Patent ID: 9186096
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: A61B,G01C

Abstract:
1. A method of determining mammal locomotion metrics using first and second sensor bands, each sensor band respectively attached to one of paired limbs of a mammal and comprising a first sensor for sensing muscle circumferential pressure and providing pressure data based thereon, a second sensor for sensing gravity and providing gravity data based thereon and a third sensor for sensing a magnetic field and providing magnetic field data based thereon, the method comprising: collecting pressure data, gravity data and magnetic field data from the first, second and third sensors of the first and second sensor bands; correlating the collected data in time to determine take-off and touch-down transitions surrounding swing events of the limbs; and determining aspects of linear momentum and angular momentum associated with motions of the paired limbs based on the determined take-off and touch-down transitions.