Sensing device
AssigneeAiletics LLC
InventorThomas J. Cunningham
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Abstract
A sensing device including a sensor, a triggering mechanism is provided. The sensing device is attachable to a covering positioned in contact with a body such that the triggering mechanism extends between first and second segments of the body. Movement of at least one of the first and second segments activates the triggering mechanism to provide an input to the sensor, actuating the sensor to generate an output defining at least one measurement of the movement. The measurement may be one or more of rotation, translation, velocity, acceleration, and joint angle. An intermediate mechanism may be interposed between the triggering mechanism and the sensor. The sensing device may include a processor to process or record measurements corresponding to movement. A system and method of measuring the movement is also provided.
Claims20
A sensing device for sensing movement of a non-living movable body, the sensing device comprising:
- a sensor operatively attachable to a covering;
- a triggering mechanism operatively attachable at a first end to the covering and operatively connected at a second end to the sensor;
- wherein the covering includes first and second covering portions and is positionable on a non-living movable body such that the first covering portion is in contact with a first segment of the non-living movable body and the second covering portion is positioned in contact with a second segment of the non-living movable body;
- wherein, when the sensing device is attached to the covering and the covering is positioned in contact with the non-living movable body:
- either the sensor or the first end is attached to one of the first and second covering portions,
- the other of the sensor and the first end is attached to the other of the first and second covering portions, and
- the triggering mechanism extends from the first segment to the second segment,
- such that a movement of one of the first and second segments activates the triggering mechanism to provide an input to the sensor;
- and
- wherein the input actuates the sensor to generate an output defined by the movement.
A system for sensing movement of a non-living movable body, the system comprising:
- a sensing device including:
- a sensor operatively attachable to a covering;
- a triggering mechanism operatively attachable at a first end to the covering and operatively connected at a second end to the sensor;
- wherein the covering includes first and second covering portions and is positionable on a non-living movable body such that the first covering portion is in contact with a first segment of the non-living movable body and the second covering portion is positioned in contact with a second segment of the non-living movable body;
- wherein, when the sensing device is attached to the covering and the covering is positioned in contact with the non-living movable body:
- either the sensor or the first end is attached to one of the first and second covering portions,
- the other of the sensor and the first end is attached to the other of the first and second covering portions, and
- the triggering mechanism extends from the first segment to the second segment, such that a movement of one of the first and second segments activates the triggering mechanism to provide an input to the sensor;
- and
- wherein the input actuates the sensor to generate an output defined by the movement.
A method for sensing movement of a non-living movable body, the method comprising:
- attaching a sensing device to a covering having first and second covering portions;
- wherein the covering is positionable in contact with a non-living movable body such that the first covering portion is in contact with a first segment of the non-living movable body and the second covering portion is in contact with a second segment of the non-living movable body;
- wherein the sensing device comprises:
- a sensor operatively attachable to the covering defining first and second covering portions;
- a triggering mechanism operatively attachable at a first end to the covering;
- and
- the triggering mechanism operatively connected at a second end to the sensor;
- wherein the covering is positionable on a body such that the first covering portion is in contact with a first segment of the non-living movable body and the second covering portion is positioned in contact with a second segment of the non-living movable body;
- attaching one of the sensor and the first end to one of the first and second covering portions;
- attaching either the sensor or the first end to the other of the first and second covering portions, such that, when the covering is positioned in contact with the non-living movable body, the triggering mechanism extends from the first segment to the second segment;
- wherein movement of one of the first and second segments of the non-living movable body activates the triggering mechanism to provide an input to the sensor;
- generating, via the sensor, an output corresponding to the input;
- receiving the output to an output device in communication with the sensing device;
- outputting, via the output device, a feedback defined by the movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.