Physiological Sensor Footwear Insert for Tissue Inflammation Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing physiological sensor systems for footwear lack effective mechanisms to detect and alert users to potential tissue inflammation risks, particularly in applications such as healthcare, athletics, and military settings.
Innovation Solution
A physiological sensor footwear insert system is developed, featuring a circuit board and sensor array positioned between layers, which communicates externally to trigger user alerts when detecting risk factors for tissue inflammation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If physiological sensors are integrated into footwear inserts to detect tissue inflammation risks, then health monitoring capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple physiological sensors (pressure sensors, temperature sensors, moisture sensors) into a single integrated footwear insert system. These sensors are embedded within the footwear insole structure, merging the monitoring functions with the existing footwear components. The circuit board integrates signal processing for all sensors, and a single wireless communication module handles data transmission, thereby reducing overall system complexity while maintaining comprehensive health monitoring capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The footwear insert system is designed with multi-functionality to monitor various physiological parameters simultaneously. The same structural platform supports pressure sensing, temperature sensing, moisture detection, and wireless communication functions. This universal design allows the system to detect multiple risk factors for tissue inflammation (pressure, temperature, moisture) using a single integrated device rather than separate monitoring systems.
2Measurement precision
If multiple sensors are positioned between layers to monitor physiological parameters, then measurement precision is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The footwear insert is constructed with multiple distinct layers, each serving specific functions. Sensors are positioned between these layers (e.g., between the insole layer and midsole layer), allowing precise placement without complex assembly. The segmented layer structure enables manufacturers to independently prepare each layer and then assemble them in a standardized sequence, simplifying the manufacturing process while maintaining accurate sensor positioning for precise physiological parameter measurement.
Solution Approach 2:
The sensor array and circuit board are nested within the multi-layer footwear insert structure. The electronic components are embedded between the insole, midsole, and outsole layers, with each layer providing structural support and protection. This nesting approach allows precise sensor positioning within the footwear architecture while using standard manufacturing techniques for each layer, reducing overall manufacturing complexity.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the system includes wireless communication and alert mechanisms, then user safety is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wireless communication module operates periodically rather than continuously. The system monitors physiological parameters continuously through the sensors, but wireless data transmission and alert generation are triggered only when threshold values are exceeded or at scheduled intervals. This periodic operation mode significantly reduces energy consumption of the wireless communication and alert mechanisms while maintaining user safety by promptly detecting and communicating tissue inflammation risks when they occur.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system effectively monitors physiological parameters, such as pressure and temperature, to alert users of potential tissue inflammation risks, thereby preventing injuries and improving health outcomes in various applications.
Implementation Method 1
each physiological sensor includes a first high resistance layer configured to be in contact with a second high resistance layer of the physiological sensor when no force is applied to the physiological sensor
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AI summary
A method of manufacturing an insert system for footwear includes assembling electronic components. The electronic components include a sensor array having physiological sensors. Each physiological sensor includes a first high resistance layer configured to be in contact with a second high resistance layer when no force is applied to the sensor. The method further includes positioning the sensor array between a first layer and a base layer. An insert system for footwear includes a first layer, a base layer, a sensor array between the first and base layers, and a circuit board. The sensor array includes physiological sensors. Each physiological sensor includes a first high resistance layer in contact with a second high resistance layer when no force is applied to the sensor. The circuit board can transmit signals external to the system to trigger an alert being issued to a user, based on an output of the sensor array.