GLOVES WITH SENSORS FOR MONITORING AND ANALYSIS OF POSITION, PRESSURE AND MOVEMENT

摘要

Sensing devices including pliable e-textile pressure sensors are used in gloves intended to be worn against a user's hand, or a portion of a user's hand. Additional sensors, such as accelerometer(s), gyroscope(s) and geo-referencing sensor(s), may be incorporated in electronic devices that interface electronically with the pressure sensors and are mounted on or in proximity to a glove when in use. Systems and methods for storing, communicating, processing, analyzing and displaying data collected by sensor components for remote monitoring of conditions at hand surfaces, position and orientation data, movement data, and the like, are also disclosed. Sensors and sensor systems provide substantially real-time feedback relating to current body conditions, orientation and movement, and may provide notifications or alerts to users, coaches, etc., enabling early intervention when conditions indicate intervention is appropriate.

主权项

1. A sensing system implemented in a glove, comprising: at least two pressure sensors associated with a surface of the glove; at least two electrically conductive leads extending from each sensor; and at least one electrically conductive trace connected to each of the conductive leads, wherein each of the at least two sensors is positioned for contacting portions of an individual's hand during use and for detecting the position and/or magnitude of force, pressure and/or shear exerted against the sensor.