Vision Based Fall Detection

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Park Road, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad Pakistan

Vision based fall detection

By
Taqi Mustafa Ahmed Javed
CIIT/SP10-BCS-069/ISB CIIT/SP10-BCS-084/ISB

Supervisor
Dr. Majid Iqbal

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (2010-2014)

The candidates confirm that the work submitted is his own and appropriate credit has been given where reference has been made to the work of others.

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Park Road, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad Pakistan

Vision based fall detection

A project presented to

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad

In partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of

Bachelors of Science in Computer Science (2010-2014) By

Taqi Mustafa Ahmed Javed

CIIT/SP10-BCS-069/ISB CIIT/SP10-BCS-084/ISB

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Declaration
We hereby declare that this software, neither whole nor as a part has been copied out from any source. It is further declared that we have developed this software and accompanied report entirely on the basis of our personal efforts. If any part of this project is proved to be copied out from any source or found to be reproduction of some other. We will stand by the consequences. No Portion of the work presented has been submitted of any application for any other degree or qualification of this or any other university or institute of learning.

_________________ Ahmed Javed

__________________ Taqi Mustafa

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Certificate of Approval
It is to certify that the final year project of BS (CS) “Vision Based Fall Detection” was developed by “Ahmed Javed (CIIT/SP10-BCS-084)” and “Taqi Mustafa (CIIT/SP10-BCS-069)” under the supervision of “Dr. Majid Iqbal” and that in his opinion it is fully adequate, in scope and quality for the degree of Bachelors of Science in Computer Sciences.

________________________ Supervisor

________________________ External Examiner

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