Detecting stressful older adults-environment interactions to improve neighbourhood mobility: A multimodal physiological sensing, machine learning, and risk hotspot analysis-based approach

Torku, Alex; Chan, Albert P.C.; Yung, Esther H.K.; Seo, JoonOh

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109533

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“…The resilience and cognitive readiness of emergency workers can benefit from increasing research interest in wearable sensors for biological signal monitoring and analysis. The availability of inexpensive and small sensors for real-time monitoring and connectivity technologies has enabled recent applications such as healthcare [ 9 , 10 , 11 ], human–machine interfaces [ 12 ] and monitoring of workers [ 13 ] or elderly people [ 14 ].…”

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Enabling Remote Responder Bio-Signal Monitoring in a Cooperative Human–Robot Architecture for Search and Rescue

Vera-Ortega

Vázquez-Martín

Lozano

et al. 2022

Sensors

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The roles of emergency responders are challenging and often physically demanding, so it is essential that their duties are performed safely and effectively. In this article, we address real-time bio-signal sensor monitoring for responders in disaster scenarios. In particular, we propose the integration of a set of health monitoring sensors suitable for detecting stress, anxiety and physical fatigue in an Internet of Cooperative Agents architecture for search and rescue (SAR) missions (SAR-IoCA), which allows remote control and communication between human and robotic agents and the mission control center. With this purpose, we performed proof-of-concept experiments with a bio-signal sensor suite worn by firefighters in two high-fidelity SAR exercises. Moreover, we conducted a survey, distributed to end-users through the Fire Brigade consortium of the Provincial Council of Málaga, in order to analyze the firefighters’ opinion about biological signals monitoring while on duty. As a result of this methodology, we propose a wearable sensor suite design with the aim of providing some easy-to-wear integrated-sensor garments, which are suitable for emergency worker activity. The article offers discussion of user acceptance, performance results and learned lessons.

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Enabling Remote Responder Bio-Signal Monitoring in a Cooperative Human–Robot Architecture for Search and Rescue

Vera-Ortega

Vázquez-Martín

Lozano

et al. 2022

Sensors

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“…Recent advances in wearable electronics have led to the development of fully integrated and scalable wireless devices for monitoring extraneous and continuous stress in everyday life. [17][18][19] However, recent studies still rely on rigid, bulky sensor modules affixed to the body with straps and belts tightly, which is not yet completely free from motion artifacts during daily activities. Furthermore, most stress monitoring has been conducted indoors and the effort that directly investigates physiologic stress to hard labor in hot environments is restricted to field studies.…”

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Outdoor Worker Stress Monitoring Electronics with Nanofabric Radiative Cooler‐Based Thermal Management

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Yoo

Yun

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Adv Healthcare Materials

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A significant threat of health problems with serious stress endangers outdoor workers who are in an exceedingly hot workplace. Although recent studies promise to quantify stress levels on the human skin, they still rely on rigid, bulky sensor modules, causing data loss from motion artifacts and limited field‐deployability for continuous health monitoring. Moreover, no prior work shows a wearable device that can endure heat exposure while showing continuous monitoring of a subject's stress under realistic working environments. Here, we introduce a soft, field‐deployable, wearable bioelectronic system for detecting outdoor workers' stress levels with negligible motion artifacts and controllable thermal management. We integrate a nanofabric radiative cooler (NFRC) and miniaturized sensors with a nanomembrane soft electronic platform to measure stable electrodermal activities and temperature in hot outdoor conditions. The NFRC exhibits outstanding cooling performance in sub‐ambient air with high solar reflectivity and high thermal emissivity. The integrated wearable device with all embedded electronic components and the NFRC shows a lower temperature (41.1%) in sub‐ambient air than the NFRC‐less device while capturing improved operation time (18.2%). In vivo human study of the bioelectronics with agricultural activities demonstrates the device's capability for portable, continuous, real‐time health monitoring of outdoor workers with field deployability.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved

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How do residential open spaces influence the older adults’ emotions: A field experiment using wearable sensors

Luo,

Chen,

et al. 2024

Landscape and Urban Planning

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Detecting stressful older adults-environment interactions to improve neighbourhood mobility: A multimodal physiological sensing, machine learning, and risk hotspot analysis-based approach

Cited by 8 publications

References 89 publications

Enabling Remote Responder Bio-Signal Monitoring in a Cooperative Human–Robot Architecture for Search and Rescue

Enabling Remote Responder Bio-Signal Monitoring in a Cooperative Human–Robot Architecture for Search and Rescue

Outdoor Worker Stress Monitoring Electronics with Nanofabric Radiative Cooler‐Based Thermal Management

How do residential open spaces influence the older adults’ emotions: A field experiment using wearable sensors

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