Project description
ICT Solutions for Fall prevention, and ICT and Ageing network
The ultimate goal of FATE - FAll DeTector for the Elderly project is to widely validate an innovative and efficient ICT-based solution focused on improving the elder's quality of life by an accurate detection of falls in ageing people, both at home and outdoors. This will be done by implementing an accurate, portable and usable fall detector that runs a complex and specific algorithm to accurately detect falls, and a robust and reliable telecommunications layer based in ZigBee and Bluetooth technologies, capable of sending alarms when the user is both inside and outside the home. The system will be complemented by secondary elements such as a bed presence sensor or the i- Walker, an intelligent robotic walker, with the entire system ensuring successful prevention and detection of falls in all circumstances. The system will be tested and validated in 3 pilot studies involving real living scenarios, one in each of 3 different EU countries (Spain, Italy and Ireland), in close collaboration with the relevant public authorities (regional authorities in Spain, municipalities in Italy and National authorities in Ireland). For the sake of an efficient and significant validation, the pilot test will select 175 individuals with high risk of falling.
Call for proposal
CIP-ICT-PSP-2011-5
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Funding Scheme
PB - Pilot Type BCoordinator
08034 Barcelona
Spain
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Participants (10)
08036 Barcelona
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08005 Barcelona
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Participation ended
08173 Sant Cugat Del Valles
08908 L Hospitalet De Llobregat Barcelona
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08291 Ripollet
1119 Budapest
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H91 Galway
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- Enniscorthy
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60121 Ancona
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00179 Roma
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