Motion Recognition Clothing (Wearable Device for Measuring Full-Body Configuration and Motion)
AssigneeMedibotics LLC
InventorRobert A. Connor
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Abstract
Motion recognition clothing is smart clothing which measures changes in a person's body configuration and motion. In an example, a combination of upper-body and lower-body motion recognition clothing can measure changes in full-body configuration and motion. Selected body joints are each spanned by a plurality of flexible energy pathways. Each flexible energy pathway is in communication with an energy emitter and an energy receiver. Body joint movements deform the energy pathways, this deformation changes energy transmission through the energy pathways, and changes in energy transmission are then analyzed to measure body configuration and motion.
Claims20
An upper-body garment or article of clothing for measuring body configuration and motion comprising:
- an upper-body garment or article of clothing worn by a person, wherein the garment or article of clothing further comprises;
- a set of energy pathways which span the person's right elbow;
- a set of proximally-diverging energy pathways which span the person's right shoulder;
- a set of energy pathways which span the person's left elbow;
- a set of proximally-diverging energy pathways which span the person's left shoulder;
- a set of energy pathways which span a portion of the person's torso or back;
- a plurality of energy emitters;
- and
- a plurality of energy receivers;
- wherein each energy pathway is in energy communication with an energy emitter which directs energy into the energy pathway and with an energy receiver which measures energy transmission through the energy pathway;
- and wherein changes in the transmission of energy through energy pathways are analyzed to measure the configuration and motion of body joints.
A lower-body garment or article of clothing for measuring body configuration and motion comprising:
- a lower-body garment or article of clothing worn by a person, wherein the garment or article of clothing further comprises;
- a set of energy pathways which span the person's right knee;
- a set of proximally-diverging energy pathways which span the person's right hip;
- a set of energy pathways which span the person's left knee;
- a set of proximally-diverging energy pathways which span the person's left hip;
- a plurality of energy emitters;
- and
- a plurality of energy receivers;
- wherein each energy pathway is in energy communication with an energy emitter which directs energy into the energy pathway and with an energy receiver which measures energy transmission through the energy pathway;
- and wherein changes in the transmission of energy through energy pathways are analyzed to measure the configuration and motion of body joints.
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