Responsive Training Device with Embedded Sensors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing training devices often require additional equipment and focus on one-way communication, failing to adapt to user abilities and mobility levels, particularly for rehabilitation and cognitive training.
Innovation Solution
A responsive training device with a compressible body and embedded sensors that generate audio-visual outputs in response to user interaction, allowing for intuitive use without external screens or complex setup, suitable for various user abilities and environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If external screens and additional equipment are used for training instruction, then the user receives detailed guidance and feedback, but the device complexity increases and the ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the display function directly into the training device itself rather than requiring separate external screens. The device integrates visual feedback mechanisms (such as LEDs or display elements) and audio feedback components within the training equipment, allowing users to receive instructional guidance and performance feedback without needing additional external equipment.
Solution Approach 2:
The training device provides self-contained feedback capabilities, generating and delivering training instructions and performance feedback autonomously without requiring external equipment. The device monitors user performance and provides real-time guidance through integrated displays and audio outputs, making the system self-sufficient.
2Loss of information
If external screens are required for training devices, then detailed visual feedback can be provided, but the ease of operation decreases and accessibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The visual feedback system is merged into the training device structure itself. Display elements such as LEDs, LCD screens, or other visual indicators are integrated directly into the equipment that the user interacts with, eliminating the need for separate external monitors and making the feedback immediately accessible during exercise performance.
3Productivity
If the device provides comprehensive training programs with multiple features, then the training effectiveness increases, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The training device is designed to perform multiple functions within a single integrated system. It combines various training modes, performance monitoring, feedback mechanisms, and program adjustments all in one device, allowing it to serve different training needs without requiring multiple separate pieces of equipment or complex configurations.
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
Enables independent, intuitive training with reduced risk of balance loss and injury, adaptable to different user needs, including those with limited mobility or sensory impairments, and can be used for rehabilitation and cognitive training without supervision.
Implementation Method 1
at least one pressure sensor configured to (i) sense deformation of the compressible body and (ii) generate a sensory output in response to pressure applied to the surface
Data Source
AI summary
An exemplary responsive training device for responding to user interaction with the device can be provided. For example, the responsive training device can be configured with a surface enclosing a compressible body. The responsive training device can further embed at least one sensor configured to sense a deformation of the compressible body and to generate a sensory output to a controller. The responsive training device can also embed a controller configured to control at least one transponder. Furthermore, the exemplary responsive training device can embed at least one transponder configured to provide an audio output and/or a visual output as a function of the sensor output.