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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2011
Paul Edward Cuddihy, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Jeffrey Michael Ashe, Gloversville, NY (US);
Corey Nicholas Bufi, Troy, NY (US);
Sahika Genc, Schenectady, NY (US);
Paul Edward Cuddihy, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Jeffrey Michael Ashe, Gloversville, NY (US);
Corey Nicholas Bufi, Troy, NY (US);
Sahika Genc, Schenectady, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems and non-transitory computer readable mediums that store instructions executable by one or more processors to perform a method for detecting a fallen person are presented. The present technique includes identifying a reference plane and a reference line in a designated space monitored using one or more range-controlled radars. These radars are coupled to one or more antennas configured to define fields of the range-controlled radars to one or more portions of the designated space, where at least one portion corresponds to the reference plane. The range-controlled radars detect presence of one or more parameters corresponding to a subject disposed in the designated space. The parameters, for example, include one or more physiological parameters and one or more motion parameters. The range-controlled radars then identify the subject as the fallen person if the one or more physiological parameters corresponding to the subject are detected proximate the reference plane.