Intelligent Walking Stick for Fall Detection and Health Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current walking sticks for the elderly primarily focus on controlling traffic signals and lack features for monitoring safety and health, providing mental stimulation, and preventing dementia and falls.
Innovation Solution
An intelligent walking stick equipped with motion and health sensing parts, a main server for emergency notifications, and a user terminal with exercise and game content to monitor and improve user safety, health, and mobility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a current walking stick is used to control traffic signals, then the user can cross the road safely, but the walking stick cannot monitor user safety and health
Solution Approach 1:
The walking stick is transformed into a multi-functional device that not only controls traffic signals but also monitors user safety through fall detection sensors and health metrics through heart rate sensors, thereby addressing the limitation of single-functionality in current walking sticks
2Ease of operation
If a current walking stick is used for traffic control, then the crossing function is available, but the walking stick cannot provide mental stimulation to prevent dementia
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the practical crossing assistance function with cognitive training games into a single integrated system, where the walking stick serves both as a mobility aid and a mental stimulation device, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and adaptability
3Reliability
If a current walking stick is used for traffic signal control, then road crossing is facilitated, but the walking stick cannot induce stretching to prevent falling
Solution Approach 1:
The walking stick is designed to perform multiple functions including traffic signal control, fall detection through motion sensors, and guiding stretching exercises through the application, making it a universal device that addresses various safety and health needs of elderly users
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The intelligent walking stick provides real-time safety monitoring, health tracking, mental stimulation, and exercise guidance, effectively preventing falls and dementia by using motion and health data to engage users in interactive content.
Implementation Method 1
a motion sensing part generating motion information by sensing a motion according to a change in slope, position, and angle of the intelligent walking stick
Implementation Method 2
a health sensing part generating health information by sensing a heart rate of a user
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a safety monitoring system using an intelligent walking stick, the system helps stabilize ambulation of a user, monitors safety and health of the user by monitoring the heart rate or a motion state of the user, and includes content providing mental stimulation and exercise to the user via an application.