A Development of Upper Body Posture Measurement Wearable-system Using Gyro Sensors

Abstract

In information-oriented society, opportunities of using the smartphone for a long time increase, especially for young person. The long-time use of smartphone makes abnormal posture to the young person, and it can cause to make many symptoms. We have developed a posture measurement device calculating the angle of the upper body using gyro sensors. The posture measurement device judges a malposture and can evaluate the risk of the upper body posture. In the experiment, we examined the posuture while using the smartphone for 5 minutes.