In short: When a fall is detected the app calls the configured phone number.
- Configure a phone number to call automatically when a fall is detected.
- Calls from that number will be answered automatically on speaker.
- An SMS from that number with the word POSITION in the content will be replied to automatically with the geographical position (if available).
- If the SMS contains the word ALARM instead, it will play back an alarm sound.
- The app will start automatically when the phone is turned on.
- It will also try to resist the attempts to terminate it.
- For optimal performance (to reduce the number of false alarms and the number of undetected falls) carry the device close to your waist (a trouser pocket, a belt clip, etc.).
- Keep your device charged at all times.
See the screenshots of the main screen and the configuration screen. Install the app by clicking here
The fall detection is based upon the algorithm number 2 described in "Comparison of low-complexity fall detection algorithms for body attached accelerometers" authored by Maarit Kangas, Antti Konttila, Per Lindgren, Ilkka Winblad, Timo Jamsa and published in Gait & Posture 28 (2008) by Elsevier (search for the paper here)
