Industrial Worker Ergonomic Exoskeleton & Fall-Impact Telemetry Beacon
Passive spring-assisted lumbar support vest with 9-axis IMU posture angle telemetry, fatigue estimation, and instant fall-impact emergency alert.
Project Overview
A mechanical wearable lumbar assistive rig fitted with dual MPU6050 angle sensors, load cells, ESP32 BLE beacon, and buzzer alarm that vibrates when dangerous lifting postures occur and broadcasts emergency GPS coordinates on hard impact. ### Real-World Problem Over 40% of factory and warehouse workers suffer permanent musculoskeletal spine injuries from improper repetitive heavy lifting. ### Practical Student Solution Lightweight spring linkage unloads 15kg of lumbar pressure while real-time IoT sensors prevent unsafe spinal bends and log worker ergonomics. ### Hardware Modules & Sensors - ESP32 BLE Controller - 2x MPU6050 6-Axis IMUs - HX711 Load Cell Interface - Vibration Haptic Alert Node - Adjustable Lumbar Support Harness ### Commercial & Institutional Value Strong intersection of Mechanical Ergonomics and Industrial IoT safety.
Modern commercial and industrial infrastructure requires automated, real-time sensing and telemetry. Conventional manual monitoring suffers from high latency, human error, and lack of predictive fault visibility for Industrial Worker Ergonomic Exoskeleton & Fall-Impact Telemetry Beacon.
A turnkey engineering prototype integrating high-precision sensor modules, dedicated microcontroller unit, and cloud telemetry protocols to automate measurement, trigger alert thresholds, and provide remote dashboard control.