Motion tracking and analysis apparatus and method and system implementations thereof
First Claim
1. A system for motion tracking and analysis of a plurality of moveable objects, comprising:
- at least one sensor disposed in or on each of said plurality of moveable objects, wherein said at least one sensor generates orientation and position signals of each of said plurality of moveable objects;
at least one microcontroller disposed in or on each of said plurality of moveable objects, wherein said at least one microcontroller processes the orientation and position signals to generate motion data;
at least one transmission unit disposed in or on each of said plurality of moveable objects, wherein said at least one transmission unit transmits said motion data from each of said plurality of moveable objects;
at least one receiving unit that receives said transmitted motion data.
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Abstract
An orientation and position tracking system and method in three-dimensional space and over a period of time utilizing multiple inertial and other sensors for determining motion parameters to measure orientation and position of a moveable object. The sensors, for example vibrational and angular velocity sensors, generate signals characterizing the motion of the moveable object. The information is received by a data acquisition system and processed by a microcontroller. The data is then transmitted to an external data reception system (locally based or a global network), preferably via wireless communication. The information can then be displayed and presented to the user through a variety of means including audio, visual, and tactile. According to various embodiments, the present invention provides for a motion tracking apparatus and method for implementation in motion systems including systems to teach motion to a group and for body motion capture and analysis systems.
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35 Claims
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1. A system for motion tracking and analysis of a plurality of moveable objects, comprising:
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at least one sensor disposed in or on each of said plurality of moveable objects, wherein said at least one sensor generates orientation and position signals of each of said plurality of moveable objects;
at least one microcontroller disposed in or on each of said plurality of moveable objects, wherein said at least one microcontroller processes the orientation and position signals to generate motion data;
at least one transmission unit disposed in or on each of said plurality of moveable objects, wherein said at least one transmission unit transmits said motion data from each of said plurality of moveable objects;
at least one receiving unit that receives said transmitted motion data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for motion tracking and analysis of a plurality of moveable objects, comprising:
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generating orientation and position signals to measure orientation and position of a plurality of moveable objects with at least one sensor for determining motion parameters disposed in each of said plurality of moveable objects;
processing said and orientation and position signals to generate motion data;
transmitting said motion data in real-time from each of said plurality of moveable objects to a receiving device;
processing and displaying said motion data from said plurality of moveable objects. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for capturing and analyzing body motion of a user, comprising:
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at least one sensor node that generates orientation and position signals;
a motion coupling means that couples said at least one sensor node to body motion of the user;
at least one analysis device coupled to said at least one sensor node that receives said orientation and position signals from said at least sensor node and outputs motion data;
at least one transmission unit coupled to said at least one analysis device that receives said motion data from at least one analysis device and transmits said motion data;
at least one data reception device that receives said motion data transmitted from said at least one transmission unit;
at least one display device that receives an output of said at least one data reception device and graphically displays the body motion of said user. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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