Title :
Estimation of human posture by multi thermal array sensors
Author :
Taniguchi, Yukinobu ; Nakajima, Hiromasa ; Tsuchiya, Nobuto ; Tanaka, J. ; Aita, Fumiji ; Hata, Yuki
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Simulation Studies, Univ. of Hyogo, Kobe, Japan
Abstract :
This paper describes a human posture estimation system by using two thermal array sensors. In the system, the sensors are attached to ceiling and wall of a room, and acquire temperature distributions by 16 × 16 elements. The temperature distributions represent a state of temperature in the room, and they are analyzed to estimate human posture. Human posture is estimated by time-series posture transition diagram and the sum of temperature. In our experiment, we measured the temperature distributions in a room modeled as private room in a nursing home. As the results, the system successfully estimated human posture.
Keywords :
biomedical transducers; geriatrics; sensor arrays; sensor fusion; temperature distribution; temperature measurement; temperature sensors; time series; elderly people; human posture estimation system; multithermal array sensor; nursing home; temperature distribution; temperature measurement; time-series posture transition diagram; Cameras; Estimation; Temperature distribution; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; human posture; monitoring system; posture transition diagram; temperature distribution; thermal array sensor;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC), 2014 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/SMC.2014.6974545
