Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for weight measurement during motion using force waveforms
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Application No.: US16023287Application Date: 2018-06-29
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Publication No.: US10670450B2Publication Date: 2020-06-02
- Inventor: Shahzad Muzaffar , Ibrahim Elfadel
- Applicant: Khalifa University of Science and Technology
- Applicant Address: AE Abu Dhabi
- Assignee: Khalifa University of Science and Technology
- Current Assignee: Khalifa University of Science and Technology
- Current Assignee Address: AE Abu Dhabi
- Agency: Withrow & Terranova, P.L.L.C.
- Main IPC: G01G19/44
- IPC: G01G19/44 ; G01L5/00 ; G01P15/08 ; A61B5/00 ; G01G19/50 ; G01L19/00 ; A61B5/103 ; A61B5/11

Abstract:
A method for estimating the weight of a subject while moving includes attaching one or more force sensors to the subject such that the force sensors measure a force exerted between each foot of the subject and a surface on which the subject is positioned, monitoring the one or more force sensors while the subject is moving to obtain a moving force measurement, processing the moving force measurement to determine a peak level of the moving force, a valley level of the moving force measurement, and a force range of the moving force measurement, determining an acceleration of center of mass of the subject from the force range, and estimating the weight of the subject while moving from the valley level and the acceleration of center of mass.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200003609A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WEIGHT MEASUREMENT DURING MOTION USING FORCE WAVEFORMS Public/Granted day:2020-01-02
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