Vision-based monitoring for assisted living is gaining increasing attention, especially in multi-
modal monitoring systems owing to the several advantages of vision-based sensors. In this …

In recent years, aging of population and empty nest problem are becoming more and more
severe. In addition, fall is the leading cause of death for seniors both in China and the US …

Fall incidents have been reported as the second most common cause of death, especially
for elderly people. Human fall detection is necessary in smart home healthcare systems …

Robust detection of events and activities, such as falling, sitting, and lying down, is a key to a
reliable elderly activity monitoring system. While fast and precise detection of falls is critical …

The active ageing paradigm aims to contribute to the expectation of a healthy, autonomous
and independent life with quality. The technological solutions might have a key role in the …

There is set forth herein a system including a camera device. In one embodiment the system
is operative to perform image processing for detection of an event involving a human …

Unhealthy habits lead to a growing population of hemodialysis patients. The single
treatment of hemodialysis is about four hours long. Therefore, patients usually go to the toilet …

There is an increasing interest in real-time fall detection systems for the elderly in developed
countries because more and more elderly are staying alone. There is a great demand for …

This paper presents a novel unsupervised fuzzy approach to monitoring the activities of daily
living (ADLs) of elderly people living alone. Kinect sensors are employed in functional areas …

About one-third of adults in the US aged 65 or older fall every year, with 20% of the reported
fall cases needing prompt medical attention. The methods that have been proposed for fall …