Patent ID: 8348865

Claim:
A non-intrusive movement measuring apparatus comprising: a plurality of electro-conductive fibers configured to exhibit variable resistances when the electro-conductive fibers are folded, bent, twisted, and straightened; a signal measurement device coupled to the electro-conductive fibers and configured to measure a plurality of movement signals from the electro-conductive fibers such that the movement signals corresponding to the variable resistances of the electro-conductive fibers, wherein the signal measurement device comprises: a signal detection section configured to output analog voltage signals that correspond to the variable resistances of the electro-conductive fibers; a signal conversion section configured to amplify, filter and convert digitally the analog voltage signals into movement signals; and a signal transmission section configured to transmit the movement signals to a movement analysis device; the movement analysis device configured to analyze the movement signals and configured to obtain movement patterns and movement intensity of the electro-conductive fibers; and a movement display device configured to display a movement analysis result from the movement analysis device.