Miniaturized electronic unit for integration in any sole

Abstract

The invention relates to a system of analyzing and quantifying a user's posture and gait, characterized in that it includes a pair 10 of soles 11, 12 each provided with an electronic box 100, 101, 102, each box comprising: an inertial platform, a data processing module 120, 121, 122, a data storage module 130, 131, 132, a means of communication 140, 141, 142, a power source 150.

1 . A system of analyzing and quantifying a user's posture and gait comprising two electronic boxes which can be integrated into a pair of soles, a first box being adapted to be integrated into a first sole and a second box being adapted to be integrated into a second sole, the electronic box according to the invention including:
 an inertial platform configured to generate a set of data on the gait of a user of the pair of soles;   a data processing module configured to transform the data set generated using predefined algorithms;   a means of communication configured so that at least one of the electronic boxes is configured to transmit an information generated on the user to the other electronic box; and   at least two support pads;   
       said electronic box weighting less than 20 grams, having a thickness of less than 7 mm and having a surface area on its largest side of less than 10 cm 2 . 
     
     
         2 . The system of analyzing and quantifying a user's posture and gait according to  claim 1 , wherein each electronic box includes an outer casing, said outer casing being essentially made of a thermoplastic material enabling it to withstand high mechanical stresses, corresponding to at least 100,000 impacts of 1000 N at a frequency of 1 Hz or 100,000 impacts of 3000 N at a frequency of 2.6 Hz, said boxes being furthermore resistant to dust and humidity at a level of at least IP56. 
     
     
         3 . The system of analyzing and quantifying a user's posture and gait according to  claim 1 , further comprising a power source which can be recharged using different technologies including with a mechanical recharging device integrated into the sole. 
     
     
         4 . The system of analyzing and quantifying a user's posture and gait according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the electronic boxes has a shape different from the other box. 
     
     
         5 . The system of analyzing and quantifying a user's posture and gait according to  claim 1 , wherein each electronic box comprises a means of communication configured so that the electronic box of at least one of the soles is configured to transmit the information generated on the user to an external terminal. 
     
     
         6 . The system of analyzing and quantifying a user's posture and gait according to  claim 1 , wherein the boxes are configured so that the data set generated by the inertial platform of the first box is transferred to the second box where it is processed by the data processing module of the second box. 
     
     
         7 . The system of analyzing and quantifying a user's posture and gait according to  claim 1 , wherein the boxes are configured such that the data set generated by the inertial platform of the first box undergoes a first processing step by the data processing module of the first box, and then the processed data is transferred to the second box where it is further processed by the data processing module of the second box. 
     
     
         8 . The system of analyzing and quantifying a user's posture and gait according to  claim 1 , wherein the data processing modules contained in the first and second boxes are configured to implement a step of preprocessing of the data set, comprising a comparison of the data set with predetermined patterns and a generation of values of similarities of the raw data with the predetermined patterns; and wherein the second box is configured to select a movement category representative of the raw data from the similarity values of the first case and those of the second case. 
     
     
         9 . The system of analyzing and quantifying a user's posture and gait according to  claim 1 , wherein each electronic box includes an outer casing, said outer casing consisting essentially of a material of the plastic composite type selected from: a thermoplastic composite material or a thermosetting composite material. 
     
     
         10 . The system of analyzing and quantifying a user's posture and gait according to  claim 1 , wherein each electronic box comprises a polymer low wall positioned between a power source and an electronic board. 
     
     
         11 . The system of analyzing and quantifying a user's posture and gait according to  claim 1 , wherein each electronic box includes a shock-absorbing material. 
     
     
         12 . The system of analyzing and quantifying a user's posture and gait according to  claim 1 , wherein each electronic box is configured as a Slave box or a Master box; wherein said Slave box transmits data to the Master box and said Master box receives data from the Slave box, processes the data by comparing the data with said Master box's own data and generates information on the user's posture. 
     
     
         13 . The system of analyzing and quantifying a user's posture and gait according to  claim 1 , wherein the processing module is configurated to generate biomechanical gait parameters. 
     
     
         14 . The system of analyzing and quantifying a user's posture and gait according to  claim 13 , the biomechanical gait parameters being selected from: posture, pronation, supination, impact force, impact zone, step length, contact time, flight time, limping, propulsion force, balance and other parameters relating to the user and describing his/her gait, postures and movements. 
     
     
         15 . The system of analyzing and quantifying a user's posture and gait according to  claim 1 , wherein the processing module is configured to segment the data set into a plurality of phases. 
     
     
         16 . The system of analyzing and quantifying a user's posture and gait according to  claim 1 , wherein each electronic box comprises an antenna, said antenna being selected from: an antenna printed on an electronic board, an antenna printed on an inner side of the box and connected to the electronic board by wiring, or an antenna positioned on a lower part in relation to the electronic board. 
     
     
         17 . The system of analyzing and quantifying a user's posture and gait according to  claim 3 , the mechanical recharging device comprising a piezoelectric device. 
     
     
         18 . The system of analyzing and quantifying a user's posture and gait according to  claim 1 , wherein each electronic box includes a rounded outer casing. 
     
     
         19 . The system of analyzing and quantifying a user's posture and gait according to  claim 16 , wherein the antenna is positioned inside the electronic box and a side facing an outside of the first sole. 
     
     
         20 . The system of analyzing and quantifying a user's posture and gait according to  claim 1 , further comprising a wired connection means.