Sensor Apparatus and Associated Systems and Methods
AssigneeAccelerenz Limited
InventorsJohnathan Charles Sharpe, Philip Rowe, Ramakrishnan Vishwanath, Paul Julian Martinsen
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments are directed to sensor apparatuses for attachment to an animal that include a housing and a sensor assembly. The housing can be attachable to the animal and includes an internal cavity formed therein. The sensor assembly can be disposed within the internal cavity of the housing. The sensor assembly includes a force sensor and an accelerometer arranged to detect force data and accelerometer data representative of a physiological state of the animal. Exemplary embodiments are also directed to method and sensor systems for detecting a physiological state of an animal.
Claims20
A sensor apparatus for attachment to an animal, comprising:
- a housing attachable to the animal having an internal cavity formed therein, and
- a sensor assembly disposed within the internal cavity, the sensor assembly including a force sensor and an accelerometer arranged to detect force data and accelerometer data representative of a physiological state of the animal.
A method for detecting a physiological state of an animal, comprising:
- providing a sensor apparatus mountable to the animal, the sensor apparatus including (i) a housing attachable to the animal and having an internal cavity formed therein, and (ii) a sensor assembly disposed within the internal cavity, the sensor assembly including a force sensor and an accelerometer arranged to detect force data and accelerometer data representative of the physiological state of the animal,
- receiving the force data and the accelerometer data from the sensor assembly, and
- analyzing the received force data and accelerometer data to verify the physiological state of the animal.
A sensor system for detecting a physiological state of an animal, comprising:
- a computer storage device to store information representative of the physiological state of the animal,
- a sensor apparatus, the sensor apparatus including (i) a housing attachable to the animal and having an internal cavity formed therein, and (ii) a sensor assembly disposed within the internal cavity, the sensor assembly including a force sensor and an accelerometer arranged to detect force data and accelerometer data representative of the physiological state of the animal, and
- a processing device programmable to analyze the detected force data and accelerometer data to verify the physiological state of the animal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.