System, method and apparatus for orientation control

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12232887-B2
Application number	US-202318315544-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 11, 2023
Priority date	Feb 6, 2007
Publication date	Feb 25, 2025
Grant date	Feb 25, 2025

Abstract

A system for control of a device includes at least one sensor module detecting orientation of a user's body part. The at least one sensor module is in communication with a device module configured to command an associated device. The at least one sensor module detects orientation of the body part. The at least one sensor module sends output signals related to orientation of the user's body part to the device module and the device module controls the associated device based on the signals from the at least one sensor module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. Sensor module comprising a CPU configured to respond to an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) and generate a pitch, a roll and a yaw.

2. Sensor module of claim 1 wherein the IMU is configured to respond to a sensor.

3. Sensor module of claim 1 further comprising an IMU configured to respond to a sensor.

4. Sensor module of claim 1 further comprising a communicator configured to transmit a signal based on the pitch, the roll and the yaw.

5. Sensor module of claim 2 wherein the sensor is selected from an orientation sensor, an accelerometer, a gyroscope and combinations thereof.

6. Sensor module of claim 1 further comprising a power supply configured for supplying power to said sensor module.

7. Sensor module of claim 6 wherein said power supply is configured for wireless charging.

8. Sensor module of claim 6 further comprising a support structure configured to support said CPU, said power supply and/or the IMU.

9. Sensor module of claim 8 wherein said support structure comprises a circuit board configured for enabling communication between said CPU and the IMU.

10. Sensor module of claim 9 further comprising a communicator configured to transmit a signal based on the pitch, the roll and the yaw, wherein said circuit board is configured for enabling communication among said CPU, said communicator and the IMU.

11. Sensor module of claim 6 further comprising a housing configured to house said CPU, said power supply and/or the IMU.

12. Sensor module of claim 11 further comprising a strap configured to fix said housing relative to a user.

13. Sensor module of claim 11 wherein said housing separates the IMU from said CPU and said power supply.

14. A control system for controlling an associated device comprising:
a sensor module configured according to claim 4 ; and
a device module configured to respond to said communicator and communicate with said associated device.

15. Sensor module of claim 14 wherein said sensor module is configured for wireless communication with said device module.

Assignees

• Deka Products Lp

Inventors

• Van Der Merwe Dirk Albertus
• Doyon Thomas A

Classifications

• G05B15/02

  electric · CPC title

• G01C9/00

  Measuring inclination, e.g. by clinometers, by levels · CPC title

• A61B5/11

  Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb {(A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721)} · CPC title

• A61F2002/7685

  located on natural or sound-site limbs, e.g. comparison measuring means · CPC title

• A61F2002/765

  for measuring time or frequency · CPC title