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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2019.20.6.402

A Multi-tier Based Lying Posture Discrimination Algorithm Using Lattice Type Pressure Sensors Allocation  

Cho, Min Jae (Dept. of Computer Science and Eng., Incheon National University)
Hong, Youn-Sik (Dept. of Computer Science and Eng., Incheon National University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.20, no.6, 2019 , pp. 402-409 More about this Journal
Abstract
Patients with dementia or elderly patients who can not move at all by themselves are at a high risk of falls and bedsore due to lack of caregivers. In this paper, to solve this problem, we propose an algorithm to determine the patient's lying postures by discriminating the main body parts such as head, shoulders, and hips based on the pressure intensity sensed at regular intervals. A smart mat with a lattice structure in which a pressure sensor is arranged so that the body part can be discriminated irrespective of the physical characteristics has been implemented. It consists of two modules of $7{\times}7$ array size. Each module consists of 49 FSR-406 sensors and independently senses pressure. For each module, the body part corresponding to the upper body or the lower body is sequentially discriminated by using a pressure distribution such as a cumulative pressure sum using a filter. The proposed algorithm can identify five lying positions by examining the inclusion relationship between body parts belonging to layer-1 such as head, shoulder, and hip area.
Keywords
Lattice Structure; Fall Accident; Bedsores; Multi-Tier; Lying Posture Discrimination;
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