FALL DETECTION AND ACTIVITY MONITORING FOR

OLDSTERS

AIM:

The aim of this project is to automatically monitor and control the fall detection for elder people.

PURPOSE:

This project is to develop an intelligent and personalized wearable airbags to reduce the impact
force of falls among the elder people.

METHODOLOGY:
BLOCK DIAGRAM:

POWER SUPPLY
LCD

MICRO
CONTROLLER
MEMS

ACCELEROMETER

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DESCRIPTION:

Along with this increase, the proportion of elderly people who are frail and dependent
is also likely to rise significantly given that falls and fall-induced fractures are very common
among the oldsters, this shift in demographic patterns will lead to an exponential increase in the
number of oldsters individuals who suffer injuries from falls.

Hip fractures account for most of the costs associated with falls and fall-induced
fractures, especially among elder people.

Initially, the airbag is compressed inside a belt. When an elderly person loses his or her
balance, the MEMS microsensors in the belt detect his or her disorientation and trigger the
inflation of the airbag on the appropriate side a few milliseconds before the person falls to the
ground.

TECHNOLOGY:

MEMS TECHNOLOGY:

Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) are Freescale’s enabling technology for

acceleration and pressure sensors. MEMS based sensor products provide an interface that can
sense, process or control the surrounding environment. MEMS-based sensors are a class of
devices that builds very small electrical and mechanical components on a single chip. MEMS-
based sensors are a crucial component in automotive electronics, medical equipment, hard disk
drives, computer peripherals, wireless devices and smart portable electronics such as cell phones
and PDAs.

MEMS technology provides the following advantages: cost-efficiency, low power,

miniaturization, high performance, and integration. Functionality can be integrated on the same

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silicon or in the same package, which reduces the component count. This contributes to overall
cost savings.

SOFTWARES:

1. Embedded C
2. Keil IDE

HARDWARES:

1- Microcontroller
2- Accelerometer
3- Power supply

RESULT:

Hence with this project we can save the oldsters people from the fall detection and also to
monitor the activity.