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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Sensor-Based and AI-Driven Ergonomic Seated Posture Detection for Workplace Risk Prevention.

Tatiana Teixeira, Guilherme Barbosa, Bruno Areias, Ana Guerra, Maria Covas, Sara Faria, Rita Machado, João Amorim, Luís Ferreira, Beatriz Costa and 5 more

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Tatiana TeixeiraINEGI-Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-5636-1030
Guilherme BarbosaINEGI-Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0009-0005-5001-5539
Bruno AreiasINEGI-Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-9583-3571
Ana GuerraINEGI-Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
Maria CovasINEGI-Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0009-0007-2672-7741
Sara FariaCeNTI-Centre for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, 4760-034 Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal.
Rita MachadoCeNTI-Centre for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, 4760-034 Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal.
João AmorimCeNTI-Centre for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, 4760-034 Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3017-5827
Luís FerreiraSensing Future Technologies, 3045-508 Coimbra, Portugal.
Beatriz CostaSensing Future Technologies, 3045-508 Coimbra, Portugal.
Júlio MartinsEverythink, Lda, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal.
Emanuel DiasEverythink, Lda, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal.
Sérgio FonsecaPLUX-Wireless Biosignals, S.A., 1050-059 Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0009-0008-6179-4189
Renato CostaPLUX-Wireless Biosignals, S.A., 1050-059 Lisboa, Portugal.
Nilza RamiãoINEGI-Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.

Funding

HfPT, PRR, European NextGeneration C630926586-629 00465198Laboratório Associado de Energia, Transportes e Aeronáutica UID/50022/2025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWork-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) remain one of the most prevalent occupational health problems worldwide. To prevent the development of these WMSDs in an office space, a chair designed for office monitoring capable of accurately identifying ten representative seated postures and measuring environmental factors was developed and validated.

methodsTo evaluate office working conditions, the chair has three embedded Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs): one directed towards seat pressure management, one directed towards environmental measurements and one PCB to manage the entire system. Machine learning approaches were then applied to establish a model that effectively predicts the seated position. The environmental data were also analyzed.

resultsThe seated position classification presented an accuracy of 80.99% in controlled conditions, while in a real-world context the accuracy was 65.98%. The environmental management showed low errors, except for the PM

conclusionsThis work presents an initial promising first step for an ergonomic office management solution.

Indexed as

Artificial IntelligenceErgonomicsPostureSitting PositionHumansMachine LearningMusculoskeletal DiseasesWorking ConditionsWorkplacehuman posture recognitionmusculoskeletal disordersoffice work environmentpostural risksmart office systems

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PMID42655430
PMCPMC13517499

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