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Frequency-modulated continuous-wave radar sensing often relies on labeled measurements that are costly, restricted, or difficult to collect at scale. This work evaluates physics-informed digital twins as controlled testbeds for early-stage…

Learning robust radar perception models directly from real measurements is costly due to the need for controlled experiments, repeated calibration, and extensive annotation. This paper proposes a lightweight simulation-to-real (sim2real)…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-27 Huy Trinh , Sebastian Ratto , Elliot Creager , George Shaker

Frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) radar is a promising sensor technology for indoor drones as it provides range, angular as well as Doppler-velocity information about obstacles in the environment. Recently, deep learning approaches…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-01-09 Ali Safa , Tim Verbelen , Ozan Catal , Toon Van de Maele , Matthias Hartmann , Bart Dhoedt , André Bourdoux

Fall detection, particularly critical for high-risk demographics like the elderly, is a key public health concern where timely detection can greatly minimize harm. With the advancements in radio frequency technology, radar has emerged as a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-02-07 Shuting Hu , Siyang Cao , Nima Toosizadeh , Jennifer Barton , Melvin G. Hector , Mindy J. Fain

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

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

Falls are the public health issue for the elderly all over the world since the fall-induced injuries are associated with a large amount of healthcare cost. Falls can cause serious injuries, even leading to death if the elderly suffers a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-04-14 Chien-Pin Liu , Ju-Hsuan Li , En-Ping Chu , Chia-Yeh Hsieh , Kai-Chun Liu , Chia-Tai Chan , Yu Tsao

Elder people consequence a variety of problems while living Activities of Daily Living (ADL) for the reason of age, sense, loneliness and cognitive changes. These cause the risk to ADL which leads to several falls. Getting real life fall…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-10-27 Asma Khatun , Sk. Golam Sarowar Hossain

As the population ages rapidly, long-term care (LTC) facilities across North America face growing pressure to monitor residents safely while keeping staff workload manageable. Falls are among the most critical events to monitor due to their…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-27 Huy Trinh , Phuong Thai , Elliot Creager , George Shaker

Fall detection in specialized homes for the elderly is challenging. Vision-based fall detection solutions have a significant advantage over sensor-based ones as they do not instrument the resident who can suffer from mental diseases. This…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-06-12 Alexy Carlier , Paul Peyramaure , Ketty Favre , Muriel Pressigout

The increasing shortage of nursing staff and the acute risk of falls in nursing homes pose significant challenges for the healthcare system. This study presents the development of an automated fall detection system integrated into care…

We perform classification of activities of daily living (ADL) using a Frequency-Modulated Continuous Waveform (FMCW) radar. In particular, we consider contiguous motions that are inseparable in time. Both the micro-Doppler signature and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-12-18 Moeness G. Amin , Ronny G. Guendel

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, 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

Fall detection and classification become an imper- ative problem for healthcare applications particularity with the increasingly ageing population. Currently, most of the fall clas- sification algorithms provide binary fall or no-fall…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-08-26 Leiyu Xie , Yang Sun , Jonathon A. Chambers , Syed Mohsen Naqvi

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

Radar-based sensing is a promising privacy-preserving alternative to cameras and wearables in settings such as long-term care. Yet detecting quasi-static presence (lying, sitting, or standing with only subtle micro-motions) is difficult for…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-27 Huy Trinh , Elliot Creager , George Shaker

Digital twins, virtual simulated replicas of physical scenes, are transforming system design across industries. However, their potential in radio frequency (RF) systems has been limited by the non-differentiable nature of conventional RF…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-20 Xingyu Chen , Xinyu Zhang , Kai Zheng , Xinmin Fang , Tzu-Mao Li , Chris Xiaoxuan Lu , Zhengxiong Li

Radar-based human activity recognition (HAR) is a pivotal research area for applications requiring non-invasive monitoring. However, the acquisition of diverse and high-fidelity radar datasets for robust algorithm development remains a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-11 Weicheng Gao

Devices and sensors for identification of fallers can be used to implement actions to prevent falls and to allow the elderly to live an independent life while reducing the long-term care costs. In this study we aimed to investigate the…

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