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Detection of person presence and its activity in the bathtub

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, , Citation Adam Bujnowski et al 2013 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 434 012035 DOI 10.1088/1742-6596/434/1/012035

1742-6596/434/1/012035

Abstract

A practical application of a bioimpedance technique for a detection of a bathing person is presented in the paper. It addresses the possibility of supervising people in the bathtub without voiding of their intimacy. The measurement system installed in a fiber-glass or a plastic bathtub is able to detect a presence of the bathing person, to estimate its activity and thus to detect potentially dangerous events. In the paper a principle of measurement, working prototype and measurements are presented. The proposed method can be useful for supporting and supervising bathing of elders, partially disabled or people with some health state risk during the bath and living alone.

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10.1088/1742-6596/434/1/012035