ActiveErgo: Automatic and Personalized Ergonomics using Self-actuating Furniture
ActiveErgo: Automatic and Personalized Ergonomics using Self-actuating Furniture
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ActiveErgo：使用自动驱动家具的自动化和个性化人体工程学
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2018
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Mike Y. Chen
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Yu;Te;P. Taele;Bryan Wang;Jun;Pin;P. Lai;Mike Y. Chen
适当的人体工程学设计可以提高工作效率并降低肌腱变性、颈部紧张综合症和背部受伤等损伤的风险。尽管自 20 世纪 80 年代以来就制定了计算机使用的人体工程学标准和指南，但由于不良人体工程学造成的伤害仍然普遍存在。我们推出了 ActiveErgo，这是第一个通过结合电动家具的传感和驱动来改善人体工程学的主动方法。它根据推荐的人体工程学指南提供计算机工作空间的自动和个性化人体工程学。我们的原型系统使用 Microsoft Kinect 传感器进行骨骼感应和监控，以确定每个用户的理想家具位置，然后结合自动调整和实时反馈来调整计算机显示器、桌子和椅子的位置。我们的 12 人用户研究结果表明，与手动配置相比，ActiveErgo 在速度和准确性方面显着改善了人体工程学，并帮助更多的用户完全满足人体工程学准则。
Proper ergonomics improves productivity and reduces risks for injuries such as tendinosis, tension neck syndrome, and back injuries. Despite having ergonomics standards and guidelines for computer usage since the 1980s, injuries due to poor ergonomics remain widespread. We present ActiveErgo, the first active approach to improving ergonomics by combining sensing and actuation of motorized furniture. It provides automatic and personalized ergonomics of computer workspaces in accordance to the recommended ergonomics guidelines. Our prototype system uses a Microsoft Kinect sensor for skeletal sensing and monitoring to determine the ideal furniture positions for each user, then uses a combination of automatic adjustment and real-time feedback to adjust the computer monitor, desk, and chair positions. Results from our 12-person user study demonstrated that ActiveErgo significantly improves ergonomics compared to manual configuration in both speed and accuracy, and helps significantly more users to fully meet ergonomics guidelines.