Patent classifications
G01L5/0095
Delicate work tool digitalization system
Provided is a digitalization system capable of digitalizing the skills of delicate work. This digitalization system comprises a first sensor mounted on a work tool and which detects a deformation of the work tool when the work tool is pressed against a work target, a second sensor which detects a force applied to the work target or a force applied to the work tool when the work tool is pressed against the work target, and a computer which calculates an angle of a corner formed with the work tool and the work target based on sensor values acquired with the first sensor, and calculates a force applied to the work target when the work tool is pressed against the work target based on sensor values acquired with the second sensor.
NANOCOMPOSITE MATERIAL AND USES THEREOF
An ink blend consisting of a polymer, a weakly cross-linking agent and a nanomaterial deposited to form a thin polymer-nanomaterial composite film with unique mechanical and electrical properties suitable for high performance strain sensing applications.
System and method for multi-sensor combination for indirect sport assessment and classification
A system for measuring power output of a runner is disclosed. In some embodiments the system comprises a first sensor component including a first sensor, microprocessor, and a signal transceiver; a second sensor component including a second sensor and a signal transmitter; wherein the first sensor is configured to measure a vertical velocity and horizontal velocity, the second sensor is configured to measure the slope angle of a foot of the runner during a stance phase of the foot, the signal transmitter configured to send slope angle data, the signal transceiver configured to receive the slope angle data from the signal transmitter, and the microprocessor has computing instructions configured to calculate a power output based on the vertical velocity, horizontal velocity, and slope angle data.
Bicycle and spider capable of measuring power
A bicycle has a spider including a torque input section and at least one torque output section; a crank assembly coupled with the spider through the torque input section and applying an input torque to the spider; a chainring mounted to the spider through the at least one torque output section and receiving an output torque from the spider; a gauge disposed and oriented generally along a tangential direction or a quasi-tangential direction with respect to the torque input section and the at least one torque output section; and a circuitry coupled to the gauge and receiving a signal from the gauge.
Athletic-wear having integral measuring sensors
A computer implemented method comprises receiving, during a sporting event, raw data at a processor connected to a fantasy sports league network or gambling network. The raw data includes one or more athletic performance parameters that correspond to a physical movement of an athlete. The method further comprises computing in real time at the processor, during the sporting event, performance assessments for the athlete based on the athletic performance parameters. The performance assessments correspond specifically to an activity of the sporting event, and indicate a peak athletic performance parameter for the athlete. The method further comprises transmitting, during the sporting event, a signal from the processor to one or more subscriber devices connected to a fantasy sports league network or gambling network. The signal enables a display of the one or more performance assessments or athletic performance parameters on the subscriber devices.
VERFAHREN ZUM ERMITTELN EINER EFFIZIENZ UND/ODER ZUM KALIBRIEREN EINES DREHMOMENTS EINES ANTRIEBSSTRANGS, INSBESONDERE EINER WINDENERGIEANLAGE
The present application relates to a method for determining an efficiency and/or for calibrating a torque of a drivetrain (1), in particular a drivetrain (1) of a wind turbine. The method for determining an efficiency and/or for calibrating a torque of a drivetrain (1), in particular of a drivetrain of a wind turbine, is particularly suited for carrying out on a test rig and comprises two tests. The drivetrain has a motor-side end at a main shaft connectable to a motor and a generator-side end, between which ends a generator is arranged. In a first test, the motor-side end of the drivetrain (1) is driven. A variable dependent on the main shaft torque is thereby determined at the motor-side end of the drivetrain (1) and an electrical power P.sub.elec is determined at the generator-side end of the drivetrain (1). In a second test, the generator-side end of the drivetrain (1) is driven and the variable dependent on the main shaft torque is likewise determined at the motor-side end and the electrical power P.sub.elec is determined at the generator-side end. An efficiency and/or calibration parameters is/are determined from the electrical power values and the variables dependent on the main shaft torque determined in the first test and in the second test.
Method for estimating the physical activity of an upper limb
The present invention relates to a method for estimating the physical activity exerted by an upper limb (10) of a person (1), the method being characterised in that it comprises the steps of: (a) Acquiring, by inertial measurement means (20) solidly attached to a forearm (11) of said upper limb (10) of said person (1), an angular speed of said forearm (11); (b) Estimating, by data processing means (21, 31, 41), a torque exerted by the muscles of an arm (12) of the upper limb (1) on said forearm (11) as a function of the measured angular speeds, of an orientation of said forearm (11), and of physical parameters of said forearm (11); (c) Determining, by the data processing means (21, 31, 41), a power exerted by the upper limb (10) as a function of the estimated torque and of the measured angular speed.
BICYCLE AND SPIDER CAPABLE OF MEASURING POWER
A bicycle capable of measuring power is disclosed. The bicycle comprises a spider including a torque input section and at least one torque output section; a crank assembly coupled with the spider through the torque input section and applying an input torque to the spider; a chainring mounted to the spider through the at least one torque output section and receiving an output torque from the spider; a gauge disposed and oriented generally along a tangential direction or a quasi-tangential direction with respect to the torque input section and the at least one torque output section; and a circuitry coupled to the gauge and receiving a signal from the gauge.
Athletic-wear having integral measuring sensors
A system and method for tracking athletic movements, the system has one or more sensors, a computing unit, and external computing devices. The sensors generate electrical signals descriptive of detected physical movement of an athlete during a sporting event. The computing unit obtains the electrical signals generated by the sensors in real time. The computing unit determines athletic performance parameters in real time based on the electrical signals. The computing unit also computes performance assessments for the athlete based on the performance parameters. The performance assessments correspond specifically to a sport of the sporting event and indicate a peak athletic performance metric for the athlete. The external computing devices communicate data indicating content associated with the sporting event over a network to subscriber devices that are connected to a gambling network or fantasy sports league network, and the content enables an interactive display of performance assessments on the subscriber devices.
A SENSOR FOR MEASURING THE FLEX OF A POLE
A sensor for measuring the flex of a pole when exposed to one or more forces, the sensor including at least one magnet and Hall Effect sensor combination, wherein the at least one magnet and Hall effect sensor are at a predetermined position relative to one another when there are no forces acting on the pole and which are movable relative to one another when forces act on the pole, such that a signal proportional to the relative movement is generated by the sensor.