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Fall Detection

A complete IoT safety system, firmware to dashboard

ArduinoC++PythonNode.jsJavaScriptIoT

Role

Developer

Duration

One Trimester

Date

2025

Type

University Project

Overview

A four-layer system built end to end. An Arduino-based wearable written in C++ streams motion sensor data, a Python machine learning model classifies falls versus normal activity, a Node.js server ingests events and triggers alerts, and a web dashboard gives caregivers live monitoring. One of the few student projects where hardware, ML, and web engineering all had to work together.

Tech Stack

ArduinoC++PythonNode.jsJavaScriptIoT

Case Study Highlights

The Challenge

Detecting a fall reliably from noisy accelerometer data, while keeping the pipeline fast enough that an alert reaches a caregiver when it matters.

The Solution

Sensor data flows from the C++ firmware to a Python classifier trained on motion patterns; detections post to a Node.js server that pushes alerts to a live dashboard.

Key Features

  • Wearable motion sensing (Arduino/C++)
  • ML fall classification (Python)
  • Real-time alert server (Node.js)
  • Caregiver web dashboard

Outcomes

sensors

C++

Wearable Firmware

model_training

ML

Fall Classifier

monitor_heart

Live

Alert Dashboard

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