Smart Work Station 

designed to maximize job retention for people at high risk for physical injury,
with psycho-social and behavioral issues, etc. 
that want to work.

uses low-cost sensors, TNG, and NeatTools to provide a variety of audio, visual, and
spatial cues to keep the worker on task. Phrases can eventually be reduced to pings
that come from the same "place" the oral directions came from. Video clips can be
reduced to an image, symbol, or color. 

Autoprompting: 
The provision of prompts- in the form best perceived by the worker (i.e. aural, visual, tactile),
to cue the worker to the next task; giving people with memory problems or short attention span
a greater opportunity to correctly and efficiently perform a job, and subsequently keep it. 

Smart Work Station uses sensors to monitor:

actions as they relate to specific job tasks. 
motions as they relate to proper body mechanics.
bio signals that may indicate job related stress. 

SWS uses 3-d audio and visual cues and tactile feedback to: 

prompt the worker to return to the task at hand.
remind the worker of proper body mechanics and positioning.
encourage the worker to take a break.

SWS tracks worker traits such as attention span and stress allowing the boss, co-worker, counselor, etc to:

Initially: intervene with the appropriate method (break, counselling, etc.).
Eventually: developed an individualized work schedule for the worker, based on his/her specific needs.

Who? 

TBI, those with memory retention problems, short attention spans, mood disorders and other mental
illnesses. As well as people at risk, due to physical restraints or the nature of the job, for physical injury. 

How is this issue currently addressed?

Job coaches go to the work site with individuals during the training time. They help the worker acclimate 
to the environment and demands of the job. They also encourage a support system between co-
workers and superiors. 

Prompt cards are placed before the worker, indicating each task the job requires. This requires 2-d 
extraction into a 3-d world. 

There are other methods. Will elaborate later.

CRNR:

Will build a smart work station in CRNR dedicated to the assembly of TNG 3 or 4 (probably). 

The SWS will act as a demo of our tech's abilities and applications to solving real problems.

Eventually can get a real worker with job retention issues to come in and work at the station:
Thus giving us reliable data in a real work environment, as opposed to simulated, and gives
us an opportunity to reach out to our immediate community. 

Initially SWS will be job specific. The goal is to eventually have a customizable modular system that 
morphs to the demands of the job and the user. 

Body-mechanic-sensing:
Low cost ergonomic monitoring devices that encourage correct posture when signs of stress are perceived. 

Correction cues
These cues remind and sometimes display proper body mechanics. 

Relaxation cues: 
Configurations according to the worker’s preferences, such as music, a soothing voice, relaxing visualization, etc., to help
bring the worker to the desired relaxation state. 

DMI model can be adapted to apply to the work setting. Why? To intervene with counseling, consultation, relaxation
therapy, education, etc. 

Problems at work are often correlated with marital/family problems and drug abuse. 

8 hrs a day, on average, are spent at work. Approximately half of a person’s waking hours. 

Smart work centers can open up working opportunities to people who would otherwise be unqualified due to physical or
mental disability. 

Important because, according to my philosophy, work adds meaning and fulfillment to life. It is an opportunity to serve
others. (or at least, it has that potential)