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Table 1 Sitting posture monitoring systems summary table

From: Intelligent systems for sitting posture monitoring and anomaly detection: an overview

System

Sensors

Advantages

Limitations

Refs.

Environment

RGB

Fast processing speed

Not intrusive

Simultaneous monitoring

Limited privacy

Limited range of action

Limited portability

[13, 17, 22, 33,34,35,36, 39,40,41,42]

Thermal

Infrarred

Depth

User

IMU

Small size

Easy implementation

High portability

Intrusive

Location-dependent

Interference due to contact

[14, 16, 27, 43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55]

Inclinometer

Barometer

Pressure

Assistive

device

Pressure

Mats

High resolution

Portability

Not intrusive

High purchase price

Limited autonomy

Raw data accessing difficulty

[60,61,62,63]

FSR

Low cost

Portability

Not intrusive

Non-linearity

Need for calibration

Location-dependent

[20, 25, 59, 64,65,66,67, 69, 70, 72, 73]