MONITORING SPORTS
First Claim
1. A data acquisition system for use in sporting events which incorporates a) a global position sensor to derive three dimensional positioning data relative to time elapse b) at least one accelerometer to derive acceleration and velocity data in three dimensions c) a microcontroller with a clock to interrogate the global position sensor and to collect the accelerometer data d) a power supply e) communication means for transmission of global position and accelerometer data from the microcontroller to a computer device f) the computer device being programmed to use the global position and accelerometer data to provide accurate and continuous output of parameters such as velocity acceleration and distance traveled.
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Abstract
A data logger for a monitoring sports which includes an accelerometer, a GPS unit to sense position and velocity, a heart rate monitor, a controller programmed to manipulate the data and provide a display of the heart rate, speed, and other sport parameters. The data can be stored or transmitted to a remote computer for use by the coach. The device is useful in football codes, athletics, snow sports and cycling.
45 Citations
8 Claims
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1. A data acquisition system for use in sporting events which incorporates
a) a global position sensor to derive three dimensional positioning data relative to time elapse b) at least one accelerometer to derive acceleration and velocity data in three dimensions c) a microcontroller with a clock to interrogate the global position sensor and to collect the accelerometer data d) a power supply e) communication means for transmission of global position and accelerometer data from the microcontroller to a computer device f) the computer device being programmed to use the global position and accelerometer data to provide accurate and continuous output of parameters such as velocity acceleration and distance traveled.
- 6. A data acquisition system as claimed in claim 6 in the physiological sensor is a heart rate monitor.
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8. A sports data acquisition system which incorporates
a) at least one accelerometer to derive acceleration, and velocity data in three dimensions b) a microcontroller with a clock to collect the accelerometer data c) a power supply d) communication means for transmission of the accelerometer data from the microcontroller to a computer device e) the computer device being programmed to use the accelerometer data to provide accurate and continuous output of parameters such as air time and velocity.
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