Title | An Unobtrusive Stress Recognition System for the Smart Office. | ||
Author | Yu, Bin; Zhang, Biyong; An, Pengcheng; Xu, Lisheng; Xue, Mengru; Hu, Jun | ||
Journal | Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc | Publication Year/Month | 2019-Jul |
PMID | 31946137 | PMCID | -N/A- |
This paper presents a novel approach to monitor office workers\' behavioral patterns and heart rate variability. We integrated an EMFi sensor into a chair to measure the pressure changes caused by a user\'s body movements and heartbeat. Then, we employed machine learning methods to develop a classification model through which different work behaviors (body moving, typing, talking and browsing) could be recognized from the sensor data. Subsequently, we developed a BCG processing method to process the data recognized as ;browsing\' and further calculate heart rate variability. The results show that the developed model achieved classification accuracies of up to 91% and the HRV could be calculated effectively with an average error of 5.77ms. By combining these behavioral and physiological measures, the proposed approach portrays work-related stress in a more comprehensive manner and could contribute an unobtrusive early stress detection system for future smart offices.