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WORK in PROGRESS: Study of student ergonomics in classrooms based on posture monitoring

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Abstract

This paper proposes the review of ergonomics for monitoring the body positions related to the spine in the environment of the students in the classrooms; therefore, the main objective of this work is to obtain technological bases to develop a flexible and portable intelligent prototype; In addition, the system considers the management and diagnosis of the correct body posture in users who remain long periods in sedentary positions, thus obtaining a history of their body postures; analyze the impact that students have when there is a feedback on postural behavior during the course of the class session through student perception and the teaching staff of the institution.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEDUNINE 2020 - 4th IEEE World Engineering Education Conference
Subtitle of host publicationThe Challenges of Education in Engineering, Computing and Technology without Exclusions: Innovation in the Era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, Proceedings
EditorsClaudio da Rocha da Rocha Brito, Melary M. Ciampi
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728166384
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2020
Event4th IEEE World Engineering Education Conference, EDUNINE 2020 - Bogota, Colombia
Duration: 15 Mar 202018 Mar 2020

Publication series

NameEDUNINE 2020 - 4th IEEE World Engineering Education Conference: The Challenges of Education in Engineering, Computing and Technology without Exclusions: Innovation in the Era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, Proceedings

Conference

Conference4th IEEE World Engineering Education Conference, EDUNINE 2020
Country/TerritoryColombia
CityBogota
Period15/03/2018/03/20

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Keywords

  • classrooms
  • ergonomics
  • posture monitoring
  • sedentary position

CACES Knowledge Areas

  • 417A Electronics, Automation and Sound

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