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2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

PostureMonitor: Real-Time IMU Wearable Technology to Foster Poise and Health

Authors : Fatemeh Abyarjoo, Nonnarit O-Larnnithipong, Sudarat Tangnimitchok, Francisco Ortega, Armando Barreto

Published in: Design, User Experience, and Usability: Interactive Experience Design

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This paper presents the prototype development and verification of a simple wearable posture monitor system, based on a miniature MEMS Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). The Inertial Measurement Unit uses accelerometers and gyroscopes to estimate the orientation of the module through sensor fusion algorithms. The system provides a warning to the user wearing it when he/she is departing by an adjustable margin from the posture indicated to the system as correct. Continuous real-time warnings of this type will help the user acquire good posture habits, which has the potential to prevent or assuage health problems caused by chronic bad posture.

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Metadata
Title
PostureMonitor: Real-Time IMU Wearable Technology to Foster Poise and Health
Authors
Fatemeh Abyarjoo
Nonnarit O-Larnnithipong
Sudarat Tangnimitchok
Francisco Ortega
Armando Barreto
Copyright Year
2015
Book
Design, User Experience, and Usability: Interactive Experience Design

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-20888-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-20889-3

Copyright Year: 2015

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20889-3_50