DETECTION OF A FORCE ON A FOOT OR FOOTWEAR
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring a force acting on a foot or a footwear, comprising:
- an assembly disposed proximate to a region of the foot or the footwear, the assembly comprising;
a sensing device comprising a single accelerometer, wherein the sensing device is disposed on a flexible substrate or a stretchable substrate, wherein the sensing device conforms to the region of the foot or the footwear, and wherein the sensing device is used to measure data relating to a force acting on the foot or the footwear; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the sensing device, wherein the processor executes processor-executable instructions to analyze the data from the sensing device, and wherein the analysis provides an indication of a location of action of the measured force at a plurality of locations of the foot or the footwear.
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Abstract
A system is provided for monitoring a force acting on a foot or a footwear. The system includes an assembly that is disposed proximate to a region of the foot or the footwear. The assembly includes a sensing device and a processor communicatively coupled to the sensing device. The sensing device is disposed on a flexible substrate or a stretchable substrate, where the sensing device conforms to the region of the foot or the footwear, and where the sensing device is used to measure data relating to the force acting on the foot or the footwear. The processor executes processor-executable instructions to analyze the data from the sensing device. The analysis can be used to provide an indication of the measured force.
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55 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring a force acting on a foot or a footwear, comprising:
an assembly disposed proximate to a region of the foot or the footwear, the assembly comprising; a sensing device comprising a single accelerometer, wherein the sensing device is disposed on a flexible substrate or a stretchable substrate, wherein the sensing device conforms to the region of the foot or the footwear, and wherein the sensing device is used to measure data relating to a force acting on the foot or the footwear; and a processor communicatively coupled to the sensing device, wherein the processor executes processor-executable instructions to analyze the data from the sensing device, and wherein the analysis provides an indication of a location of action of the measured force at a plurality of locations of the foot or the footwear. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 21, 41, 42, 43)
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14. A system for monitoring a force acting on a foot or a footwear, comprising:
an assembly disposed proximate to a region of the foot or the footwear, the assembly comprising; an array of conformal sensing devices, wherein the array of conformal sensing devices conforms to the region of the foot or the footwear, and wherein the array of conformal sensing devices is used to measure data relating to a force acting on the foot or the footwear; and a processor communicatively coupled to at least one of the conformal sensing devices of the array, wherein the processor executes instructions to analyze the data from the conformal sensing devices, and wherein the analysis provides an indication of the measured force. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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22. A system for monitoring a force acting on a foot or a footwear, comprising:
an assembly disposed proximate to a region of the foot or the footwear, the assembly comprising; a sensing device comprising a pressure sensitive rubber, wherein the sensing device conforms to the region of the foot or the footwear, and wherein the sensing device is used to measure data relating to a force acting on the foot or the footwear; and a processor communicatively coupled to the sensing device, wherein the processor executes processor-executable instructions to analyze the data from the pressure sensitive rubber, and wherein the analysis provides an indication of the measured force. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A system for monitoring a force acting on a foot or a footwear, comprising:
an assembly disposed proximate to a region of the foot or the footwear, the assembly comprising; a sensing device comprising an array of touch elements, wherein the sensing device conforms to the region of the foot or the footwear, and wherein the sensing device is used to measure data relating to a force acting on the foot or the footwear; and a processor communicatively coupled to at least one of the touch elements of the array, wherein the processor executes processor-executable instructions to analyze the data from the touch elements, and wherein the analysis provides an indication of the measured force. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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44. A system for monitoring a force acting on a foot or a footwear, comprising:
an assembly disposed proximate to a region of the foot or the footwear, the assembly comprising; a sensing device comprising a single accelerometer, wherein the sensing device is used to measure data relating to a force acting on the foot or the footwear; and a processor communicatively coupled to the sensing device, wherein the processor executes processor-executable instructions to analyze the data from the sensing device, and wherein the analysis provides an indication of a location of action of the measured force at a plurality of locations of the foot or the footwear. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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