Research Article

On the Heterogeneity of Existing Repositories of Movements Intended for the Evaluation of Fall Detection Systems

Table 3

Position and characteristics of the sensor used in the different datasets.

DatasetNumber of sensing pointsCaptured signals in each sensing pointPositions of the sensing pointsType of deviceSampling rate (Hz)Range

DLR13 (A, G, M)Waist (belt)1 external IMU100±5 g (A)
±1200°/s (G)
±75 μT (M)
LDPA4Position (x,y,z coordinates)Right ankle, left ankle, waist (belt), and chest4 external IMUS (tags)10Tens of meters
MobiFall and MobiAct13 (A, G, O)Thigh (trouser pocket)1 smartphone87 (A)±2 g (A)
100 (G,O)±200°/s (G)
±360° (O)
EvAAL21 (A)Chest and right thigh2 external IMUs50±16 g (A)
TST fall detection21 (A)Waist and wrist2 external IMUs100±8 g (A)
Erciyes University63(A, G, M)Chest, head, ankle, thigh, wrist, and waist6 external IMUs25±16 g (A)
±1200°/s (G)
±150 μT (M)
tFall11 (A)Alternatively: thigh (right or left pocket) and hand bag (left or right side)1 smartphone45 (±12)±2 g (A)
UR fall detection11 (A)Waist (near the pelvis)1 external IMU256±8 g (A)
Cogent Labs22 (A, G)Chest and thigh2 external IMUs100±8 g (A)
±2000°/s (G)
Gravity Project21 (A)Thigh (smartphone in a pocket)1 smartphone50 (SP)±16 g (A)
Wrist (smartwatch)1 smartwatch157 (SW)±2 g (A)
Graz UT OL12 (A, O)Waist (belt bag)1 smartphone35±2 g (A)
±360° (O)
UMAFall53(A, G, M)Ankle, chest, thigh, and waist1 smartphone4100 (SP)±16 g (A)
Wrist4 external IMUs20 (IMUs)±256°/s (G)
±4800 μT (M)
FARSEEING12 (A,G)Waist or thigh1 external IMU100±6 g (A)
±100°/s (G)
SisFall13 (A, A, G)Waist2 accelerometers and a gyroscope in a single mode200±16 g (A1)
±8 g (A2)
±2000°/s (G)
UniMiB SHAR11 (A)Thigh (left or right trouser pocket)1 smartphone50±2 g (A)
SMotion1A, GWaist1 external IMU51±4 g (A2)
±500°/s (G)
IMUFD73(A, G, M)Chest, head, left ankle, left thigh, right ankle, right thigh, and waist7 external IMUs128±16 g (A)
±2000°/s (G)
±800 μT (M)
CGU-BES12 (A, G)Chest1 sensing mote with a gyroscope and accelerometer200±3.6 g (A)
±400°/s (G)
CMDFALL121 (A)Left wrist and left hip1 external IMU50±16 g (A)
DU-MD11 (A)Wrist1 external IMU33±4 g (A)
SmartFall11 (A)Wrist1 external IMU31.25±16 g (A)
Smartwatch11 (A)Wrist (left hand)Smartwatch (MS band)31.25±8 g (A)
UP-Fall52 (A, G)Ankle, neck, and thigh (pocket)5 external IMUs14±8 g (A)
Waist and wrist±2000°/s (G)
DOFDA14 (A, G, O, M)Waist1 external IMU33±16 g (A)
±2000°/s (G)
±800 μT (M)

Note. A : accelerometer, G : gyroscope, O : orientation measurements, M : magnetometer, SP : smartphone. 1. TST, UR, CMDFALL, and UP datasets also include the measurements (RGB, depth, and skeleton information) of Kinect sensors or video cameras, not considered in this Table 2. n.i.: not indicated by the authors.