Belt-Mounted Accelerometer Array for Midsection Movement Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current monitoring systems for physical rehabilitation lack a comprehensive, integrated solution for tracking and analyzing movement data from the midsection of users, particularly in a wearable and therapeutic context, often requiring separate devices for data collection and therapy applications.
Innovation Solution
A belt-mounted movement sensor system equipped with accelerometers, a power source, and a data collection system that can be adjusted for different users, incorporating heating and cooling elements, and capable of transmitting data for analysis, integrated into a flexible belt for comprehensive movement tracking and therapy delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate devices are used for data collection and therapy applications, then device functionality is comprehensive, but device complexity and number of components increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate devices (movement sensor, power source, heating element, cooling element, and computer device) into an integrated belt-mounted system. The sensor array, power source, and therapeutic elements are merged into a single wearable unit that simultaneously performs movement tracking and therapeutic functions, eliminating the need for multiple separate devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The belt-mounted system is designed as a multi-functional device that simultaneously performs movement data collection, power supply, heating therapy, cooling therapy, and data transmission functions. This universal design allows a single device to replace multiple specialized devices while maintaining comprehensive functionality.
2Measurement precision
If an array of accelerometers is used to track multiple strategic points, then measurement precision improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the midsection monitoring task into multiple discrete accelerometer units positioned at specific strategic points (spine, left side, right side). Each accelerometer independently monitors its local area, and the combined data provides comprehensive three-dimensional movement tracking of the entire midsection, achieving high precision through distributed sensing.
3Ease of operation
If integrated power source and data collection system are included, then ease of operation improves, but weight of moving object increases
Solution Approach 1:
The power source, data collection system, sensor array, and therapeutic elements are merged into a single integrated belt unit. This consolidation eliminates the need for separate external devices and connections, providing a self-contained system that is ready to use immediately upon wearing, thereby improving ease of operation despite the added weight.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides accurate, integrated tracking and therapeutic capabilities, reducing the need for multiple devices and allowing for detailed analysis of midsection movements, enhancing the effectiveness of physical rehabilitation by providing real-time feedback and therapeutic interventions.
Implementation Method 1
The system has an array of accelerometers disposed on or within the planar body of the flexible belt to physically associate with positions on the midsection of the user
Data Source
AI summary
A belt-mounted movement sensor system apparatus has a flexible belt shaped to be worn around the midsection of the user. The system has an array of accelerometers disposed on or within the flexible belt to physically associate with positions on the midsection of the user. Each array of accelerometers has a sample rate that can be configured for sensing body movement during a movement activity. A power source and a data collection system are operably connected to the array of accelerometers. The data collection system has a means for receiving data from the array of accelerometers and processing that data into a storable format.