Development of an Intelligent Walking Aid for Fall Detection

Abstract The medical field has made significant improvements over the past decades, leading to an older and healthier population. One of main core problems being tackled is detection falling events. quick a fall contributes greatly fast arrival help prevents further damages. Therefore intelligent crutch was developed with purpose detecting following call for if needed, as well conveying location user relatives care givers. evaluated in series experiments during which all falls were identified correctly alerting initiated.