Making a project using arduino for an SMS to be sent to a contact(an email could also work) when the skiier wearing the pants with this in the pants falls. Invention Convention project. Any tips, ideas, or feedback appreciated. Also curious about patent possibility. I'm curious if I could use an Arduino 4 Wifi and a grove base shield with a seeed grove GPS and accelerometer/gyroscope, then have the arduino 4 wifi send an email. Thanks!
How is a fall defined, in this particular case?
In the case I'm talking about, when there's a large change in their orientation that causes the skier to go from a skiing position, to a unbalanced, sloped type position
Are you able to reliably detect the "fallen skier" case using an accelerometer/gyro, or is this project still in the brainstorming phase?
It's still in the brainstorming phase.
Reliably detecting a fall is an interesting challenge and would be a good place to start the adventure.
Any ideas?
You may be too late on that.
Safety with Patented Fall Detection & SOS Alert
Accidents happen, and the unpredictable nature of skiing makes it crucial to have safety measures in place. The RS1 is equipped with patented fall detection technology, which automatically sends an SOS alert via the LIVALL app if a significant impact is detected. This feature provides peace of mind, knowing that emergency contacts will be notified instantly in the event of an accident.
"Fall detection" helmets have been around. The problem is "detecting a fall" rather than a change in orientation or acceleration. One "helmet" was essentially an "air bag" that wore like a scarf until the "fall" was detected, then would inflate to a full-face helmet, anticipating the impact.
Have you ever skied/snowboarded the 300 meters at 37 degrees of inclination known as the the Swiss Wall? It's the snow sport equivalent of IRB 6-Nations and a Night in Bangkok without an escape route or a time-out. There is no "insignificant" anything going on.
Not this. Find what the Arduino R4 WiFi has on-board, and use those circuits to the fullest. Maybe you can measure the riders changes in acceleration and map it against a Richter Scale or show G-forces along a route.
Yes of course, I go through it every day on my way to work.
Maybe this will help.
JUL 2009 VOL 43 Detecting Human Falls with a 3-Axis Digital Accelerometer
Nice.