The problem

During and after the pandemic, remote work increased in the whole world, and people started working on places that were not necessarily made for them to work on for 8 hours. Keeping good ergonomics in the workplace is essential to maintain a healthy life, but when you work from home this can become a hard task.

The project

The project consists of implementing a system to verify if a person is seated properly while working, according to good ergonomics. The verification of the person's position could be made with cameras and image recognition, or through sensors placed on the person’s chair. The system will check the person's position periodically, emitting an alert on an app on the persons smartphone or computer. Additionally, the app could alert about the person being seated for too long and suggest stretches throughout the day.

Modules

1. Embedded System

   Option 1:

   1. Sensors input
   2. Microcontroller to send information through a cloud server to the app

   Option 2:

   1. Camera input
   2. Microcontroller to send information through a cloud server to the app

2. App

   1. Connect to sensors or cameras
   2. Receive alerts if in a wrong position for too long
   3. Receive alerts if seated for too long
   4. Suggests stretches
   5. Set working hours

3. Cloud Server

   1. Process sensors/cameras information
   2. Send data to the app