Home-system design & system measurement of gait parameters to prevent fall in elderly people

• Main Author: Teguh Chandra.
• Other Authors: Low Kin Huat
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Bio-mechatronics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/16162
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Falls are among the most common and serious problems facing elderly persons. Falling is associated with considerable mortality and reduced functioning. Frequently, older people are not aware of their risks of falling, and neither recognizes the sign of fall. Sign of fall can be found from analyzing...