Safe Fall: Use of Predictive Modeling and Machine Vision Techniques for Fall Analysis and Fall Quality

Falls are a leading cause of paediatric injuries, yet school-based prevention relies heavily on subjective observation rather than objective biomechanical assessment. This paper introduces the Safe Fall framework, integrating a judo-inspired educational programme with an occlusion-robust computer vi...

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Autores: Delcastillo Andrés, Oscar, Fernández García, Raúl, Pastor Vicedo, Juan Carlos, Lira, M. A., Campos Mesa, María del Carmen, Castañeda Vázquez, Carolina, Genovesi, E., Krstulovic, S., Kuvacic; G., Morvay Sey, K., Sánchez Reolid, Roberto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repositorio:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:ruidera_____::bdbd8c48ef854c9771b4cbe246745dea
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.3390/s26082491
https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/26/8/2491
https://hdl.handle.net/10578/48279
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Biomechanics
Computer vision
Fall detection
Injury prevention
Machine learning
Protective strategies
Safe falling
SAM 2
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Sumario:Falls are a leading cause of paediatric injuries, yet school-based prevention relies heavily on subjective observation rather than objective biomechanical assessment. This paper introduces the Safe Fall framework, integrating a judo-inspired educational programme with an occlusion-robust computer vision pipeline to quantify safe falling strategies. We analysed video recordings of 285 schoolchildren using a multi-stage architecture combining YOLOv8 for detection, SAM 2 for segmentation, and MMPose for skeletal tracking. The intervention yielded significant improvements in 60% of kinematic metrics (p<0.05), most notably a +61.4% increase in descent rate and expanded rolling ranges, indicating a shift from hazardous “freezing” behaviours to controlled energy dissipation. Unsupervised clustering confirmed a migration of students towards safe motor profiles, while a Random Forest classifier achieved an accuracy of 98.3% and an AUC of 0.998 in distinguishing fall quality. These findings demonstrate that integrating pedagogical training with automated vision modelling provides a scalable and evidence-based approach for reducing injury risk in real-world school environments.