BTP Project Synopsis

Name of the project

PiFallD: A portable Fall Detection System implemented via a Raspberry Pi
microcontroller
using Computer Vision algorithms

Group member names

Aubhik Mazumdar(727/IT/13), Nabeel Khawar(750/IT/13), Abhisar Garg(704/IT/13)

Aim/purpose of the project

In this project, we will be developing a light, efficient and accurate algorithm that
can be used to detect instances of people falling down (generally elderly people).
To make the entire system portable, we have used the popular Raspberry Pi
microcontroller, which runs the algorithm for fall detection and alerts a
predefined contact on detecting a fall.

We will also be comparing the algorithm we have developed with various other
attempts at addressing the same problem. We will be using characteristics and
performance heuristics to provide a detailed analysis of the various cases that
this system can be applied in.

Introduction and related work

Falls are a major health risk that diminish the quality of life among elderly
people. With the elderly population surging, especially with aging baby
boomers, fall detection becomes increasingly important. However, existing
commercial products and academic solutions struggle to achieve pervasive fall
detection. In this paper, we propose utilizing the Raspberry Pi microcontroller as
a platform for pervasive fall detection system development. To our knowledge,
we are the first to do so. We propose PiFallD, a pervasive fall detection system
implemented on the Raspberry Pi B+. We implement a prototype system and
conduct experiments to evaluate our system. In particular, we compare PiFallDs
performance with that of existing work(PerFallD) and a commercial product.

Hardware/ Software specification

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
PuTTY binary distribution- Free SSH, Telnet client
Raspbian OS (Jessie) ISO file
Python 2.7
Apache2 web server
SSH on Raspberry Pi
FileZilla Client and server- for FTP transfer of files
Win32DiskImager- To burn the Raspbian OS onto an SD card
PHP- To call Python scripts from the website
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
Raspberry Pi 2 Model B+
 Relay Channel Module Boards
Raspberry Pi Jumper Cables- Male to Female
Functioning Lamp
USB Wi-Fi Adapter
HDMI cable
USB keyboard and mouse
USB 2.0 Charger
PiCamera 1.3 (5 mp)

Application areas of the project

Surveillance
Health Industry
Security

References: Book/ Research Paper/URL

1. Official Raspberry Pi Projects book-https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi-
issues/Projects_Book_v1.pdf
2. https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/usage/gpio/
3. https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/using-the-gpio/
4. http://engr.uconn.edu/~song/classes/nes/RPi.pdf
5. https://goo.gl/toBc7f

The work we perform will be carried out under the guidance and supervision of
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Dhurandher. We are extremely grateful and pledge to
complete our work with seriousness and dedication.

Dr. Sanjay Kumar Dhurandher

H.O.D
Dept. of Information Technology
Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology
Dwarka, New Delhi