Probabilistic Analysis of Abnormal Behaviour Detection in Activities of Daily Living

M. Garcia-Constantino, A. Konios, I. Ekerete, S. R.G. Christopoulos, C. Shewell, C. Nugent, G. Morrison

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Abstract

This paper presents a probabilistic approach for the identification of abnormal behaviour in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) from sensor data collected from 30 participants. The ADLs considered are: (i) preparing and drinking tea, and (ii) preparing and drinking coffee. Abnormal behaviour identified in the context of these activities can be an indicator of a progressive health problem or the occurrence of a hazardous incident. The approach presented considers the temporal aspect of the sequences of actions that are part of each ADL and that vary between participants. The average and standard deviation for the durations of each action were calculated to define an average time and a range in which a behaviour could be considered as normal for each stage and activity. The Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) was used to obtain the probabilities of abnormal behaviours related to the early and late completion of activities and stages within an activity. The data analysis show that CDF can provide accurate and reliable results regarding the presence of abnormal behaviour in stages and activities that last over a minute. Finally, this approach could be used to train machine learning algorithms for the abnormal behaviour detection.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops, PerCom Workshops 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages461-466
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781538691519, 9781538691502
ISBN (Print)9781538691526
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Jun 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event2019 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops - Kyoto, Japan
Duration: 11 Mar 201915 Mar 2019

Conference

Conference2019 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops
Abbreviated titlePerCom Workshops 2019
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityKyoto
Period11/03/1915/03/19

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