Animal instrumentation
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving first data from one or more sensors attached to an animal, the sensors including a sensor configured to measure a parameter associated with motion of a part of the animal, wherein the parameter associated with motion of a part of the animal includes a parameter selected from the group consisting of an arc or trajectory of a limb or a portion of a limb, a magnitude and timing of joint angles, a flexion or extension of a limb or of a portion of a limb, and a range of limb motion;
determining an attribute of motion of the animal based on the received first data;
comparing the determined attribute of motion with a prior attribute of motion determined based on second data previously received from one or more sensors attached to the animal; and
evaluating a change in a condition of the animal on the basis of the comparison of the attributes of motion.
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Abstract
An approach to monitoring, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment or conditioning of animals such as horses does not require use of restrictive equipment such as treadmills or force plates and that can provide either or both of more or less immediate or continuous processing of data to perform the monitoring or diagnosis. One or more wireless sensors are attached to the animal, for example, to measure motion-related parameter associated with one or more parts of the animal. Sensor data is received from the sensors and processed to identify a characteristic of the motion of the animal, such as a quality of gait. The sensor data can also be used to avoid injury to the animal and/or the rider, and to verify the identity of an animal.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving first data from one or more sensors attached to an animal, the sensors including a sensor configured to measure a parameter associated with motion of a part of the animal, wherein the parameter associated with motion of a part of the animal includes a parameter selected from the group consisting of an arc or trajectory of a limb or a portion of a limb, a magnitude and timing of joint angles, a flexion or extension of a limb or of a portion of a limb, and a range of limb motion; determining an attribute of motion of the animal based on the received first data; comparing the determined attribute of motion with a prior attribute of motion determined based on second data previously received from one or more sensors attached to the animal; and evaluating a change in a condition of the animal on the basis of the comparison of the attributes of motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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