Categories of wearable technology for use in the work environment
| Availability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wearable categories | Commercial off the shelf (COTS) | Proof of concept (PoC) | Wearing position | Study citations |
| Smartwatch | x | Wrist | Kritzler et al. (2015), Yang and Shen (2015) | |
| Implantable (e.g. artificial pancreas) | x | Stomach | Nadeem et al. (2015) | |
| Performance monitor (e.g. Zephyr BioHarness 3) | x | Chest | Milosevic et al. (2012) | |
| Smart clothing (e.g. electronic shirt, sensorised Lycra garment) | x | X | Upper part of the body | Pioggia et al. (2009), Yang and Shen (2015) |
| Blood pressure monitor (e.g. blood pressure sensor node) | x | Arm | Nadeem et al. (2015) | |
| Emotion measurement (e.g. emotion board) | X | Arm | Setz et al. (2010) | |
| Heart rate monitor (e.g. wahoo chest belt) | x | Chest | Muaremi et al. (2013) | |
| Electroencephalogram (EEG) monitor (e.g. EEG device) | x | Head | Dubinsky et al. (2014), Durkin and Lokshina (2015) | |
| Electromyography (EMG) monitor (e.g. EMG sensor node) | x | Thigh | Nadeem et al. (2015) | |
| Digital pedometer (e.g. Toshiba Silmee W20/W21, Fitbit, Nike+Fuelband, Jawbone UP and Misfit) | x | Wrist | Singh et al. (2015), Glance et al. (2016), Zenonos et al. (2016) | |
| Body motion monitor/tracker (e.g. Inertial sensor node, Wearable Inertial Monitoring Unit (WIMU), BTS FREEEMG for sEMG) | x | x | Waist, thigh, knee, ankle, upper back | Pioggia et al. (2009), Nadeem et al. (2015), Yang and Shen (2015), Yang et al. (2016) |
| Pulse oximetry (e.g. Pulse oximetry sensor node) | x | Finger | Nadeem et al. (2015) | |
| Wearable ECG and acceleration monitor (e.g. MBIT) | x | Chest | Shirouzu et al. (2015) | |
| Head-worn terminal/body motion monitor (e.g. smart safety helmet combined with EEG sensors and inertial measurements unit) | x | Head and chest | Lavallière et al. (2016) | |
| Heartbeat authenticator (e.g. ECG device, Nymi band) | x | Wrist | Dubinsky et al. (2014) | |
| Fitness and activity tracker/monitor (e.g. Toshiba Silmee Bar Type sensor, RFID “UBI Tags”) | x | Chest, pocket | Moran and Nakata, (2010), Moran et al. (2013), Sole et al. (2013a, 2013b), Zenonos et al. (2016) | |
| Blood sugar and cholesterol monitor (e.g. blood sugar and cholesterol sensors) | x | Arm | Hamper (2015) | |
| Chest-mounted display | x | Chest | Chen and Kamara (2011) | |
| Eyewear (e.g. wireless personnel supervision system (WPSS) with AR, smart glasses with AR) | x | Eye, head | Leinonen et al. (2013), Alam et al. (2015) | |
| Heads-up display (e.g. head-mounted display (HMD)) | x | Head | Chen and Kamara (2011), Nee et al. (2012), Kenn and Bürgy (2014) | |
| Stooped device (e.g. wearable stooping assist device (WSAD)) | x | Over the body | Luo and Yu (2013) | |
| Wearable robot (e.g. eectro-hydraulic wearable robot, electric wearable robot) | x | Over the body | Chu et al. (2014) | |
| Human behaviour tracker (e.g. Sociometric badge) | x | Neck | Kim et al. (2009) | |
| Availability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wearable categories | Commercial off the shelf (COTS) | Proof of concept (PoC) | Wearing position | Study citations |
| Smartwatch | x | Wrist | ||
| Implantable (e.g. artificial pancreas) | x | Stomach | ||
| Performance monitor (e.g. Zephyr BioHarness 3) | x | Chest | ||
| Smart clothing (e.g. electronic shirt, sensorised Lycra garment) | x | X | Upper part of the body | |
| Blood pressure monitor (e.g. blood pressure sensor node) | x | Arm | ||
| Emotion measurement (e.g. emotion board) | X | Arm | ||
| Heart rate monitor (e.g. wahoo chest belt) | x | Chest | ||
| Electroencephalogram (EEG) monitor (e.g. EEG device) | x | Head | ||
| Electromyography (EMG) monitor (e.g. EMG sensor node) | x | Thigh | ||
| Digital pedometer (e.g. Toshiba Silmee W20/W21, Fitbit, Nike+Fuelband, Jawbone UP and Misfit) | x | Wrist | ||
| Body motion monitor/tracker (e.g. Inertial sensor node, Wearable Inertial Monitoring Unit (WIMU), BTS FREEEMG for sEMG) | x | x | Waist, thigh, knee, ankle, upper back | |
| Pulse oximetry (e.g. Pulse oximetry sensor node) | x | Finger | ||
| Wearable ECG and acceleration monitor (e.g. MBIT) | x | Chest | ||
| Head-worn terminal/body motion monitor (e.g. smart safety helmet combined with EEG sensors and inertial measurements unit) | x | Head and chest | ||
| Heartbeat authenticator (e.g. ECG device, Nymi band) | x | Wrist | ||
| Fitness and activity tracker/monitor (e.g. Toshiba Silmee Bar Type sensor, RFID “UBI Tags”) | x | Chest, pocket | ||
| Blood sugar and cholesterol monitor (e.g. blood sugar and cholesterol sensors) | x | Arm | ||
| Chest-mounted display | x | Chest | ||
| Eyewear (e.g. wireless personnel supervision system (WPSS) with AR, smart glasses with AR) | x | Eye, head | ||
| Heads-up display (e.g. head-mounted display (HMD)) | x | Head | ||
| Stooped device (e.g. wearable stooping assist device (WSAD)) | x | Over the body | ||
| Wearable robot (e.g. eectro-hydraulic wearable robot, electric wearable robot) | x | Over the body | ||
| Human behaviour tracker (e.g. Sociometric badge) | x | Neck | ||
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