Making fall detection, help with accelerometer.

Hi,

I'm trying to create a system for fall detection for my watch app. My idea was to simply check in a method that updates every second if there was a large change in the x, y, and z values of the accelerometer, but I'm not sure this is the way to go. Milli-G's are force I think so maybe it's not a change in x,y,z as much as it is a very large number? I'm sorry for my lack of knowledge of physics, haven't taken it yet. If someone could point me in the right direction I'd really appreciate it.

0 jim_m_58 over 5 years ago

This is already built into the firmware on a number of devices. It's also something that can vary by sport. What's considered an "intendent" when walking, might not be one when trail riding for example, and the FW accounts for that.

0 MineUnderMatter over 5 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

Is there an event that's called when the watch detects a fall? Also, is it possible to implement into a program a notification to contacts like the way that incident detection works?

0 jim_m_58 over 5 years ago in reply to MineUnderMatter

What is does after a timeout is send contacts a notice along with your GPS location.

What device do you have?

0 MineUnderMatter over 5 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

I have vivoactive3, and I believe incident detection isn't supported on it. If there's a way to send a custom notice in a similar fashion to the default fall detection, that would be useful

0 jim_m_58 over 5 years ago in reply to MineUnderMatter

Yes, not on a va3, but on the va3m and pretty much everything else since.

On a va3, you can probably find a way to detect it, but what do you do then? From CIQ, there's no easy way to notify anyone.