To develop a mobile application to assist Down syndrome patients and their caregivers (C)
Injuries such as falls are one of the main causes of death in the world. In fact, people with intellectual disabilities have a higher chance of getting injured compared to the general public. As a result, fall detection which uses sensors like accelerometers and gyroscopes is a widely used device es...
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| author | Jang, Vania Cai Yao |
| author2 | Wesley Tan Chee Wah |
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| description | Injuries such as falls are one of the main causes of death in the world. In fact, people with intellectual disabilities have a higher chance of getting injured compared to the general public. As a result, fall detection which uses sensors like accelerometers and gyroscopes is a widely used device especially among the elderly to recognize when one falls. However, the use of fall detection is rarely explored among Down syndrome patients.
This report targets on developing an interactive mobile software application and a portable fall detection device to ensure Down syndrome patients are getting the support they require, while easing the lives of their caregivers. This project consists of two main portions: education and safety. The education part is a mobile software application that is done by my group mates, Ma Rundi and Derick Tan. While the safety part is an Android mobile application and wearable fall detection device done by myself.
The safety part of this project serves as an addon for users to be more independent and confident, in the event they are unaccompanied by their caregivers. It helps users to alert their caregivers when a fall event has occurred and also aims to reduce the fear of falling, by providing users with rapid assistance. With the aid of an Android mobile application, it integrates both the hardware and software systems together, which alerts caregivers phones in the form of a text message. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1674502023-07-07T17:12:14Z To develop a mobile application to assist Down syndrome patients and their caregivers (C) Jang, Vania Cai Yao Wesley Tan Chee Wah Wonkeun Chang School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering wonkeun.chang@ntu.edu.sg, wesleytan@ntu.edu.sg Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Computer hardware, software and systems Injuries such as falls are one of the main causes of death in the world. In fact, people with intellectual disabilities have a higher chance of getting injured compared to the general public. As a result, fall detection which uses sensors like accelerometers and gyroscopes is a widely used device especially among the elderly to recognize when one falls. However, the use of fall detection is rarely explored among Down syndrome patients. This report targets on developing an interactive mobile software application and a portable fall detection device to ensure Down syndrome patients are getting the support they require, while easing the lives of their caregivers. This project consists of two main portions: education and safety. The education part is a mobile software application that is done by my group mates, Ma Rundi and Derick Tan. While the safety part is an Android mobile application and wearable fall detection device done by myself. The safety part of this project serves as an addon for users to be more independent and confident, in the event they are unaccompanied by their caregivers. It helps users to alert their caregivers when a fall event has occurred and also aims to reduce the fear of falling, by providing users with rapid assistance. With the aid of an Android mobile application, it integrates both the hardware and software systems together, which alerts caregivers phones in the form of a text message. Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 2023-05-26T06:43:43Z 2023-05-26T06:43:43Z 2023 Final Year Project (FYP) Jang, V. C. Y. (2023). To develop a mobile application to assist Down syndrome patients and their caregivers (C). Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/167450 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/167450 en A2108-221 application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
| spellingShingle | Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Computer hardware, software and systems Jang, Vania Cai Yao To develop a mobile application to assist Down syndrome patients and their caregivers (C) |
| title | To develop a mobile application to assist Down syndrome patients and their caregivers (C) |
| title_full | To develop a mobile application to assist Down syndrome patients and their caregivers (C) |
| title_fullStr | To develop a mobile application to assist Down syndrome patients and their caregivers (C) |
| title_full_unstemmed | To develop a mobile application to assist Down syndrome patients and their caregivers (C) |
| title_short | To develop a mobile application to assist Down syndrome patients and their caregivers (C) |
| title_sort | to develop a mobile application to assist down syndrome patients and their caregivers c |
| topic | Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Computer hardware, software and systems |
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