Patent ID: 11948470
Assignee: ATO-GEAR HOLDING B.V.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 19:
20. A system comprising:
one or more computer processors;
a computer executable instruction storage medium in communication with the one or more computer processors;
a sensor arrangement in communication with the one or more computer processors, the sensor arrangement comprised of sensors positioned on one or more parts of a body of a user so as to generate motion data of the user;
an input device via which the user can input user data; and
computer executable instructions stored in the storage medium that when executed by the one or more computer processors cause the system to:
obtain the user data from the input device,
monitor, via the sensor arrangement, motion of the one or more body parts of the user so as to obtain the monitored motion data of the user,
calculate a monitored biomechanical load distribution for the user, in accordance with the monitored motion data and a biomechanical load model,
obtain a target biomechanical load distribution for the user based on the user data and the biomechanical load model,
calculate a target adjustment to the motion of the user that corresponds to a reduction of a deviation of the monitored biomechanical load distribution from the target biomechanical load distribution, the reduction being less than the deviation,
generate a motion adjustment instruction in accordance with the target adjustment, and
display the motion adjustment instruction on a display which is viewable by the user, annunciate the motion adjustment instruction on an audible device, provide a haptic signal on a haptic device, or any combination of the foregoing,

wherein the sensor arrangement comprises at least one of:
one or more pressure sensors configured to monitor pressure exerted upon one or more regions of a foot of the user as a result of a contact force exerted upon that foot by ground during locomotion, and wherein the monitored motion data comprises data representative of the monitored pressure,
one or more inertial measurement units, wherein each of the inertial measurement units is attachable to a part of the body or clothing of the user and is configured to monitor linear acceleration and a rotational rate of the part to which it is attached, and wherein the monitored motion data comprises data representative of the monitored linear acceleration and rotational rate from each of the inertial measurement units, or
one or more sensors configured to monitor a velocity, an orientation, or both a velocity and an orientation of the one or more monitored parts of the body of the user during the performing of the action.