Table 1 Comparison of existing AI posture assessment systems and postureguard.
From: AI based sagittal spinal posture assessment for adolescent screening in low resource school settings
Category | Existing systems | PostureGuard system |
|---|---|---|
Validation Method | None or synthetic-only | X-ray and wearable sensor validation |
Mean Absolute Error (°) | Typically > 4.5° | 2.3° (validated against radiographs) |
Population Adaptation | Western datasets | SEA-specific anthropometric calibration |
Hardware Requirement | High-cost motion capture (> USD 15 k) | Standard Android smartphone (< USD 200) |
Deployment Readiness | Laboratory or prototype stage | Field-tested in 15 public schools |
