Sleeping posture recognition using fuzzy c-means algorithm.

Journal: Biomedical engineering online
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Pressure sensors have been used for sleeping posture detection, which meet privacy requirements. Most of the existing techniques for sleeping posture recognition used force-sensitive resistor (FSR) sensors. However, lower limbs cannot be recognized accurately unless thousands of sensors are deployed on the bedsheet.

Authors

  • Rong-Shue Hsiao
    Department of Electronic Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Tian-Xiang Chen
    Department of Electronic Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, No. 1, Sec. 3, Zhongxiao East Road, Taipei, 10608, Taiwan, ROC.
  • Mekuanint Agegnehu Bitew
    Department of Electronic Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Chun-Hao Kao
    Department of Electronic Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, No. 1, Sec. 3, Zhongxiao East Road, Taipei, 10608, Taiwan, ROC.
  • Tzu-Yu Li
    Department of Electronic Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan.