Young children’s fall prevention based on computer vision recognition

David Wright, Sheng-feng Qin, Hana Na

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    Abstract

    In this paper a computer vision system is proposed to detect risk factors of young children’s falls in the home environment and to produce actions to remove the factors. The system recognition tasks, clutter detection and children tracking, are defined in accordance with general suggestions which request a caregiver’s continuous supervision to prevent young children’s falls from the UK Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT). The current system uses only one commercial camera without any sensor or marker on the subject for practical purposes. This paper focuses on the system design and clutter detection. The algorithms for moving object and clutter detection have been developed, implemented and tested.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 5th WSEAS International Conference on Applied Computer Science
    EditorsS. Y. Chen
    Place of PublicationAthens
    PublisherWorld Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society
    Pages880-885
    ISBN (Print)9789608457430
    Publication statusPublished - 2006
    Event5th WSEAS International Conference on Applied Computer Science - Hangzhou
    Duration: 1 Jan 2006 → …
    http://www.wseas.us/e-library/conferences/2006hangzhou/

    Conference

    Conference5th WSEAS International Conference on Applied Computer Science
    Period1/01/06 → …
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    Keywords

    • fall prevention
    • risk factors
    • background subtraction
    • motion detection
    • clutter detection

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