Display Augmentation System

Unwanted neck or back strains? Eye redness when spending long periods of time in front of a monitor? As of March 31, 2011 almost two billion people use computers to access the internet. This is a net growth of 480.4% since the year 2000 [1]. While humanity is becoming more and more reliant on computers, issues associated with them are not getting properly addressed. Injuries such as Asthenopia, Repetitive Strain Injury, Photophobia, and Presbyopia are a seriously concern to users who are heavily dependent on computer functions. Whether it is at work or at home, reliance on computing devices is a growing trend in the 21st century.Here at Daedalus Technologies, we feel that our Display Augmentation System (DAS) can address these health issues by reducing the strain on a user's neck and eyes. The purpose of DAS is to help keep users' in an optimal view position while providing visual feedback about the process. The basis of the system is a software application to track users' locations and send information to the external microcontroller; the microcontroller then drives the motorized system to move the Visual Display Unit (VDU) according to the users' movements.