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US 2012/0071792 A1Published application
Physiological and behavioral sensors and methods
AssigneeThe Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
InventorsLawrence E. Pfeffer, Suzanne M. Wendelken, Adam T. Fulford, Andrea K. Webb
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Abstract
In various embodiments, a physiological or behavioral signal is derived from a vertical force resulting from the entire weight of a subject.
Claims28
A system for measuring physiological and behavioral signals in a human subject, the system comprising:
- at least one force sensor for measuring vertical force imparted by an entire weight of the subject;
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- a signal processor for deriving a physiological or behavioral signal from the measured force.
A method for measuring physiological and behavioral signals, the method comprising:
- measuring a vertical force imparted by an entire weight of a human subject having a substantially vertical thorax;
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- extracting a physiological or behavioral signal from the measured vertical force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.