Systems and methods of analyzing stance of animals
First Claim
1. A system to analyze the distribution of weight of an animal, comprising:
- a base member;
a plurality of sensor regions connected to the base member to respectively receive feet of the animal when the animal is standing, each sensor region having a plurality of sensors to generate signals indicative of weight applied by each foot to a respective sensor region, at least a portion of the sensors being located between the base member and the sensor regions and spaced apart proximate perimeter portions of each sensor region; and
a control unit to generate an output indicative of the weight applied by each foot to the respective sensor regions based on an aggregation of the generated signals.
7 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Systems and methods of analyzing the distribution of weight of animals, including a base member, a plurality of sensor regions connected to the base member to respectively receive feet of the animal when the animal is standing, each sensor region having a plurality of sensors to generate signals indicative of weight applied by each foot to a respective sensor region, at least a portion of the sensors being located between the base member and the sensor regions and spaced apart proximate perimeter portions of each sensor region, and a control unit to generate an output indicative of the weight applied by each foot to the respective sensor regions based on an aggregation of the generated signals.
66 Citations
26 Claims
-
1. A system to analyze the distribution of weight of an animal, comprising:
-
a base member; a plurality of sensor regions connected to the base member to respectively receive feet of the animal when the animal is standing, each sensor region having a plurality of sensors to generate signals indicative of weight applied by each foot to a respective sensor region, at least a portion of the sensors being located between the base member and the sensor regions and spaced apart proximate perimeter portions of each sensor region; and a control unit to generate an output indicative of the weight applied by each foot to the respective sensor regions based on an aggregation of the generated signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
-
-
13. A method of analyzing the distribution of weight of an animal, comprising:
-
providing a base member having a plurality of sensor regions on which the animal stands; locating each foot of the animal on a respective sensor region; generating signals indicative of weight applied by each foot to the respective sensor regions from a plurality of sensors, wherein at least a portion of the sensors are located between the base member and the sensor regions and are spaced apart proximate perimeter portions of each sensor region; and generating an output indicative of the weight applied by each foot to the respective sensor regions, based on an aggregation of the generated signals. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
-
21. A system to analyze the distribution of weight of an animal, comprising:
-
a base member; four sensor regions, each having a respective pressure plate connected to the base member to respectively receive a foot of the animal when the animal is standing, such that each foot is standing on a different pressure plate and each sensor region having a plurality of sensors located proximate a perimeter of each pressure plate to generate signals indicative of weight applied by each foot to the respective pressure plate; and a control unit to generate an output indicative of the weight applied by each foot to the respective pressure plate based on an aggregation of the generated signals from each sensor. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
-
Specification