Real–Time Yoga Activity with Assistance of Embedded based Smart Yoga Mat

Yoga is a predominating approach to dissolve the physical diseases and reduce stress. A Yoga mat plays a vital role in performing yoga, in this regard, there is a need of Smart Yoga Mat to assist the human postures and to provide the Biofeedback to the subject (human). This paper proposes a novel Embedded based Smart Yoga Mat (ESYM) design and its implementation. In this work, initially the pressure nodes are identified on ESYM and from that nodes pattern is generated using FSR sensors. An algorithm for the pattern identification has been developed to evaluate Yoga postures. The posture correction of subjects is provided in real time with Biofeedback mechanism. The experimental setup is developed with NI-myRIO as the control unit of ESYM and a mat with the pressure sensors. The coding is done using LabVIEW software. The developed Prototype is validated by conducting experiments on subjects for the sitting and lying yoga postures.