Multi Depth Camera System for 3D Data Recording for Training and Education of Nurses

The demographic change in Germany causes a growing number of people over 65 years, which leads to an imbalance between potential recipients and providers of the services of the health care systems, i.e. nurses. Because nursing is a physically challenging activity, there is an urgent need for appropriate training and guidance to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal overload and therefore the high sick leave in this profession. Consequently, we developed a new complex sensor system, consisting of multiple Microsoft Kinect V2 depth cameras, to record care scenarios for educational purposes for health care professionals. This system provides the possibility to view the care actions from infinite points of view and can record the data to give personalized feedback. This paper describes and presents our sensor system in a technical manner and shows how care instructors use our system to educate nurses.