According to a report published by World Health Organization, early fall detection is an active problem in the old age group people. The report revealed that the fall detection problem affect 28-35% people for the people around 65 years... more
According to a report published by World Health Organization, early fall detection is an active problem in the old age group people. The report revealed that the fall detection problem affect 28-35% people for the people around 65 years of age and 32-45% for those over 70 years. In the past few years, various research studies have been conducted on the fall detection problem. Objective of these research studies is to develop a system to provide a timely medical assistance to an old age person in case of fall. These studies have further suggested that early detection of fall could not only minimize the damage in terms of head, spinal or any similar major bone injuries but also provide timely assistance thereby saving efforts and money. This paper presents a survey of various fall detection systems and methods.. Most commonly used approaches in fall detection system are wearable, ambience and camera based device.
