Patent
Exercise detection apparatus
Masato Kodama
- 03 Aug 2009
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TL;DR: An exercise detection apparatus including a load stage comprising a load surface onto which a load of parts or all of a human subject is applied, a load measurer for repeatedly or continuously measuring the load on the load surface; a calculator for calculating a difference between adjacent local maximum and minimum in the load varying over time measured by the load measurers repeatedly or intermittently; and a detector for detecting a motion of the human subject when the difference calculated by the calculator is within a range as discussed by the authors.
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Abstract: An exercise detection apparatus including: a load stage comprising a load surface onto which a load of parts or all of a human subject is applied; a load measurer for repeatedly or continuously measuring the load on the load surface; a calculator for calculating a difference between adjacent local maximum and minimum in the load varying over time measured by the load measurer repeatedly or continuously; and a detector for detecting a motion of the human subject when the difference calculated by the calculator is within a range.
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