FallWatch

Inspiration

What can we do to notify paramedics of domestic medical emergencies at the point it happens? For senior citizens, the highest risk is involuntary tripping and mortally injuring themselves, often undiscovered for hours.

What it does

FallWatch is an Apple Watch app that detects sudden trips/accidents and triggers preset alarms via the phone, so that text messages are sent to predefined emergency contacts without needing user intervention

How we built it

We used the accelerometer and the gyrometer to detect sudden changes in the acceleration.

Challenges we ran into

Syncronization between the Watch and the Iphone

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Learning the Watch API and using it over the weekend.

What we learned

Syncronization is the key to a successful watch app.

What's next for FallWatch

Fallwatch can be extended to detect fall accidents while doing activities like outdoor biking, hiking and mountaineering.

What is it built with

IOS sdk.

Built With

• apple-watch
• iphone-sdk