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project info
Start date: 31 December 2016
End date: 1 December 2017
funding
Fund: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Total budget: 215 461,94 €
EU contribution: 107 730,97 € (50%)
programme
Programming period: 2014-2021
Managing authority: Subdirección General de Gestión del FEDER de la Dirección General de Fondos Comunitarios. Ministerio de Hacienda y Administraciones Publicas.

INSTINCT. Research and development of an intelligent system based on sensors and integrated textile actuators for the prevention, detection and protection against falls of people

An obvious reality today is the ageing of the worlds population. Every day there are more people who in the elderly live alone in their homes, because children encounter the need to work outside their homes, making it impossible for them to go home to take care of them. On the other hand, falls constitute one of the main geriatric syndromes and pose a public health problem, as they are causes of injury, disability, institutionalisation and represent the second largest cause of accidental or unintentional death in the world. Through the execution of this project the aim is to develop an intelligent system with sensors and actuators integrated in textiles for its application in the prevention, detection and protection against falls of the elderly, which will increase the quality of life of this population sector, the quality and effectiveness of the health systems and the social welfare of the Valencian Community.

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