Patent ID: 11872446
Assignee: UNIVERSITEIT GENT
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 11:
12. A biofeedback system for gait retraining of a runner, the biofeedback system comprising:
at least one sensor mountable against the lower leg of the runner and adapted to measure acceleration data along at least one axis,
a processing unit adapted for diagnosing the acceleration data thereby determining a measure of the impact intensity of at least one external tibial shock,
an interface unit adapted for providing real-time feedback to the runner by converting the measure of the impact intensity into distortion of music to a level which is perceived by the runner as a measure for the impact intensity whereby, for the distortion, a sound type is continuously added to the music,
wherein the conversion is done based on a predefined relationship between perceived distortion levels and imposed distortion levels,
wherein the sound type is pink noise,
wherein the predefined relationship is an exponential fit, and
wherein the runner aims to reduce the distortion of the music by adjusting his or her gait.