Collaborative, Social-networked Posture Training (CSPT) through Head-and-Neck Posture Monitoring and Biofeedbacks

Da-Yin Liao

2017

Abstract

This research is motivated by the need of a tool to train elementary/middle-school students to maintain good posture while sitting. We propose a collaborative, social-networked approach to design the posture training tool so that students can be aware of and timely improve their bad posture. The posture training tool is composed of a wearable posture training headset, a social-network App, and cloud storage and computing services. The wearable training headset is equipped with real-time sensors to monitor head and neck postures. The App provides biofeedback mechanisms of sound, voice, or vibration, to remind the students when their postures become bad. In the App, students and their guardians can review the posture history and the statistical analysis of their postures. Students can glance over their friends’ posture performance. Through this collaborative, social-networked approach, students of peer influences are thus encouraged to maintain good postures.

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Liao D. (2017). Collaborative, Social-networked Posture Training (CSPT) through Head-and-Neck Posture Monitoring and Biofeedbacks . In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS, ISBN 978-989-758-249-3, pages 158-165. DOI: 10.5220/0006358301580165


in Bibtex Style

@conference{iceis17,
author={Da-Yin Liao},
title={Collaborative, Social-networked Posture Training (CSPT) through Head-and-Neck Posture Monitoring and Biofeedbacks},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS,},
year={2017},
pages={158-165},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006358301580165},
isbn={978-989-758-249-3},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS,
TI - Collaborative, Social-networked Posture Training (CSPT) through Head-and-Neck Posture Monitoring and Biofeedbacks
SN - 978-989-758-249-3
AU - Liao D.
PY - 2017
SP - 158
EP - 165
DO - 10.5220/0006358301580165