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Falls, highly common in the constantly increasing global aging population, can have a variety of negative effects on their health, well-being, and quality of life, including restricting their capabilities to conduct Activities of Daily…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2022-07-26 Nirmalya Thakur , Chia Y. Han

Falls present a significant global public health challenge, especially in today's aging society, underscoring the importance of developing an effective fall detection system. Non-invasive radio-frequency (RF) based fall detection has…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-05-01 Sijie Ji , Yaxiong Xie , Mo Li

Falls among individuals, especially the elderly population, can lead to serious injuries and complications. Detecting impact moments within a fall event is crucial for providing timely assistance and minimizing the negative consequences. In…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-26 Tresor Y. Koffi , Youssef Mourchid , Mohammed Hindawi , Yohan Dupuis

Falls are a major cause of injuries and deaths among older adults worldwide. Accurate fall detection can help reduce potential injuries and additional health complications. Different types of video modalities can be used in a home setting…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-11-07 Stefan Denkovski , Shehroz S. Khan , Alex Mihailidis

The aging population is growing rapidly, and so is the danger of falls in older adults. A major cause of injury is falling, and detection in time can greatly save medical expenses and recovery time. However, to provide timely intervention…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-07-15 Seyed Alireza Rahimi Azghadi , Truong-Thanh-Hung Nguyen , Helene Fournier , Monica Wachowicz , Rene Richard , Francis Palma , Hung Cao

Unintentional falls can cause severe injuries and even death, especially if no immediate assistance is given. The aim of Fall Detection Systems (FDSs) is to detect an occurring fall. This information can be used to trigger the necessary…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-10-05 Mirto Musci , Daniele De Martini , Nicola Blago , Tullio Facchinetti , Marco Piastra

Falls among seniors are a major public health issue. Existing solutions using wearable sensors, ambient sensors, and RGB-based vision systems face challenges in reliability, user compliance, and practicality. Studies indicate that…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-05 Christopher Silver , Thangarajah Akilan

Personalized fall detection system is shown to provide added and more benefits compare to the current fall detection system. The personalized model can also be applied to anything where one class of data is hard to gather. The results show…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-12-22 Pranesh Vallabh , Nazanin Malekian , Reza Malekian , Ting-Mei Li

The increasing global aging population has intensified the demand for reliable health monitoring systems, particularly those capable of detecting critical events such as falls among elderly individuals. Traditional fall detection approaches…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-25 Lijie Zhou , Luran Wang

Falls are one of the leading cause of injury-related deaths among the elderly worldwide. Effective detection of falls can reduce the risk of complications and injuries. Fall detection can be performed using wearable devices or ambient…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-06-28 Stefan Denkovski , Shehroz S. Khan , Brandon Malamis , Sae Young Moon , Bing Ye , Alex Mihailidis

Acuity assessments are vital in critical care settings to provide timely interventions and fair resource allocation. Traditional acuity scores rely on manual assessments and documentation of physiological states, which can be…

Detecting impact where an individual makes contact with the ground within a fall event is crucial in fall detection systems, particularly for elderly care where prompt intervention can prevent serious injuries. The UP-Fall dataset, a key…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-02-27 Tresor Y. Koffi , Youssef Mourchid , Mohammed Hindawi , Yohan Dupuis

Detecting patterns in real time streaming data has been an interesting and challenging data analytics problem. With the proliferation of a variety of sensor devices, real-time analytics of data from the Internet of Things (IoT) to learn…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-07-23 Sazia Mahfuz , Haruna Isah , Farhana Zulkernine , Peter Nicholls

Healthcare is an important aspect of human life. Use of technologies in healthcare has increased manifolds after the pandemic. Internet of Things based systems and devices proposed in literature can help elders, children and adults…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-09-13 Rajbinder Kaur , Rohini Sharma

Fall detection for the elderly is a well-researched problem with several proposed solutions, including wearable and non-wearable techniques. While the existing techniques have excellent detection rates, their adoption by the target…

Sound · Computer Science 2022-08-24 Prabhjot Kaur , Qifan Wang , Weisong Shi

This study explored an indoor system for tracking multiple humans and detecting falls, employing three Millimeter-Wave radars from Texas Instruments. Compared to wearables and camera methods, Millimeter-Wave radar is not plagued by mobility…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-10 Zichao Shen , Jose Nunez-Yanez , Naim Dahnoun

For the elderly population, falls pose a serious and increasing risk of serious injury and loss of independence. In order to overcome this difficulty, we present ElderFallGuard: A Computer Vision Based IoT Solution for Elderly Fall…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-05-20 Tasrifur Riahi , Md. Azizul Hakim Bappy , Md. Mehedi Islam

Agentic AI, with goal-directed, proactive, and autonomous decision-making capabilities, offers a compelling opportunity to address movement-related risks in human activity, including the persistent hazard of falls among elderly populations.…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-04-22 Farbod Zorriassatine , Ahmad Lotfi

This work introduces a fall detection system using the YOLOv5mu model, which achieved a mean average precision (mAP) of 0.995, demonstrating exceptional accuracy in identifying fall events within smart home environments. Enhanced by…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-08-29 Gracile Astlin Pereira

This paper presents an innovative approach to address the pressing concern of fall incidents among the elderly by developing an accurate fall detection system. Our proposed system combines state-of-the-art technologies, including…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-15 Rishabh Mondal , Prasun Ghosal