DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MONITORING POSTURE VIA WEARABLE ARTICLES WITH FLEXIBLE CIRCUITS

1 . A system configured to monitor a posture of a user, the system comprising:

a wearable article comprising a first flexible circuit, wherein the first flexible circuit comprises a first trace comprising a deformable conductor; and

a computing device communicably coupled to the wearable article, wherein the computing device comprises a processor and a memory configured to store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

receive a first signal from the first flexible circuit, wherein the first signal corresponds to a physical deformation of the first trace;

determine a first electrical parameter based on the first signal;

determine the posture of the user based on the determined electrical parameter; and

compare the determined posture of the user to a baseline for the user's posture.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein, when executed by the processor, the instructions further cause the processor to:

cause a display communicably coupled to the computing device to present a visual representation of the comparison.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein, when executed by the processor, the instructions further cause the processor to:

transmit a signal configured to provide feedback to the user based on the comparison of the determined posture of the user to the baseline for the user's posture.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the wearable article further comprises a feedback component configured to provide the user with the feedback in response to the transmitted signal.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the feedback component comprises at least one of a light emitting diode, a haptic sensor, or a transducer, or combinations thereof.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the baseline for the user's posture is calculated via an artificial intelligence algorithm based, at least in part, on a data lake comprising an aggregate of previously-generated data.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein, when executed by the processor, the instructions further cause the processor to:

update the baseline for the user's posture based on the received first signal.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the wearable article further comprises a second flexible circuit, wherein the second flexible circuit comprises a second trace comprising a deformable conductor, and wherein, when executed by the processor, the instructions further cause the processor to:

receive a second signal from the second flexible circuit, wherein the second signal corresponds to a physical deformation of the second trace;

determine a second electrical parameter based on the second signal; and

determine the posture of the user based on the determined second electrical parameter.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the first flexible circuit is arranged at a twenty degree angle relative to a vertical axis defined by the wearable article, and wherein the second flexible circuit is arranged at a twenty degree angle relative to the vertical axis defined by the wearable article.

10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the first flexible circuit is arranged at a twenty degree angle relative to a vertical axis defined by the wearable article, and wherein the second flexible circuit is arranged at a zero degree angle relative to the vertical axis defined by the wearable article.

11 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the first flexible circuit is arranged at a twenty degree angle relative to a vertical axis defined by the wearable article, and wherein the second flexible circuit is arranged perpendicular relative to the first flexible circuit.

12 . A wearable article configured to monitor a posture of a user, the wearable article comprising:

a first flexible circuit, wherein the first flexible circuit comprises a first trace comprising a deformable conductor; and

wherein the wearable article is configured to be communicably coupled to a computing device, wherein the computing device comprises a processor and a memory configured to store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

receive a first signal from the first flexible circuit, wherein the first signal is corresponds to a physical deformation of the first trace;

determine a first electrical parameter based on the first signal;

determine the posture of the user based on the determined electrical parameter;

compare the determined posture of the user to a baseline for the user's posture; and

cause a display communicably coupled to the computing device to present a visual representation of the comparison.

13 . The wearable article of claim 12 , further comprising a second flexible circuit, wherein the second flexible circuit comprises a second trace comprising a deformable conductor, and wherein, when executed by the processor, the instructions further cause the processor to:

receive a second signal from the second flexible circuit, wherein the second signal corresponds to a physical deformation of the second trace;

determine a second electrical parameter based on the second signal; and

determine the posture of the user based on the determined second electrical parameter.

14 . The wearable article of claim 13 , wherein the first flexible circuit is arranged at a first angle greater than or equal to fifteen degrees and less than or equal to twenty five degrees relative to a vertical axis defined by the wearable article, and wherein the second flexible circuit is arranged at a second angle greater than or equal to fifteen degrees and less than or equal to twenty five degrees relative to the vertical axis defined by the wearable article.

15 . The wearable article of claim 13 , wherein the first flexible circuit is arranged at about a twenty degree angle relative to a vertical axis defined by the wearable article, and wherein the second flexible circuit is arranged at about a twenty degree angle relative to the vertical axis defined by the wearable article.

16 . The wearable article of claim 13 , wherein the first flexible circuit is arranged at about a twenty degree angle relative to a vertical axis defined by the wearable article, and wherein the second flexible circuit is arranged at about a zero degree angle relative to the vertical axis defined by the wearable article.

17 . The wearable article of claim 13 , wherein the first flexible circuit is arranged at a twenty degree angle relative to a vertical axis defined by the wearable article, and wherein the second flexible circuit is arranged perpendicular relative to the first flexible circuit.

18 . A computer-implemented method of monitoring a posture of a user via a wearable article comprising a first flexible circuit, wherein the first flexible circuit comprises a first trace comprising a deformable conductor, the method comprising:

receiving, via a processor, a first signal from the first flexible circuit, wherein the first signal corresponds to a physical deformation of the first trace;

determining, via the processor, a first electrical parameter based on the first signal;

determining, via the processor, a posture of the user based on the determined electrical parameter;

comparing, via the processor, the determined posture of the user to a baseline for the user's posture; and

causing, via the processor, a display communicably coupled to the processor to present a visual representation of the comparison.

19 . The computer-implemented method of claim 18 , further comprising:

transmitting, via the processor, a signal configured to provide feedback to the user based on the comparison of the determined posture of the user to the baseline for the user's posture.

20 . The computer-implemented method of claim 18 , further comprising:

calculating, via an artificial intelligence algorithm, the baseline for the user's posture based, at least in part, on a data lake comprising an aggregate of previously-generated data.

21 . The computer-implemented method of claim 20 , further comprising:

updating, via the processor, the baseline for the user's posture based on the received first signal.

22 . The computer-implemented method of claim 18 , wherein the wearable article further comprises a second flexible circuit, wherein the second flexible circuit comprises a second trace comprising a deformable conductor, and wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, via the processor, a second signal from the second flexible circuit, wherein the second signal is corresponds to a physical deformation of the second trace;

determining, via the processor, a second electrical parameter based on the second signal; and

determining, via the processor, the posture of the user based on the determined second electrical parameter.