A wearable device to be worn on a body part includes deformation sensors and a controller. The controller instructs the deformation sensors to measure deformation forces. The controller determines a position of the body part based on the measured deformation forces and a transfer function that maps deformation forces to positions of a same or corresponding body part. The transfer function is generated based on measurements from calibration and deformation sensors to sense corresponding positions of the body part and deformation forces. A calibration sensor may include a magnetic field generator and a magnetic flux sensor. The wearable device may be a glove and the body part may be a hand.

Systems and methods are described for providing coaching, training, or equipment specification information to individual golfers based on data generated during their individual golf swings. Additionally, data hubs are described that provide information and services to individuals based on data collected for a community of multiple golfers. Such community data hub systems and methods may provide one or more of the following: (a) storage of scoring data, swing data, ball flight data, and/or equipment data for multiple golfers; (b) at least some level of individual access to the stored data for the community; and/or (c) electronic interaction between golfers within the community.

Wearable devices and methods of using the same for inputting ambient conditions and the movement and bio-signals of a user to an external device are provided. The wearable device can include a finger sensor and a wrist sensor, wherein each includes an accelerometer, a gyroscope, and a compass. The compass can be a magnetometer. The wrist sensor can also include a power source, a computer, and a touchscreen.

An all-fabric iontronic supercapacitive pressure sensing device utilizing a novel iontronic nanofabric as the sensing element is disclosed. The sensing device can be applied in several various wearable health and biomedical applications on complex body topologies. As an alternative to conventional flexible sensors, the all-fabric iontronic pressure sensor provides an ultrahigh device sensitivity with a single Pascale resolution. The device also allows rapid mechanical responses (in the milliseconds range) for high-frequency biomechanical signals, e.g., blood pressure pulses and body movements. The fabrication process for the device is low-cost highly compatible with existing industrial manufacturing processes.

A pressure sensing glove for measuring a force includes a sensor having a pair of contact layers and a pair of diffusion layers disposed between the pair of contact layers. The pair of contact layers distributes a force received along outer surfaces of the sensor across the pair of diffusion layers. The sensor further includes a sensing layer disposed between the pair of diffusion layers. The pair of diffusion layers normalizes the force received from the pair of contact layers across the sensing layer. The sensing layer receives the force at a plurality of locations across a surface area of the sensing layer to determine a resultant pressure applied to the sensor.

A method for monitoring of exercises performed by a user includes providing the user with a pair of gloves (110, 120), wherein each of the gloves (110, 120) comprises a measurement module (130). The method also includes performing the following steps, in real time, while the user performs the exercise while wearing the gloves (110, 120): at each glove, during performance of the exercise set, reading and pre-processing (201) measurement data from the sensors (132) and accelerometer (133) in the gloves (110, 120) to determine at least a standardized total force measured by the sensors (132) during performance of the exercise set; and by means of the signaling system (143), providing a feedback (204) to the user, wherein the feedback indicates at least a balance between the standardized total force measured at the left glove (110) and the right glove (120).

Motion capture and haptic glove systems/methods and devices are provided in this invention. In one embodiment of the invention a motion capture and haptic glove system is described, comprising: A glove portion to be worn on top of a user's hand, the glove having finger portions for the fingers and thumb of the user; a plurality of anchoring finger caps circumscribed around the extremities of the finger portions; a plurality of anchor points configured to generate sensor data identifying a flexion/extension and an abduction/adduction of the finger portions; a plurality of tendon-like cables configured to transmit the flexion/extension and the abduction/adduction data to a plurality of measuring devices for processing, the tendon like cables being formatted to be flexible in their degree of movement; a plurality of motors to ensure constant tension in the tendon-like cable elements, wherein the plurality of motors also allow a pull back of the fingers and thumb based upon a virtual stimuli; and a housing structure residing on the forearm and connected to the glove portion via the plurality of tendon-like cables, wherein the housing unit comprises at least one motor unit and at least one routing system.

An item such as a glove may be formed from knitted fabric. The knitted fabric may form fingers for the glove and may form pockets in the fingers. Sensors such as inertial measurement units may be placed in the pockets to measure movements of a user's fingers in the glove. The sensors may be coupled to control circuitry in the glove using conductive yarn in the knitted fabric. The conductive yarn may form courses in the knitted fabric that run along each finger. Haptic components and other electrical components may be coupled to the control circuitry using the conductive yarn. Electrodes may be formed from metal-coated strands of material in the fabric on the sides of each finger. The wireless or wired communications circuitry coupled to the control circuitry may be used to convey information such as user finger movement information to external equipment.

A smart garment having: a garment; at least one node device disposed on the garment; and a connecting device disposed on the garment and having a connecting port electrically coupled with the at least one node device and a connection interface for coupling with a wearable device or a mobile device, such that the wearable device or the mobile device can utilize the connection interface to obtain sensed information of the at least one node device, or drive the at least one node device to change a physical quantity applied on the garment.

The invention relates to an apparatus for arrangement on a hand, having an identification device arranged on said apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises a work glove or a carrying strap which can be arranged on the hand, wherein a connecting line made of fabric with electrically conductive material is provided between the switch and the identification device, at least one snap fastener is provided between the identification device and the work glove or carrying strap.
The invention also relates to a method for producing the apparatus. (FIG. 1).