Wearable System for Activity Monitoring of the Elderly

The paper presents a concept of an Ambient Assisted Living system for daily monitoring of the elderly. Description and testing of the prototype of a mobile data acquisition device for physical activity detection using inertial sensors is made. Testing has been performed on a mechanical test stand and a group of healthy individuals during normal walking. The purpose has been to assess the repeatability of acquired data. Obtained results are satisfactory and further development takes place.

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