Child Activity Monitoring using Tri-axial Accelerometer

This paper presents a methodology to monitor children’s activity using a tri-axial accelerometer to reduce unintentional injuries at home. The babies usually start walking between nine to sixteen months which increases the risk of falling. This causes frequent injuries in children. Most of these accidents require medical care or hospitalization. Thus a new system should be developed to reduce these home accidents. This paper presents a method that uses tri-axial accelerometer and gives an indication when the child performs potentially hazardous activities.