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Author/Affiliation: Kensuke Iwanaga

Posture Recognition Method for Caregivers during Postural Change of a Patient on a Bed using Wearable Sensors

by Kodai Kitagawa, Koji Matsumoto, Kensuke Iwanaga, Siti Anom Ahmad, Takayuki Nagasaki, Sota Nakano, Mitsumasa Hida, Shogo Okamatsu and Chikamune Wada

Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems Journal, Volume 5, Issue 5, Page # 1093–1098, 2020; DOI: 10.25046/aj0505133

Abstract:

Caregivers experience lower back pain due to their awkward postures while handling patients. Therefore, a monitoring system to supervise caregivers’ postures using wearable sensors is being developed. This study proposed a postural recognition method for caregivers during postural change while handling a patient on a bed. The proposed method recognizes foot positions and arm movements…