An experimental study on the feasibility of fall prevention using a wearable K-band FMCW radar

Yao Tang; Zhengyu Peng; Changzhi Li

doi:10.1109/USNC-URSI-NRSM.2017.7878303

An experimental study on the feasibility of fall prevention using a wearable K-band FMCW radar

Yao Tang, Zhengyu Peng, Changzhi Li

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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Abstract

Falling, which will cause serious physiological and psychological injuries, is a common health problem for senior people all around the world. Currently, with the increasing demands for fall detection and prevention, a large numbers of systems are developed and tested using different technologies. For all-time prevention of falls in daily life, an experimental study on a novel fall prevention system using wearable FMCW radar is presented in this paper. A wearable radar prototype was built, and attached to the front of a subject's shoe to detect any potential obstacle on the walking path. Experiment results are analyzed to demonstrate the feasibility of fall prevention using wearable radar.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting, USNC-URSI NRSM 2017
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781946815002
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/USNC-URSI-NRSM.2017.7878303
State	Published - Mar 13 2017
Event	2017 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting, USNC-URSI NRSM 2017 - Boulder, United States Duration: Jan 4 2017 → Jan 7 2017

Publication series

Name	2017 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting, USNC-URSI NRSM 2017

Conference

Conference	2017 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting, USNC-URSI NRSM 2017
Country	United States
City	Boulder
Period	01/4/17 → 01/7/17

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Keywords

FMCW radar
fall prevention
health
wearable

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Tang, Y., Peng, Z., & Li, C. (2017). An experimental study on the feasibility of fall prevention using a wearable K-band FMCW radar. In 2017 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting, USNC-URSI NRSM 2017 [7878303] (2017 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting, USNC-URSI NRSM 2017). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/USNC-URSI-NRSM.2017.7878303

Tang, Yao ; Peng, Zhengyu ; Li, Changzhi. / An experimental study on the feasibility of fall prevention using a wearable K-band FMCW radar. 2017 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting, USNC-URSI NRSM 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. (2017 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting, USNC-URSI NRSM 2017).

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2017 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting, USNC-URSI NRSM 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. 7878303 (2017 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting, USNC-URSI NRSM 2017).

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Tang Y, Peng Z, Li C. An experimental study on the feasibility of fall prevention using a wearable K-band FMCW radar. In 2017 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting, USNC-URSI NRSM 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2017. 7878303. (2017 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting, USNC-URSI NRSM 2017). https://doi.org/10.1109/USNC-URSI-NRSM.2017.7878303

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