Motorized Shoe Gesture Control for Adaptive Tensioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing footwear with sensor systems are complex and often limited in data accessibility, restricting their use due to compatibility with specific operating systems, which hinders the full utilization of collected performance data.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for controlling a tensioning device in footwear using sensors to adjust tension based on movement, incorporating a first and second sensor system and a control unit that receives information from the sensors to enter an armed mode and control the tensioning device accordingly, allowing for versatile data access and use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If sensor systems are incorporated into footwear to collect performance data, then data collection capability is improved, but device complexity increases and data accessibility is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal data access system where the footwear sensor system can communicate with multiple different operating systems and devices through a communication port. This allows the same sensor system to serve multiple functions and be accessed by various users with different devices, eliminating the need for separate systems for different platforms while maintaining data accessibility across all of them.
2Reliability
If sensor systems are designed with specific operating system compatibility, then system reliability is improved, but adaptability to different systems deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a communication port as an intermediary interface between the sensor system and various operating systems. This mediator layer handles the complexity of different system protocols and compatibility requirements, allowing the core sensor system to maintain its reliability while adapting to multiple different operating systems through the standardized communication interface.
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AI summary
An article of footwear includes a motorized tensioning system, sensors, and a gesture control system. Based on information received from one or more sensors the gesture control system may detect a prompting gesture and enters an armed mode for receiving further instructions. In the armed mode the system may detect a variety of different control gestures that correspond to different tensioning commands.