APPARATUS FOR MEASURING SHEARING FORCE UPON SITTING
First Claim
1. An apparatus for measuring a shearing force upon sitting, comprising:
- a shearing force sensor disposed in a specific area of a seat and configured to sense a shearing force generated upon an individual sitting in the seat;
a signal processor configured to filter and amplify a signal received from the shearing force sensor and convert an amplified analog signal into a digital signal; and
a monitoring device configured to analyze the signal converted by the signal processor and display the signal on a screen,wherein a shear force resulting from an individual sitting in the seat is measured in all directions by the apparatus.
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Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus for measuring a shearing force upon sitting in a seat in a vehicle. The apparatus includes a shearing force sensor, a signal processor, and a monitoring device. The shearing force sensor is disposed in a compartment in a seat and senses the shearing force generated upon sitting on the seat. The signal processor filters and amplifies a signal from the shearing force sensor 10, and converts an amplified analog signal into a digital signal. The monitoring device analyzes the signal converted by the signal processor and displays the signal. As a result, the apparatus measures all directions of shearing forces generated upon sitting.
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1. An apparatus for measuring a shearing force upon sitting, comprising:
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a shearing force sensor disposed in a specific area of a seat and configured to sense a shearing force generated upon an individual sitting in the seat; a signal processor configured to filter and amplify a signal received from the shearing force sensor and convert an amplified analog signal into a digital signal; and a monitoring device configured to analyze the signal converted by the signal processor and display the signal on a screen, wherein a shear force resulting from an individual sitting in the seat is measured in all directions by the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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sensing, by a shearing force sensor disposed in a specific area of a seat, a shearing force generated upon an individual sitting in a seat wherein a shear force resulting from an individual sitting in the seat is measured in all directions; filtering and amplifying, by a signal processor, signals received from the shearing force sensor and converting amplified analog signals into digital signals; and analyzing, by a monitoring device, the signal converted by the signal processor and displaying the signal on a screen. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a processor, the computer readable medium comprising:
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program instructions that filter and amplify signals representing a shearing force generated upon an individual sitting in a seat wherein a shear force resulting from an individual sitting in the seat is measured in all directions and convert an amplified analog signals into digital signals; and program instructions that analyze the converted digital signals and display the signals on a screen.
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