on physiological signals and falling events to a healthcare center at any time and from any place. To detect simultaneously the occurrence of any falling event, as well as the relative electrocardiogram (ECG) signal of the user, a multi-thread method is proposed with the objective of enhancing the response time and the accuracy of detection. A healthcare box is used to determine the relative position of the patient through a global positioning system for fall detection; moreover, an ECG signal acquisition thread is adopted to increase the precision of the fall detection system. Integrating a precise map into the monitoring system facilitates understanding of a client user of the correct location and surrounding environment using the portable display. According to experimental results based on 4,000 samples, successful detection time with the multi-thread method was reduced by 38%, thereby increasing rescue opportunities for elderly patients who are at risk1. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00983063
- Volume :
- 62
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 116975161
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TCE.2016.7514671