Smart Clothing for Ambulatory Human Motion Capture
First Claim
1. Smart clothing for ambulatory human motion capture comprising:
- an article of clothing which is worn by a person;
an electromagnetic energy emitter;
an electromagnetic energy receiver;
a helical stretching and/or bending electromagnetic energy pathway, wherein electromagnetic energy flows from the electromagnetic energy emitter to the electromagnetic energy receiver through the pathway, wherein the pathway is configured to span a body joint of the person when the article of clothing is worn by the person, wherein motion of the body joint stretches and/or bends the pathway, and wherein stretching and/or bending of the pathway changes one or more parameters of the flow of electromagnetic energy from the emitter to the receiver; and
a data processor, wherein the data processor analyzes changes in the one or more parameters in order to measure motion of the body joint.
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Abstract
This invention is smart clothing (such as a shirt or pair of pants) for ambulatory motion capture comprising: an article of clothing; an electromagnetic energy emitter; an electromagnetic energy receiver; a helical stretching and/or bending electromagnetic energy pathway that spans a body joint, wherein motion of the body joint stretches and/or bends the pathway, and wherein stretching and/or bending of the pathway changes the flow of electromagnetic energy from the emitter to the receiver; and a data processor, wherein the data processor analyzes changes in the flow in order to measure motion of the body joint.
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20 Claims
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1. Smart clothing for ambulatory human motion capture comprising:
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an article of clothing which is worn by a person; an electromagnetic energy emitter; an electromagnetic energy receiver; a helical stretching and/or bending electromagnetic energy pathway, wherein electromagnetic energy flows from the electromagnetic energy emitter to the electromagnetic energy receiver through the pathway, wherein the pathway is configured to span a body joint of the person when the article of clothing is worn by the person, wherein motion of the body joint stretches and/or bends the pathway, and wherein stretching and/or bending of the pathway changes one or more parameters of the flow of electromagnetic energy from the emitter to the receiver; and a data processor, wherein the data processor analyzes changes in the one or more parameters in order to measure motion of the body joint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A smart shirt for ambulatory human motion capture comprising:
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a shirt which is worn by a person; a first sensor set comprising a first electromagnetic energy emitter, a first electromagnetic energy receiver, and a first helical stretching and/or bending electromagnetic energy pathway which spans the person'"'"'s right elbow; a second sensor set comprising a second electromagnetic energy emitter, a second electromagnetic energy receiver, and a second helical stretching and/or bending electromagnetic energy pathway which spans the person'"'"'s left elbow; a third sensor set comprising a third electromagnetic energy emitter, a third electromagnetic energy receiver, and a third distal-to-proximal longitudinal stretching and/or bending electromagnetic energy pathway which spans the person'"'"'s right elbow; a fourth sensor set comprising a fourth electromagnetic energy emitter, a fourth electromagnetic energy receiver, and a fourth distal-to-proximal longitudinal stretching and/or bending electromagnetic energy pathway which spans the person'"'"'s left elbow; and a data processor which measures body motion by analyzing changes in the flows of electromagnetic energy through electromagnetic energy pathways in the four sensor sets. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A smart shirt for ambulatory human motion capture comprising:
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a shirt which is worn by a person; a first sensor set comprising a first electromagnetic energy emitter, a first electromagnetic energy receiver, and a first helical stretching and/or bending electromagnetic energy pathway which spans the person'"'"'s right elbow; a second sensor set comprising a second electromagnetic energy emitter, a second electromagnetic energy receiver, and a second helical stretching and/or bending electromagnetic energy pathway which spans the person'"'"'s left elbow; a third sensor set comprising a third electromagnetic energy emitter, a third electromagnetic energy receiver, and a third longitudinal stretching and/or bending electromagnetic energy pathway which spans the person'"'"'s right elbow; a fourth sensor set comprising a fourth electromagnetic energy emitter, a fourth electromagnetic energy receiver, a fourth longitudinal stretching and/or bending electromagnetic energy pathway which spans the person'"'"'s left elbow; a fifth sensor set comprising a fifth electromagnetic energy emitter, a fifth electromagnetic energy receiver, and a fifth longitudinal stretching and/or bending electromagnetic energy pathway which spans the person'"'"'s right elbow; a sixth sensor set comprising a sixth electromagnetic energy emitter, a sixth electromagnetic energy receiver, and a sixth longitudinal stretching and/or bending electromagnetic energy pathway which spans the person'"'"'s left elbow; a seventh sensor set comprising a seventh distal inertial motion sensor distal from the person'"'"'s right elbow and a seventh proximal inertial motion sensor proximal from the person'"'"'s right elbow; and an eighth sensor set comprising an eighth distal inertial motion sensor distal from the person'"'"'s left elbow and an eighth proximal inertial motion sensor proximal from the person'"'"'s left elbow.
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