Recognition System for Ergonomic Mattress and Pillow: Design and Fabrication

Abstract

Getting proper rest is an essential issue, but it is neglected as the major component of every person’s overall health and well-being. Enough proper rest has a lot of proven health benefits. This paper aims at proposing a systematic framework to find the suitable pillows and mattresses for individuals to have proper rest and sleep. The proposed system includes a set of force-sensing resistors (FSR), thermal sensors, humidity-thermal sensors, and a central unit to process the acquired data. Customized software in LabVIEW is developed to monitor the results and ultimately identify the proper ergonomic mattresses and pillows for users. Initial experiments were performed based on zonal performance and multitasking to design, construct, and test each system as a novel hypothesis. The studies and tests were carried out in two steps. The first step included hardware testing and sensor arrangement, and the second step involved processing the acquired data to identify a good product. In this study, we propose a feasible framework to select convenient mattresses and pillows for each person.