Motion analysis method and motion analysis device

• US 10,459,002 B2
• Filed: 06/17/2014
• Issued: 10/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Shibuya, Kazuhiro, Nomura, Kazuo, Kodaira, Kenya, Sato, Masafumi
• Primary Examiner(s): Nghiem, Michael P
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ngo, Dacthang P
• Application Number:
  US14/306,684
• Publication Number:
  US 20140379294A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,960 Days
• Field of Search: 702141
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1121 Determining geometric values, e.g. centre of rotation or angular range of movement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1122 of movement trajectories
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6895 Sport equipment
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/743 Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 13/02 Indicating direction only, e.g. by weather vane
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 7/00 Measuring speed by integrating acceleration measuring travelled distance by double integration of acceleration G01C21/16
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/23 Recognition of whole body movements, e.g. for sport training

Abstract

A motion analysis method includes calculating a change in an amount of inertia of a region attached with an inertial sensor during a swing using an output of the inertial sensor, and identifying a maximum value of the amount of inertia during the swing to compare the maximum value and the amount of inertia at an impact with each other. A deceleration timing during the swing of the region (the grip of the sporting equipment) attached with the inertial sensor is identified, and the quality of the swing can be evaluated.

Claims

1. A motion analysis method comprising:

while a sporting equipment is being used by a user;

receiving sensor data from an inertial sensor attached to a shaft of the sporting equipment used for swinging, the inertial sensor being attached to the shaft in a grip portion of the shaft;

detecting, based on the received sensor data, moving speeds of the grip portion and moving speeds of a head of the sporting equipment during a swing action;

extracting, from among the moving speeds, a maximum value of the moving speeds of the grip portion, and a moving speed of the grip portion at impact;

calculating a rate of change of the maximum value of the moving speeds of the grip portion and the moving speed of the grip portion at impact;

identifying a deceleration value of the grip portion based on the calculated rate of change; and

causing a display to display data regarding the identified deceleration value of the grip portion.

2. The motion analysis method according to claim 1, further comprising:

calculating a ratio between the maximum value of the moving speeds of the grip portion and the moving speed of the grip portion at the impact.

3. The motion analysis method according to claim 1, comprising:

calculating a change in an amount of inertia of the grip portion during the swing action; and

detecting a timing when the amount of inertia turns from increase to decrease during the swing action.

4. The motion analysis method according to claim 3, wherein the amount of inertia is a moving speed.

5. The motion analysis method according to claim 3, wherein

the timing when the amount of inertia turns from increase to decrease is displayed together with a motion trajectory of the swing.

6. The motion analysis method according to claim 1, further comprising:

causing the display to display a change in the detected moving speeds of the grip portion during the swing action in a time-series manner.

7. The motion analysis method according to claim 1, further comprising:

causing the display to display at least one of the detected moving speeds of the grip portion during the swing action and the detected moving speeds of the head of the sporting equipment during the swing action.

8. The motion analysis method according to claim 1, wherein

the sporting equipment is at least one of:

a golf club, a tennis racket, a table-tennis racket, a baseball bat, and a bamboo sword.

9. The motion analysis method according to claim 1, wherein

the displayed data includes data that visually expresses a change in the moving speed of the grip and a change in the moving speed of the head.

10. The motion analysis method according to claim 1, further comprising:

fixing a local coordinate system to the inertial sensor, the origin of the local coordinate system being set to the origin of a detection axis of the inertial sensor, the y axis of the local coordinate system coinciding with the center of the shaft, the x axis of the local coordinate system coinciding with a target direction identified by an orientation of a face of the head of the sporting equipment; and

identifying, in accordance with the local coordinate system, at least one of;

a position of a pivot point, a position of a centroid, and a position of the head.

11. The motion analysis method according to claim 10, wherein

each of the position of the pivot point, the position of the centroid, and the position of the head is identified.

12. A motion analysis device comprising:

at least one circuit or processor configured to;

while a sporting equipment is being used by a user;

receive sensor data from an inertial sensor attached to a shaft of a-the sporting equipment used for swinging, the inertial sensor being attached to the shaft in a grip portion of the shaft;

detect, based on the received sensor data, moving speeds of the grip portion and moving speeds of a head of the sporting equipment during a swing action;

extract, from among the moving speeds, a maximum value of the moving speeds of the grip portion, and a moving speed of the grip portion at impact;

calculate a rate of change of the maximum value of the moving speeds of the grip portion and the moving speed of the grip portion at impact;

identify a deceleration value of the grip portion based on the calculated rate of change; and

cause a display to display data regarding the identified deceleration value of the grip portion.