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Real-Time Fuzzy Monitoring of Sitting Posture: Development of a New Prototype and a New Posture Classification Algorithm to Detect Postural Transitions

verfasst von : Leonardo Martins, Bruno Ribeiro, Hugo Pereira, Rui Almeida, Jéssica Costa, Cláudia Quaresma, Adelaide Jesus, Pedro Vieira

Erschienen in: Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

In a previous work, a chair prototype was used to detect 11 standardized siting postures of users, using just 8 air bladders (4 in the chair’s seat and 4 in the backrest) and one pressure sensor for each bladder. In this paper we describe the development of a new prototype, which is able to classify 12 standard postures with an overall score of 80.9 % (using a Neural Network Algorithm). We tested how this Algorithm worked during postural transitions (frontal and lateral flexion) and in intermediate postures, identifying some limitation of this Algorithm. This prompted the development of a Posture Classification Algorithm based on Fuzzy Logic and is able to determine if the user is adopting a good or a bad posture for specific time periods, using as input the Centre of Pressure, the Posture Adoption Time and the Posture Output from the existing Neural Network Algorithm. This newly developed Classification Algorithms is advancing the development of new Posture Correction Algorithms based on Fuzzy Actuators.

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Metadaten
Titel
Real-Time Fuzzy Monitoring of Sitting Posture: Development of a New Prototype and a New Posture Classification Algorithm to Detect Postural Transitions
verfasst von
Leonardo Martins
Bruno Ribeiro
Hugo Pereira
Rui Almeida
Jéssica Costa
Cláudia Quaresma
Adelaide Jesus
Pedro Vieira
Copyright-Jahr
2015
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27707-3_26

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