Seated Posture Measurement in the Seating

Abstract

The work presented here is about measurement methods of a seated posture in the seating. In the ISO16840-1 standard, which took effect in 2006, measurement rules of a seated posture are defined. In response to this, quantitative measurement of a seated posture is become major in a clinical setting. However, the field of the seated posture measurement is still in the developing stage. The purpose of this paper is to review the general description, importance, history, progress and problems to be solved in the field of the seated posture measurement. It is also the purpose of this paper that reviewing our studies to develop and evaluate the seated posture measurement tools to apply the ISO16840-1 standard in a clinical setting, which are the Seated Posture Measurement Instrument, the Seated Posture Measurement Software and the Measurement System by using the Contact Three-dimensional Measurement Device. Moreover, we described future prospects of the seated posture measurement.