Paper Info
Title
Detection of Pre-Impact Falls from Heights Using an Inertial Measurement Unit Sensor.
Abstract
Many safety accidents can occur in industrial sites. Among them, falls from heights (FFHs) are the most frequent accidents and have the highest fatality rate. Therefore, some existing studies have developed personal wearable airbags to mitigate the damage caused by FFHs. To utilize these airbags effectively, it is essential to detect FFHs before collision with the floor. In this study, an inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor attached to the seventh thoracic vertebrae (T7) was used to develop an FFH detection algorithm. The vertical angle and vertical velocity were calculated using the inertial data obtained from the IMU sensor. Forty young and healthy males were recruited to perform non-FFH and FFH motions. In addition, experiments using a human mannequin and dynamics simulations were performed to obtain FFH data at heights above 2 m. The developed algorithm achieved 100% FFH detection accuracy and provided sufficient lead time such that the airbags could be inflated completely before collision with the floor.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.3390/s20185388
SENSORS
Keywords
DocType
Volume
falls from heights,wearable airbag,complementary filter,inertial measurement unit,detection algorithm
Journal
20
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
18
1424-8220
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Youngho Kim15311.10
Haneul Jung200.34
Bummo Koo321.43
Jongman Kim421.77
Taehee Kim5319.62
Yejin Nam601.01