EVALUATION OF KINECT SENSORS FOR FALL DETECTION

摘要

Detecting falls is important for ensuring the safety andrnhealth of elderly persons in ambient assisted living. Afterrnthe recent introduction of an inexpensive depth sensor, thernMicrosoft Kinect, methods for detecting falls using depthrndata have been proposed. The aim of this paper is to evaluaternthe applicability of Kinect sensors for person detectionrnand fall detection. The results indicate that these sensorsrnare well suited for these tasks. However, the technology isrnnot without limitations, which have to be considered whenrndesigning fall detection algorithms.