Use of gyro sensors for identifying athletic maneuvers
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1. A method comprising:
- measuring, by a gyroscope, angular velocity of one or more of an actor and the actor'"'"'s equipment over a time period;
measuring, by an accelerometer, acceleration of one or more of the actor and the actor'"'"'s equipment over the time period;
monitoring, by a Hall effect sensor, a speed of the actor'"'"'s equipment before the time period, during the time period, or after the time period;
receiving, by a computer system, sensor data related to motion over the time period by one or more of the actor and the actor'"'"'s equipment, wherein the sensor data includes the measured angular velocity and the measured acceleration;
determining, by the computer system and based on the sensor data, a plurality of motion characteristics; and
identifying, based on the plurality of motion characteristics and the monitored speed of the actor'"'"'s equipment, an athletic maneuver associated with the motion during the time period.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure help identify athletic maneuvers performed by actors and/or their sports equipment using data from sensors, including data from at least one gyroscopic sensor. Among other things, various embodiments can help judges and spectators of extreme sports to identify and assess athletic maneuvers more easily and accurately compared to conventional methods.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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measuring, by a gyroscope, angular velocity of one or more of an actor and the actor'"'"'s equipment over a time period; measuring, by an accelerometer, acceleration of one or more of the actor and the actor'"'"'s equipment over the time period; monitoring, by a Hall effect sensor, a speed of the actor'"'"'s equipment before the time period, during the time period, or after the time period; receiving, by a computer system, sensor data related to motion over the time period by one or more of the actor and the actor'"'"'s equipment, wherein the sensor data includes the measured angular velocity and the measured acceleration; determining, by the computer system and based on the sensor data, a plurality of motion characteristics; and identifying, based on the plurality of motion characteristics and the monitored speed of the actor'"'"'s equipment, an athletic maneuver associated with the motion during the time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause a computing device to:
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receive sensor data related to motion over a time period by one or more of an actor and the actor'"'"'s equipment, wherein the sensor data includes data from a gyroscope and a magnetometer; monitor, by a Hall effect sensor, a speed of the actor'"'"'s equipment before the time period, during the time period, or after the time period; determine, based on the sensor data, a plurality of motion characteristics including determining an orientation for one or more of the actor and the actor'"'"'s equipment before the time period, during the time period, or after the time period based at least partially on a direction of a magnetic vector calculated using the data from the magnetometer; and identify, based on the plurality of motion characteristics and the monitored speed of the actor'"'"'s equipment, an athletic maneuver associated with the motion during the time period.
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21. A system comprising:
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a gyroscope; a magnetometer; a Hall effect sensor; at least one processor; and memory in communication with the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to; receive sensor data related to motion over a time period by one or more of an actor and the actor'"'"'s equipment, wherein the sensor data includes data from the gyroscope and the magnetometer; monitor, by the Hall effect sensor, a speed of the actor'"'"'s equipment before the time period, during the time period, or after the time period; determine, based on the sensor data, a plurality of motion characteristics including determining an orientation for one or more of the actor and the actor'"'"'s equipment before the time period, during the time period, or after the time period based at least partially on a direction of a magnetic vector calculated using the data from the magnetometer; and identify, based on the plurality of motion characteristics and the monitored speed of the actor'"'"'s equipment, an athletic maneuver associated with the motion during the time period.
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