Development of an Inexpensive Sensor Network for Recognition of Sitting Posture
The aim of this work is the development of a network of wireless devices to determine, along with a time-stamp, postural changes of users that are to be used in personalized learning environments. For this purpose, we have designed a basic low-cost pressure sensor that can be built from components e...
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2015-08-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks |
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| author | Ricardo Barba Ángel P. de Madrid Jesús G. Boticario |
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| description | The aim of this work is the development of a network of wireless devices to determine, along with a time-stamp, postural changes of users that are to be used in personalized learning environments. For this purpose, we have designed a basic low-cost pressure sensor that can be built from components easily available. Several of these basic sensors (of sizes and shapes chosen specifically for the task) are integrated into a posture sensor cushion, which is electronically controlled by an Arduino microcontroller board. This accounts for experiments involving either a single cushion to be used by an individual end-user setting approach or classroom approaches where several of these cushions make up a sensor network via ZigBee wireless connections. The system thus formed is an excellent alternative to other more expensive commercial systems and provides a low-cost, easy-to-use, portable, scalable, autonomous, flexible solution with free hardware and software, which can be integrated with other sensing devices into a larger affect detection system, customizable to cope with postural changes at required time intervals and support single and collective oriented experimentation approaches. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dd80d6b2db324e3eb9b2f55292df77812023-09-02T15:15:08ZengHindawi - SAGE PublishingInternational Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks1550-14772015-08-011110.1155/2015/969237969237Development of an Inexpensive Sensor Network for Recognition of Sitting PostureRicardo BarbaÁngel P. de MadridJesús G. BoticarioThe aim of this work is the development of a network of wireless devices to determine, along with a time-stamp, postural changes of users that are to be used in personalized learning environments. For this purpose, we have designed a basic low-cost pressure sensor that can be built from components easily available. Several of these basic sensors (of sizes and shapes chosen specifically for the task) are integrated into a posture sensor cushion, which is electronically controlled by an Arduino microcontroller board. This accounts for experiments involving either a single cushion to be used by an individual end-user setting approach or classroom approaches where several of these cushions make up a sensor network via ZigBee wireless connections. The system thus formed is an excellent alternative to other more expensive commercial systems and provides a low-cost, easy-to-use, portable, scalable, autonomous, flexible solution with free hardware and software, which can be integrated with other sensing devices into a larger affect detection system, customizable to cope with postural changes at required time intervals and support single and collective oriented experimentation approaches.https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/969237 |
| spellingShingle | Ricardo Barba Ángel P. de Madrid Jesús G. Boticario Development of an Inexpensive Sensor Network for Recognition of Sitting Posture International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks |
| title | Development of an Inexpensive Sensor Network for Recognition of Sitting Posture |
| title_full | Development of an Inexpensive Sensor Network for Recognition of Sitting Posture |
| title_fullStr | Development of an Inexpensive Sensor Network for Recognition of Sitting Posture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of an Inexpensive Sensor Network for Recognition of Sitting Posture |
| title_short | Development of an Inexpensive Sensor Network for Recognition of Sitting Posture |
| title_sort | development of an inexpensive sensor network for recognition of sitting posture |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/969237 |
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