Sleep is a key marker of health, as it can either be a cause or a consequence. It is
traditionally studied in clinical environments using dedicated medical devices. Recent …

Monitoring sleep posture is important for avoiding bedsores after surgery, reducing apnea
events, tracking the progression of Parkinson's disease, and even alerting epilepsy patients …

Pressure ulcer prevention is a vital procedure for patients undergoing long-term
hospitalization. A human body lying posture (HBLP) monitoring system is essential to …

Pressure injuries are caused by prolonged pressure to an area of the body, which can result
in open wounds that descend to the bone. Pressure injuries should not occur in healthcare …

Daily human activities, eg, locomotion, exercises, and resting, are heavily guided by the
tactile interactions between the human and the ground. In this work, leveraging such tactile …

People spend a substantial part of their lives at rest in bed. 3D human pose and shape
estimation for this activity would have numerous beneficial applications, yet line-of-sight …

Sleep pattern and posture recognition have become of great interest for a diverse range of
clinical applications. Autonomous and constant monitoring of sleep postures provides useful …

In-bed posture monitoring has become a prevalent area of research to help minimize the risk
of pressure sore development and to increase sleep quality. This paper proposed 2D and …

Although the importance of sleep is increasingly recognized, the lack of general and
transferable algorithms hinders scalable sleep assessment in healthy persons and those …

Sleep monitoring plays an important role in many medical applications, including SIDS
prevention, care of patients with pressure ulcers, and assistance to patients with sleep …