Impact Detection System
First Claim
1. A garment to detect an impact, comprising:
- at least one capacitive compression sensor attached to the garment;
said at least one capacitive compression sensor comprising an inner layer of conductive material and an outer layer of conductive material;
said at least one capacitive compression sensor comprising a compressible non-conductive material between said inner layer and said outer layer of conductive material;
said outer layer of conductive material including an electrical isolation region; and
an impact detection device electrically connected to said at least one capacitive compression sensor via a conductor that traverses said electrical isolation region; and
said impact detection device comprising a processing circuit configured to process a change in a capacitance of said at least one capacitive compression sensor into a digital format representative of the impact.
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Abstract
A device, method of manufacture, and garment for detecting an impact is provided. In one embodiment, the garment comprises a capacitive compression sensor attached to the garment having an inner and outer layer of conductive material as well as a compressible non-conductive material between the inner and outer layers. The outer layer of conductive material may include an electrical isolation region. The garment may further include an impact detection device electrically connected to the capacitive compression sensor via a conductor that traverses the electrical isolation region; and wherein the impact detection device comprises a processing circuit configured to process a change in a capacitance of the capacitive compression sensor into a digital format representative of the impact. The outer layer of conductive material may enclose the inner layer of conductive material.
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20 Claims
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1. A garment to detect an impact, comprising:
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at least one capacitive compression sensor attached to the garment; said at least one capacitive compression sensor comprising an inner layer of conductive material and an outer layer of conductive material; said at least one capacitive compression sensor comprising a compressible non-conductive material between said inner layer and said outer layer of conductive material; said outer layer of conductive material including an electrical isolation region; and an impact detection device electrically connected to said at least one capacitive compression sensor via a conductor that traverses said electrical isolation region; and said impact detection device comprising a processing circuit configured to process a change in a capacitance of said at least one capacitive compression sensor into a digital format representative of the impact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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11. A wearable garment to detect an impact, comprising:
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a plurality of capacitive compression sensors; each of said plurality of capacitive compression sensors comprising; an inner layer of conductive material and an outer layer of conductive material; and a compressible non-conductive material between said inner layer and said outer layer of conductive material; an impact detection device electrically connected to each of said plurality of capacitive compression sensors; said impact detection device comprising a processing circuit configured to process a change in a capacitance of each of the plurality of capacitive compression sensors into a digital format representative of an impact; and wherein the garment is segmented into a plurality of zones and wherein each of the plurality of zones includes one or more of the plurality of capacitive compression sensors attached to the garment.
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13. A method of forming a garment to detect an impact, comprising:
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providing an inner conductive layer; providing a compressible non-conductive material around said inner conductive layer; providing an outer conductive layer enclosing said compressible non-conductive material and said inner conductive layer; wherein said inner conductive layer, said compressible non-conductive material, and said outer conductive layer form a capacitive compression sensor; attaching the compression sensor to the garment; electrically connecting an impact detection device to said inner conductive layer of said capacitive compression sensor through an electrical isolation region of said outer conductive layer; and wherein said impact detection device is configured to receive a signal input from said capacitive compression sensor to generate data representative of the impact.
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