Existing devices to detect falls are designed for ambulatory users. We are developing a system that will accurately detect falls from wheelchairs and automatically alert caregivers or emergency professionals to respond.
This poster depicts the series of events that occur when a fall experienced by an individual using a wheelchair or a scooter is detected using the newly developed fall detection system developed in the subproject: Monitoring and Managing Falls.
In the video below, a student does a controlled, backwards fall from a wheelchair in the laboratory setting as part of an effort to measure acceleration patterns of different types of falls among wheelchair users.
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