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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Machine Learning-Based Classification of Human Behaviors and Falls in Restroom via Dual Doppler Radar Measurements.

Kenshi Saho, Sora Hayashi, Mutsuki Tsuyama, Lin Meng, Masao Masugi

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kenshi SahoDepartment of Intelligent Robotics, Toyama Prefectural University, Imizu 939-0398, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2088-1231
Sora HayashiDepartment of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu 525-8577, Japan.
Mutsuki TsuyamaDepartment of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu 525-8577, Japan.
Lin MengDepartment of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu 525-8577, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4351-6923
Masao MasugiDepartment of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu 525-8577, Japan.
Ritsumeikan University · JP

Funding

NAKAJIMA FOUNDATION R2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study presents a radar-based remote measurement system for classification of human behaviors and falls in restrooms without privacy invasion. Our system uses a dual Doppler radar mounted onto a restroom ceiling and wall. Machine learning methods, including the convolutional neural network (CNN), long short-term memory, support vector machine, and random forest methods, are applied to the Doppler radar data to verify the model's efficiency and features. Experimental results from 21 participants demonstrated the accurate classification of eight realistic behaviors, including falling. Using the Doppler spectrograms (time-velocity distribution) as the inputs, CNN showed the best results with an overall classification accuracy of 95.6% and 100% fall classification accuracy. We confirmed that these accuracies were better than those achieved by conventional restroom monitoring techniques using thermal sensors and radars. Furthermore, the comparison results of various machine learning methods and cases using each radar's data show that the higher-order derivative parameters of acceleration and jerk, and the motion information in the horizontal direction are the efficient features for behavior classification in a restroom. These findings indicate that daily restroom monitoring using the proposed radar system accurately recognizes human behaviors and allows early detection of fall accidents.

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RadarToilet FacilitiesAccidental FallsHumansMachine LearningSupport Vector MachineDoppler radar applicationfall detectionhuman behavior classificationremote monitoringrestroom

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PMID35270868
PMCPMC8915019
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