Geolocation system and method for determining mammal locomotion movement
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1. A geolocation system for mounting on a mammal, comprising:
- a sensor arrangement configured for mounting on a support member of a mammal, the sensor arrangement comprising a muscular force sensor for sensing muscular forces of the support member during motion of the support member and a rotation sensor for sensing rotation associated with motion of the support member;
a gravity sensor for sensing gravity forces at the center of mass of the body of the mammal; and
a processing system configured to use outputs of the muscular force sensor, the rotation sensor and the gravity sensor to determine motion of the mammal.
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Abstract
An example geolocation system for mounting on a mammal incorporates simple sensing sleeves on the calves of the body support members, combined with an accelerometer based gravity direction and force sensing at the center of mass of the body. The example system is connected to a digital processing unit and a battery power supply to integrate the sensing to determine kinetic and potential energy of the body locomotion over time in a method that integrates out the aperiodic motion of the body about the center of mass, and uses the residual motion to measure the center of mass locomotion from a known point.
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1. A geolocation system for mounting on a mammal, comprising:
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a sensor arrangement configured for mounting on a support member of a mammal, the sensor arrangement comprising a muscular force sensor for sensing muscular forces of the support member during motion of the support member and a rotation sensor for sensing rotation associated with motion of the support member; a gravity sensor for sensing gravity forces at the center of mass of the body of the mammal; and a processing system configured to use outputs of the muscular force sensor, the rotation sensor and the gravity sensor to determine motion of the mammal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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