A foot presence sensor system for an active article of footwear can include a sensor housing configured to be disposed at or in an insole of the article, and a controller circuit, disposed within the sensor housing, configured to trigger one or more automated functions of the footwear based on a foot presence indication. In an example, the sensor system includes a capacitive sensor configured to sense changes in a capacitance signal in response to proximity of a body. A dielectric member can be provided between the capacitive sensor and the body to enhance an output signal from the sensor.

An article of footwear can include provisions for improving the operation and use of various systems associated with the article. An automated tensioning system can be configured to provide and perform a variety of functions associated with the fastening of the article of footwear. The automated tensioning system may tighten and loosen the article of footwear through the operation of a motor. The automated tensioning system may also be able to store and recall a preset tension level.

An article of footwear can include provisions for improving the operation and use of various systems associated with the article. An automated tensioning system can be configured to provide and perform a variety of functions associated with the fastening of the article of footwear. The automated tensioning system may tighten and loosen the article of footwear through the operation of a motor. The automated tensioning system may also be able to store and recall a preset tension level.

A method is disclosed for foot sensors to be used to determine at least two characteristics of a subject's activity by using a combination of sensors for force and foot orientation/motion/position. A wearable footwear ecosystem is comprised of the subject's footwear, sensor-enabled insoles or insertable devices, in- or on-footwear electronics that is hard wired to the sensors and may contain additional sensors such as accelerometers, a master device and means to communicate (typically wirelessly) among the various sensor platforms, and the master device including clock synchronization. Correlating the time stamps for data among various sensors, and the master device communicating wirelessly is critical to accurate determination of the desired characteristics. Multiple force-sensitive resistors on a common substrate are individually optimized for dynamic range. Pulse sensors using arrays of such force-sensitive resistors are implemented. The resultant system can profitably be used for gaming, biometric monitoring, and activity tracking.

A foot presence sensor system for an active article of footwear can include a sensor housing configured to be disposed at or in an insole of the article, and a controller circuit, disposed within the sensor housing, configured to trigger one or more automated functions of the footwear based on a foot presence indication. In an example, the sensor system includes a capacitive sensor configured to sense changes in a capacitance signal in response to proximity of a body. A dielectric member can be provided between the capacitive sensor and the body to enhance an output signal from the sensor.

An article of apparel, a system, and methods include a structural material configured to enable the article of footwear to the worn on a body. A wireless transmission circuit is included and a piezo-electric generator is positioned with respect to the structural material in a configuration to be flexed to induce a voltage signal output. A voltage sensor is configured to sense the voltage profile and output a sensor signal indicative of the voltage profile. An electronic data storage, coupled to the voltage sensor, is configured to store voltage profile information based on the sensor data. A comparator, coupled to the electronic data storage, is configured to identify a change in the voltage profile information over time. The wireless transmission circuit is configured to transmit data indicative of a physical status of the article of footwear based on the change in the voltage profile information over tune.

The present disclosure provides a product customization method based on a result of pressure detection, wherein, an operation chip of a capacitance pressure detection insole receives a plurality of capacitance variations from a plurality of capacitance sensing nodes and obtains pressure data of corresponding to detecting points of the user's foot based on a plurality of capacitance variations, so that sport physiological status information is decided; the sport physiological status information is received from the operational chip by a data reading device and the sport physiological status information is transmitted to a cloud database or a remote computing device through a network; corrective recommendation information is determined from the sport physiological information, afoot correction insole model corresponding to the corrective recommendation information is generated based on the corrective recommendation information; an insole corresponding to the foot correction insole model is produced and provided based on the correction insole model.

The present disclosure provides a shoe structure including a sole and an upper connected to the sole, a sensor and a display panel. The upper has an outer surface and an inner surface. The sensor is disposed on the sole or the upper. The display panel is connected to the sensor and disposed on the outer surface. Wherein the display panel is configured to display information according to data detected by the sensor.

Active footwear can include a system to automatically detect a presence or absence of a foot. In an example, various threshold conditions can be used together with sensor data to determine whether a foot is present. In an example, the system can be configured to sample values of a foot presence sensor signal from a foot presence sensor, identify an ambulatory status of the article of footwear using the sampled values of the sensor signal, and conditionally update a sensor signal threshold in response to identifying the ambulatory status. The updated sensor signal threshold and subsequent sensor signal values can be used to determine foot ingress, egress, or presence.

Active footwear can include a system to automatically detect a presence or absence of a foot. In an example, various threshold conditions can be used together with sensor data to determine whether a foot is present. In an example, the system can be configured to sample values of a foot presence sensor signal from a foot presence sensor, identify an ambulatory status of the article of footwear using the sampled values of the sensor signal, and conditionally update a sensor signal threshold in response to identifying the ambulatory status. The updated sensor signal threshold and subsequent sensor signal values can be used to determine foot ingress, egress, or presence.