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Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc
; 2018: 5771-5774, 2018 Jul.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30441647
RESUMEN
Driver fatigue is a cause of serious accidents for heavy machinery operators. Monitoring operator position, as indicated by their Center of Gravity (CoG), may be a means to non-invasively detect driver fatigue. We prototyped a research tool that tracks CoG from four sensors located within the legs of a seat, and validated its accuracy and precision. Our primary contributions are the development of a low-cost integrated CoG detector for seated drivers and the design of a flexure structure to protect load cells from shocks, tensile and shear forces. This system will enable research into CoG as an indicator of fatigue.