Wearable Magnetic Sensing for Posture Correction and Wrist Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing devices for correcting posture and hand positioning in relation to electronic devices are bulky, inconvenient for travel, and often fail to address misalignment of the head and shoulders, while wrist supports limit mobility and do not accommodate different user sizes.
Innovation Solution
A sensor system with wearable devices, such as earrings and necklaces, detects body part positions using magnets and sensors, and alerts users through visual, auditory, or haptic feedback to correct their posture, with optional retractable wrist supports for adjustment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual posture belts or back-mounted detection devices are used, then posture detection capability is provided, but the devices become bulky and inconvenient for travel
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the posture correction functionality into separate wearable components (posture belt with sensor, wrist support with sensor) that can be independently worn and stored, rather than using a single bulky device. This segmentation allows the detection capability to be distributed across multiple small, portable units.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual/mechanical posture correction devices with an electronic sensing system that uses sensors to detect body position and provides automated feedback. This substitution eliminates the need for bulky mechanical correction mechanisms while maintaining detection and correction capabilities.
2Ease of manufacture
If posture correction devices are designed with one size fits all, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but the devices cannot accommodate different user sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates adjustable components that can be dynamically modified to fit different users. The posture belt and wrist support include adjustable straps and configurable sensor positions, allowing the same device to adapt to various body sizes and shapes while maintaining manufacturing simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs adjustable parameters such as strap lengths, sensor detection thresholds, and feedback timing that can be customized for different users. These parameter changes allow a single device design to serve multiple user sizes and preferences without requiring multiple manufacturing variants.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If wrist supports limit mobility to protect against carpal tunnel, then wrist protection is provided, but natural wrist movement is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The wrist support incorporates sensors that provide real-time feedback to the user about wrist position and movement patterns. This feedback mechanism allows the device to monitor and protect against harmful positions while permitting natural, healthy wrist movements, eliminating the need for rigid mobility restriction.
Solution Approach 2:
The system empowers users to self-regulate their wrist positioning through feedback alerts and notifications. Rather than mechanically constraining the wrist, the device enables users to make their own adjustments to maintain healthy positioning, preserving natural mobility while providing protection.
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 effectively corrects user posture and hand positioning by providing real-time feedback and adjustments, improving physical health by ensuring proper alignment with electronic devices, accommodating different user sizes, and enhancing convenience through compact design.
Implementation Method 1
a magnet configured to be detected by the sensor
Data Source
AI summary
A correction system is provided that includes a sensor system comprising a sensor configured to obtain sensor data related to a position of a body part of a user in relation to an electronic device. The electronic device can include one or more processors configured to determine a position of the body part of the user based on the sensor data obtained from the sensor and determine whether the position of the body part is at a determined position related to ensuring physical health of the body part. The one or more processors are also configured to alert the user to vary the position of the body part when determining the body part is not at the determined position related to ensuring physical health of the body part.