Apparatus controlling electrical stimulation and/or health training/monitoring
First Claim
1. A health training/monitoring apparatus, comprising:
- an electrical stimulation generator to adjust an electrical stimulation signal based on a degree of fatigue of a muscle of a body, and to generate the adjusted electrical stimulation signal;
a physical activity monitor to monitor a physical activity of a user using at least one of a heart rate measurer and an accelerometer for the body; and
a mode selector selectively driving one of the electrical stimulation generator or the activity output unit of the physical activity monitor based on an output waveform of the accelerometer,wherein the apparatus is a waist belt or a patch;
wherein the waist belt or the patch comprises;
a first layer comprising a plurality of electrodes for measuring the heart rate, a plurality of electrodes for the electrical stimulation, and a plurality of electrodes for measuring of a electromyographic signal; and
a second layer comprising the accelerometer measuring the acceleration of the physical movement and a predetermined controller;
wherein an airbag layer that is inflatable and deflatable by air is interposed between the first layer and the second layer.
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Abstract
An apparatus, method, and medium for generating electrical stimulation, including an electromyogram detector detecting an electromyographic signal of a body, a fatigue index calculator calculating a fatigue index indicating a degree of muscle fatigue by converting the electromyographic signal detected by the electromyogram detector during a predetermined time unit into a frequency-domain electromyographic signal, and an electrical stimulation signal generator adjusting an electrical stimulation signal according to the calculated fatigue index and generating the electrical stimulation signal. Accordingly, a health training/monitoring apparatus can include an electrical stimulation generator adjusting an electrical stimulation signal according to a degree of fatigue and generating the electrical stimulation signal, a physical activity monitor monitoring a physical activity using at least one of a heart rate measurer and an accelerometer, and a mode selector selectively driving the electrical stimulation generator or the physical activity monitor according to an amount of the physical activity.
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1. A health training/monitoring apparatus, comprising:
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an electrical stimulation generator to adjust an electrical stimulation signal based on a degree of fatigue of a muscle of a body, and to generate the adjusted electrical stimulation signal; a physical activity monitor to monitor a physical activity of a user using at least one of a heart rate measurer and an accelerometer for the body; and a mode selector selectively driving one of the electrical stimulation generator or the activity output unit of the physical activity monitor based on an output waveform of the accelerometer, wherein the apparatus is a waist belt or a patch; wherein the waist belt or the patch comprises; a first layer comprising a plurality of electrodes for measuring the heart rate, a plurality of electrodes for the electrical stimulation, and a plurality of electrodes for measuring of a electromyographic signal; and a second layer comprising the accelerometer measuring the acceleration of the physical movement and a predetermined controller; wherein an airbag layer that is inflatable and deflatable by air is interposed between the first layer and the second layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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