A Smart Phone-Based Pocket Fall

Accident Detection, Positioning, and

Rescue System
Abstract:
We propose in this paper a novel algorithm as well as architecture for the fall accident
detection and corresponding wide area rescue system based on a smart phone and the third
generation (3G) networks. To realize the fall detection algorithm, the angles acquired by the
electronic compass (encompass) and the waveform sequence of the triaxial accelerometer on the
smart phone is used as the system inputs. The acquired signals are then used to generate an
ordered feature sequence and then examined in a sequential manner by the proposed cascade
classifier for recognition purpose. Once the corresponding feature is verified by the classifier at
current state, it can proceed to next state; otherwise, the system will reset to the initial state and
wait for the appearance of another feature sequence. Once a fall accident event is detected, the
users position can be acquired by the global positioning system (GPS) or the assisted GPS, and
sent to the rescue center via the 3G communication network so that the user can get medical help
immediately. With the proposed cascaded classification architecture, the computational burden
and power consumption issue on the smart phone system can be alleviated. Moreover, as we will
see in the experiment that a distinguished fall accident detection accuracy up to 92% on the
sensitivity and 99.75% on the specificity can be obtained when a set of 450 test actions in nine
different kinds of activities are estimated by using the proposed cascaded classifier, which
justifies the superiority of the proposed algorithm.

Existing System

Proposed System

In earlier system, the accident cannot be

In proposed system, we can design a new

intimated to the emergency automatically. monitoring and tracking system to provide the
There should be the need of manual power. So accident information to the rescue section
we go for the proposed system to overcome the automatically by using GSM technology.
disadvantage.

Drawbacks:
Tracking is not present
Other persons help is needed to
intimate the accident information.

Advantage:
Low cost
Easy to locate the accident place.
High flexibility

Working principle:
In our project we make the system for elder people by using the PIC16f877a micro
controller, MEMS accelerometer, GPS and GSM. Sensor is used to find out the fall detection
when the person is fall then sensor give input to the controller, immediately controller track the
location using GPS then send the information to the care giver and hospital through the GSM and
alarm is switch ON. The panic key is used for emergency purpose, if the person press the key
then location is track, alarm is ON and message as to be send via GSM.LCD is used for to show
the status of the project

Block Diagram:
Elder people section:

ALARM

Power Supply

MAX232
MEMS
Accelerometer

PANIC KEY

GPS

LCD

PIC
16F877a

GSM Modem

Mobile Section:

Rescue Section (Care giver & Hospital):

Power supply
GSM MODEM

Max232

Hardware requirement:
PIC Microcontroller

PC with .net

MEMS accelerometer
Alarm
GSM Modem
GPS
MAX232
KEY
LCD

Software requirement:
MPLAB IDE
Embedded C
.net

Application:
The System Used For Elder People