Method and system for monitoring terrain and gait and predicting upcoming terrain
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1. A method for monitoring terrain and gait of a subject traversing terrain, the method comprising:
- characterizing a gait pattern of the subject traversing a plurality of terrain types for each of the plurality of terrain types traversed by;
receiving by a management computing device a first terrain data from a first proximity sensor on a first appendage of the subject, comprising determining a distance between the first proximity sensor and a surface of an approaching terrain throughout a gait cycle of the subject while traversing each of the plurality of terrain types and receiving by the management computing device a first gait speed data relating to the gait of the subject from a first gait sensor on a second appendage of the subject throughout the gait cycle of the subject while traversing each of the plurality of terrain types to establish a periodic terrain model normalized by gait period by applying a periodic function to the first terrain data establishing gait speed as an independent variable to the periodic terrain model specific to the subject for each of the plurality of terrain types traversed, wherein the first and second appendages can be the same or different appendages;
monitoring the gait pattern of the subject traversing a second terrain by receiving by the management computing device a second terrain data from the first proximity sensor and a second gait speed data from a second gait sensor to scale in time the periodic terrain model normalized by gait period to the incoming second gait speed data to identify the second terrain being traversed from established periodic terrain models;
predicting an upcoming terrain by the management computing device from the received second gait speed data and the second terrain data for the subject; and
providing a signal to the subject or a device worn by the subject based on the predicted upcoming terrain.
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Abstract
The system and method of the present invention utilizes one or more sensors to generate data attached to a person interfaced with a data monitoring computing device and a data management computing device monitoring the terrain the individual is traversing and gait at which the individual is traversing the terrain, in addition to predicting the terrain the individual is about to traverse.
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1. A method for monitoring terrain and gait of a subject traversing terrain, the method comprising:
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characterizing a gait pattern of the subject traversing a plurality of terrain types for each of the plurality of terrain types traversed by; receiving by a management computing device a first terrain data from a first proximity sensor on a first appendage of the subject, comprising determining a distance between the first proximity sensor and a surface of an approaching terrain throughout a gait cycle of the subject while traversing each of the plurality of terrain types and receiving by the management computing device a first gait speed data relating to the gait of the subject from a first gait sensor on a second appendage of the subject throughout the gait cycle of the subject while traversing each of the plurality of terrain types to establish a periodic terrain model normalized by gait period by applying a periodic function to the first terrain data establishing gait speed as an independent variable to the periodic terrain model specific to the subject for each of the plurality of terrain types traversed, wherein the first and second appendages can be the same or different appendages; monitoring the gait pattern of the subject traversing a second terrain by receiving by the management computing device a second terrain data from the first proximity sensor and a second gait speed data from a second gait sensor to scale in time the periodic terrain model normalized by gait period to the incoming second gait speed data to identify the second terrain being traversed from established periodic terrain models; predicting an upcoming terrain by the management computing device from the received second gait speed data and the second terrain data for the subject; and providing a signal to the subject or a device worn by the subject based on the predicted upcoming terrain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for simultaneously monitoring terrain and gait of a subject traversing terrain comprising machine executable code which when executed by at least one processor, causes the processor to perform steps comprising:
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characterizing a gait pattern of the subject traversing a plurality of terrain types for each of the plurality of terrain types traversed by; receiving by a management computing device a first terrain data from a first proximity sensor on a first appendage of the subject, comprising determining a distance between the first proximity sensor and a surface of an approaching terrain throughout a gait cycle of the subject while traversing each of the plurality of terrain types and receiving by the management computing device a first gait speed data relating to the gait of the subject from a first gait sensor on a second appendage of the subject throughout the gait cycle of the subject while traversing each of the plurality of terrain types to establish a periodic terrain model normalized by gait period by applying a periodic function to the first terrain data establishing gait speed as an independent variable to the periodic terrain model specific to the subject for each of the plurality of terrain types traversed, wherein the first and second appendages can be the same or different appendages; monitoring the gait pattern of the subject traversing a second terrain by receiving by the management computing device a second terrain data from the first proximity sensor and a second gait speed data from a second gait sensor to scale in time the periodic terrain model normalized by gait period to the incoming second gait speed data to identify the second terrain being traversed from established periodic terrain models; predicting an upcoming terrain by the management computing device from the received second gait speed data and the second terrain data for the subject; and providing a signal to the subject or device based on the predicted upcoming terrain. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A terrain and gait monitoring system comprising:
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one or more sensors; and a management computing device coupled to the one or more sensors, the management computing device comprising a memory coupled to one or more processors which are configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory comprising; characterizing the gait pattern of the subject traversing a plurality of terrain types for each of the plurality of terrain types traversed by; receiving first terrain data from a first proximity sensor on a first appendage of the subject, comprising determining a distance between the first proximity sensor and a surface of an approaching terrain throughout a gait cycle of the subject while traversing the each of the plurality of terrain types; receiving a first gait speed data relating to the gait of the subject from a first gait sensor on a second appendage of the subject throughout the gait cycle of the subject while traversing each of the plurality of terrain types to establish a periodic terrain model normalized by gait period by applying a periodic function series to the first terrain data establishing gait speed as an independent variable to the periodic terrain model specific to the subject for each of the plurality of terrain types traversed, wherein the first and second appendages can be the same or different appendages; monitoring the gait pattern of the subject traversing a second terrain by receiving by the management computing device a second terrain data from the first proximity sensor and a second gait speed data from a second gait sensor to scale in time the periodic terrain model normalized by gait period to the incoming second gait speed data to identify the second terrain being traversed from established periodic terrain models; predicting an upcoming terrain from the received second gait speed data and the second terrain data for the subject; and providing a signal to the subject or device based on the predicted upcoming terrain. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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