Smart work-wear for work environment analysis and work technique training in circular processes
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan - KTH-Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan Skolan för Kemi, Bioteknologi och Hälsa (CBH) |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 470 000 |
| Project duration | November 2025 - May 2026 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | Circularity - FFI |
| Call | Cirkularitet FFI - fall 2025 |
Important results from the project
The aims were reached. Four industrial companies operating in circular processes, wanted, after we had visited them, to continue and participate in the main project. Now a total of seven companies are involved in the main project; they have varying work tasks, and they express great advantages in being able to carry out measurements over entire working days. The use of AI for action proposals is attracting great interest. The project led to a main project application, which has been approved!
Expected long term effects
We believe that the potential for dissemination, when new requested functions have been developed, is greater than we have perceived so far, especially within companies where circular processes are involved. In addition to existing functions for ergonomic load, additional these functions are desired: to measure muscle load and pulse (whole body load). Visualizations of measurement results combined with video are a desire, and there is curiosity about applying AI in companies´ intervention work.
Approach and implementation
Contact was made with nearly 10 potentially relevant companies. In the first step, digital meetings were held. This was followed by company visits, during which the smart cloths were demonstrated. Using semi-structured interviews, existing work environment problems, including strain problems, but also other types of work environment problem areas at the companies have been identified. We have also discussed which parts of the companies´ circular processes should be prioritized in the main study.