Falls & gait
Detect falls risk and gait change months before the first fall.
Gait velocity
Walking speed across the room. Frailty, sarcopenia, and falls-risk signal.
Postural sway
Centre-of-mass variation while standing. Balance and falls-risk signal.
Voiding frequency
Visit count and nocturia events. Sleep, prostate, and metabolic signal.
Load cell array
Strain-gauge load cells in the floor mat and seat for weight, weight distribution, balance, gait timing, and sit-to-stand dynamics.
Inertial sensors
Accelerometer and gyroscope arrays for body sway during standing, gait acceleration profile, and falls detection in the room.
Microphone array
Directional microphones in the bowl or rim capturing acoustic signatures of urinary flow, voiding patterns, and breath/cough sounds.
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How might we detect falls risk and gait change months before the fall happens?
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How might we route falls signal into prevention, not just post-event response?
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How might we make gait change visible to family without becoming surveillance?
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