Fall Prevention Through IMU-Based Standing/Fall Detection
Patients falling is a major concern for various health-care settings, resulting in increased medical costs, risk of serious injury, or even death. Cadont is a fall prevention device utilizing an IMU-based standing/falling detection and alert system. Current solutions commonly utilize pressure-sensors, which are prone to false alerts and are limited to certain locations like beds and chairs. Cadont solves these problems by being a wearable device that uses gyroscopic and acceleration data to detect when patients go from sitting to standing, which is the most common time for a fall to occur, and alert the appropriate caretaker. Use of accelerometers and gyroscopes allows for classification of movement potentially leading to less false-positive alerts, while still providing much needed protection for patients and peace of mind for caretakers and families.
Kelly Kulig
Kelly Kulig is a senior Biomedical Engineering student with a Computer Science minor. At SLU, Kelly captains the Ultimate Frisbee team and works as a TA for the Biomedical Engineering department. She is a Clinical Specialist intern for Medtronic on the Cardiac Rhythms Management Team and will continue this role in Chicago after graduation. In her free time, Kelly enjoys long distance running, reading, and baking.
Connor McCormac
Connor McCormac is a senior Electrical Engineer with a minor in Biomedical Engineering from Saint Louis University. Connor currently works as a Box Office Supervisor at Chaifetz Arena and holds a position on the IEEE board. At graduation, he will accept a full time Electrical Engineering offer with either Winchester or Banner. In his free time, he likes to hike, workout and play video games.
Michael Nickerson
Michael Nickerson is a graduating Biomedical Engineering student at Saint Louis University. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, he enjoys video games, mixed martial arts, writing, and Marvel movies. At SLU he has served in various leadership roles such as in Oriflamme, the Office of Admission, and the Sigma Chi fraternity. After graduation, Michael will be employed as an Associate Clinical Specialist for Medtronic’s Cardiac Rhythm Management division in Saint Louis.
Carl Pickhardt
Carl is a senior Biomedical Engineering major from Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He plays ultimate frisbee on the club team at SLU and enjoys cooking and the outdoors in his free time. Carl has enjoyed his time at SLU and all the unique experiences that an engineering education provides. Next year he will be going back to his home state to work at Epic Systems in Verona, Wisconsin.
Aneesh Reddlapalli
Aneesh Reddlapalli is a senior studying Computer Engineering with minors in Computer Science and Engineering Mathematics. Although he was born in India, he has lived in St. Louis for the past 9 years. He currently works as a Resident Advisor in HRL and holds leaderships positions in both Tau Beta Pi and IEEE. Upon graduation, he will attend Purdue University to earn a Masters in Engineering Management. In his free time, Aneesh likes to go hiking, watch movies, and complete puzzles.
The group would like to thank Dr. Gary Bledsoe for their support of this project.