Method and System for Detecting Parameters for the Characterization of Motion Sequences at the Human Body and Computer-Implemented Method for Analyzing Parameters for the Characterization of Motion Sequences at the Human Body
First Claim
1. A system for detecting function parameters for the characterization of motion sequences at the human body, comprising:
- a bending sensor with at least one strain gauge for detecting bending parameters, wherein said at least one strain gauge changes its impedance during an extension or compression, and sensor electronics for reading out and processing the bending parameters detected by said at least one strain gauge; and
a fixing element for fixing the bending sensor on the skin of the human body, wherein said fixing element is adapted to accommodate said bending sensor such that it is fixed only at one point of said fixing element and follows motions of that part of the human body on which said fixing element is fixed without following possible extensions of the skin of the human body.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system for detecting function parameters for the characterization of motion sequences at the human body, comprising: a bending sensor with at least one strain gauge for detecting bending parameters, wherein said at least one strain gauge changes its impedance during an extension or compression, and sensor electronics for reading out and processing the bending parameters detected by said at least one strain gauge; and a fixing element for fixing the bending sensor on the skin of the human body, wherein said fixing element is adapted to accommodate said bending sensor such that it is fixed only at one point of said fixing element and follows motions of that part of the human body on which said fixing element is fixed without following possible extensions of the skin of the human body.
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15 Claims
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1. A system for detecting function parameters for the characterization of motion sequences at the human body, comprising:
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a bending sensor with at least one strain gauge for detecting bending parameters, wherein said at least one strain gauge changes its impedance during an extension or compression, and sensor electronics for reading out and processing the bending parameters detected by said at least one strain gauge; and a fixing element for fixing the bending sensor on the skin of the human body, wherein said fixing element is adapted to accommodate said bending sensor such that it is fixed only at one point of said fixing element and follows motions of that part of the human body on which said fixing element is fixed without following possible extensions of the skin of the human body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for detecting function parameters for the characterization of motion sequences at the back of a carrier, comprising:
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providing a first and a second bending sensor each comprising at least one strain gauge and sensor electronics; providing a first and a second fixing element for fixing said first and said second bending sensors on the skin of the carrier; fixing said first and said second bending sensors on the back of the carrier by means of said first and said second fixing elements, wherein said first and said second bending sensors are arranged at the back in a V-shaped manner; detecting bending parameters by means of said at least one strain gauge of said first and said second bending sensors; and reading out and processing the bending parameters detected by said at least one strain gauge of said first and/or said second bending sensors by means of said sensor electronics of said first and/or said second bending sensors. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. Computer-implemented method for the analysis of function parameters for the characterization of motion sequences at the human body, comprising:
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receiving of measurement values with bending parameters detected with a plurality of bending-sensitive segments of a first and a second bending sensor at different discrete points in time; converting the bending parameters to pertinent angles; forming angle sums for the first bending sensor for the different discrete points in time, wherein for each discrete point in time the sum is formed from the angles detected by the plurality of segments of the first bending sensor at the respective discrete point in time; forming of angle sums for the second bending sensor for the different discrete points in time, wherein for each discrete point in time the sum is formed from the angles detected by the plurality of segments of the second bending sensor at the respective discrete point in time; forming the difference from the angle sums of the first and the second bending sensors for the different discrete points in time, wherein for each discrete point in time the difference from the angle sum of the first bending sensor for the respective point in time and the angle sum of the second bending sensor for the respective point in time is formed; and generating a graphic illustration for at least one of the following data sets; the angle sums of the first bending sensor for the different discrete points in time; the angle sums of the second bending sensor for the different discrete points in time; the difference from the angle sums of the first and of the second bending sensors for the different discrete points in time. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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