Smart Sensing Chairs for Sitting Posture Detection, Classification, and Monitoring: A Comprehensive Review.

Incorrect sitting posture, characterized by asymmetrical or uneven positioning of the body, often leads to spinal misalignment and muscle tone imbalance. The prolonged maintenance of such postures can adversely impact well-being and contribute to the development of spinal deformities and musculoskeletal disorders. In response, smart sensing chairs equipped with cutting-edge sensor technologies have been introduced as a viable solution for the real-time detection, classification, and monitoring of sitting postures, aiming to mitigate the risk of musculoskeletal disorders and promote overall health.

3D posture visualisation from body shape measurements using physics simulation, to ascertain the orientation of the pelvis and femurs in a seated position.

Background And Objective: The paper presents a novel technique for the visualisation and measurement of anthropometric features from patients with severe musculoskeletal conditions. During a routine postural assessment, healthcare professionals use anthropometric measurements to infer internal musculoskeletal configuration and inform the prescription of Custom Contoured Seating systems tailored to individual needs. Current assessment procedures are not only time consuming but also do not readily facilitate the communication of musculoskeletal configuration between healthcare professionals nor the quantitative comparison of changes over time.

Measuring The Bipolar Charge Distributions of Fine Particle Aerosol Clouds of Commercial PMDI Suspensions Using a Bipolar Next Generation Impactor (bp-NGI).

Purpose: To measure the charge to mass (Q/M) ratios of the impactor stage masses (ISM) from commercial Flixotide™ 250 μg Evohaler, containing fluticasone propionate (FP), Serevent™ 25 μg Evohaler, containing salmeterol xinafoate (SX), and a combination Seretide™ 250/25 μg (FP/SX) Evohaler metered dose inhalers (MDIs). Measurements were performed with a purpose built bipolar charge measurement apparatus (bp-NGI) based on an electrostatic precipitator, which was directly connected below Stage 2 of a Next Generation Impactor (NGI).

Methods: Five successive shots of the respective MDIs were actuated through the bp-NGI.

Rule-based algorithm for the classification of sitting postures in the sagittal plane from the Cardiff Body Match measurement system.

The purpose of this paper is to present the design and implementation of a novel rule-based algorithm for the classification of sitting postures in the sagittal plane. The research focused on individuals with severe musculoskeletal problems and, thus, specific requirements for posture and pressure management. Clients' body shapes were captured using the Cardiff Body Match system developed by the Rehabilitation Engineering Unit, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

Pelvis feature extraction and classification of Cardiff body match rig base measurements for input into a knowledge-based system.

The purpose of this paper is to determine whether it is possible to use an automated measurement tool to clinically classify clients who are wheelchair users with severe musculoskeletal deformities, replacing the current process which relies upon clinical engineers with advanced knowledge and skills. Clients' body shapes were captured using the Cardiff Body Match (CBM) Rig developed by the Rehabilitation Engineering Unit (REU) at Rookwood Hospital in Cardiff. A bespoke feature extraction algorithm was developed that estimates the position of external landmarks on clients' pelvises so that useful measurements can be obtained.

Wet electroscrubbers for state of the art gas cleaning.

Current trends observed in air pollution control technology are closely related to the development of new, more efficient hybrid systems, i.e., those, which simultaneously utilize two or more physical mechanisms for dust or gaseous contaminants removal.