In this article, you will discover how Nobi handles falls in the dark, and why Smart monitoring must be enabled for fall detection to work.
What
Nobi is a smart light with optical sensors. When Smart monitoring is enabled, the light can analyse the resident’s pose once every second, during the day and at night, even when the light itself is switched off.
Nobi does this by using its built-in optical sensor and internal processor to detect the position of the human body as a stick figure. This means Nobi does not need visible room light to detect a fall.
Why
Fall detection is part of Smart monitoring. This means Nobi can only detect and escalate falls when Smart monitoring is enabled for the resident. With Smart monitoring enabled, Nobi analyses the resident’s pose once a second. If Nobi detects that the resident is sitting or lying on the floor, it can trigger a fall escalation.
Because Nobi uses pose detection with its built-in optical sensor, it does not matter whether it is day or night, light or dark. Nobi is not looking for movement or the speed of a fall. Instead, it looks at the resident’s position after the fall has happened.
This means that a slow fall, a fast fall, or a fall without much movement can still be detected, as long as the resident ends up sitting or lying on the floor and Smart monitoring is enabled.
By analysing a resident’s pose, Nobi can help detect falls, support fall prevention, and assist care staff with Smart monitoring of at-risk residents.