Multi-node motion measurement and analysis system

• US 10,249,213 B2
• Filed: 07/12/2016
• Issued: 04/02/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beijing Noitom Technology Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Beijing Noitom Technology Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Liu, Haoyang, Dai, Ruoli, Gauthier, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Charioui, Mohamed
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rastovski, Catherine T.
• Application Number:
  US15/208,028
• Publication Number:
  US 20170110026A1
• Time in Patent Office: 994 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0636 3D visualisation
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/34 Angular speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/803 Motion sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/833 Sensors arranged on the exercise apparatus or sports implement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/836 Sensors arranged on the body of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3608 Attachments on the body, e.g. for measuring, aligning, restraining A63B69/0059, A63B69/3673 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports

Abstract

A multi-node motion measurement and analysis system comprises at least one motion measurement module and a receiver unit. The motion measurement module is bound to a hand-held sports appliance through an adjustable fixture or being bound to a human body. A binding position on the human body is rearrangeable based on different measurement requirements. The motion measurement module comprises a sensor module configured to measure information of acceleration, angular velocity and magnetic force, a first microprocessor module connected to the sensor module and configured to generate information of orientation, and a first RF module configured to receive the information of acceleration, angular velocity, magnetic force and orientation and transmit the received information to the receiver unit. The receiver unit generates motion information according to the information of acceleration, angular velocity, magnetic force and orientation, and calibrates the motion measurement module bound to different positions on the human body.

Claims

1. A multi-node motion measurement and analysis system, comprising:

at least two motion measurement modules and a receiver unit;

each motion measurement module comprises;

a sensor module configured to measure information of acceleration and angular velocity of the motion measurement module;

a first microprocessor module connected to the sensor module and configured to generate information of orientation according to the information of acceleration and angular velocity; and

a first RF module connected to the first microprocessor module and configured to receive the information of acceleration, angular velocity and orientation and transmit the received information to the receiver unit;

the receiver unit receives the information of acceleration, angular velocity and orientation transmitted from the first RF module in each motion measurement module to generate motion information according thereto,

and wherein one motion measurement module being bound to a sports appliance through an adjustable fixture, other motion measurement module(s) being bound to the human body, and a binding position on a human body being rearrangeable based on different measurement modes;

and wherein one of the motion measurement modules transmits a time synchronization command to other motion measurement module or modules.

2. The multi-node motion measurement and analysis system according to claim 1, wherein the receiver unit transmits a time synchronization command to each motion measurement module.

3. The multi-node motion measurement and analysis system according to claim 2, wherein the receiver unit determines a motion sequence of each part of the human body and the sports appliance, according to data of each motion measurement module received in real time.

4. The multi-node motion measurement and analysis system according to claim 3, wherein the motion sequence of each part of the human body and the sports appliance comprises a priority order for an acceleration of each part of the human body and the sports appliance to reach a peak in a time axis, a time interval for reaching the peak, and an amplitude of the peak of the acceleration;

a priority order for a velocity of each part of the human body and the sports appliance to reach a peak in a time axis, a time interval for reaching the peak, and an amplitude of the peak of the velocity; and

a priority order for an angle of each part of the human body and the sports appliance to reach a peak in a time axis, a time interval for reaching the peak, and an amplitude of the peak of the angle.

5. The multi-node motion measurement and analysis system according to claim 1, wherein the sensor module comprises:

a tri-axial MEMS micro accelerometer configured to measure an acceleration of the motion measurement module; and

a tri-axial MEMS micro gyroscope configured to measure an angular velocity of the motion measurement module.

6. The multi-node motion measurement and analysis system according to claim 5, wherein the sensor module comprises a tri-axial MEMS micro magnetometer configured to measure a magnetic force of the motion measurement module.

7. The multi-node motion measurement and analysis system according to claim 6, wherein the first microprocessor module is specifically configured to calculate and generate a static three-dimensional orientation angle of the motion measurement module according to an acceleration vector measured by the tri-axial MEMS micro accelerometer and a magnetic vector measured by the tri-axial MEMS magnetometer;

configured to calculate and generate a dynamic three-dimensional orientation angle of the motion measurement module according to an angular velocity measured by the tri-axial MEMS micro gyroscope; and

configured to correct the dynamic three-dimensional orientation angle according to the static three-dimensional orientation angle to obtain information of orientation of the motion measurement module.

8. The multi-node motion measurement and analysis system according to claim 1, wherein the receiver unit determines a motion sequence of each part of the human body and the sports appliance, according to data of each motion measurement module received in real time.

9. The multi-node motion measurement and analysis system according to claim 8, wherein the motion sequence of each part of the human body and the sports appliance comprises a priority order for an acceleration of each part of the human body and the sports appliance to reach a peak in a time axis, a time interval for reaching the peak, and an amplitude of the peak of the acceleration;

a priority order for a velocity of each part of the human body and the sports appliance to reach a peak in a time axis, a time interval for reaching the peak, and an amplitude of the peak of the velocity; and

a priority order for an angle of each part of the human body and the sports appliance to reach a peak in a time axis, a time interval for reaching the peak, and an amplitude of the peak of the angle.

10. The multi-node motion measurement and analysis system according to claim 1, wherein the receiver unit is further configured to display a trajectory in preset reference motion information as a 3D graph, and display a trajectory in the motion information as a 3D graph.

11. The multi-node motion measurement and analysis system according to claim 1, wherein a virtual laser is provided on the sports appliance to intuitively display a trajectory of the sports appliance.

12. The multi-node motion measurement and analysis system according to claim 1, wherein the number of the motion measurement modules bound to the human body is updated according to different measurement modes.