MUMBAI, India, July 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641085186 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology, Chennai on July 11, 2026, for Wearable Device For Fall Prediction Using Orientation Calibration And Motion Sensing.
Inventors include Pulak Konar; Saurav Gupta; Avishkar Jaiswal; Harsh Yadav; Shruti Sameeksha Pradhan; and Arnav Vats.
The application for the patent was published on July 17, 2026, under issue no. 29/2026.
Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wearable device (100) for fall prediction, including a dual-axis calibrator unit (108) worn around the neck of a user, comprising motor actuators and an inertial measurement unit that monitors body orientation and performs motorised recalibration to compensate for pendant displacement. A LiDAR sensor unit (104) measures ground-surface proximity and detects surface-level changes. An IMU sensor (106) comprising an accelerometer and a gyroscope detects angular velocity and linear acceleration of the wearer. A control unit (102) coupled to the dual-axis calibrator unit (108), LiDAR sensor unit (104), and IMU sensor (106) includes a processor (302) and memory (304) configured to perform dual-axis orientation calibration, fuse calibrated motion data with LiDAR distance data to determine slope and ground-surface proximity, classify a fall risk level using a fall prediction engine (312), and trigger a predictive alert before an anticipated fall occurrence via an alert unit (110) and wireless communication interface (112).
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