TRAINING APPARATUS AND METHOD BASED ON MOTION CONTENT

• US 20110006926A1
• Filed: 01/19/2009
• Published: 01/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: Eum, Nak-Woong, Kang, Tae-Wook, Park, Ki-Hyuk, Shim, Jae-Hoon, Kang, Sung-Weon, Park, Hyung-Il, Lim, In-Gi, Kim, Jung-Bun, Hwang, Jung-Hwan, Hyoung, Chang-Hee, Kim, Jin-kyung, Myoung, Hey-Jin, Kim, Kyung-Soo, Kim, Sung-Eun
• Application Number:
  US12/922,751
• Publication Number:
  US 20110006926A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 341/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1116 Determining posture transitions
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1127 using markers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7455 characterised by tactile indication, e.g. vibration or electrical stimulation
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0012 Comparing movements or motion sequences with a registered reference
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0655 Tactile feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/803 Motion sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/836 Sensors arranged on the body of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/02 Testing, calibrating or measuring of equipment
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0003 Analysing the course of a movement or motion sequences during an exercise or trainings sequence, e.g. swing for golf or tennis
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0006 Computerised comparison for qualitative assessment of motion sequences or the course of a movement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/00 Training appliances or apparatus for special sports training of parachutists B64D23/00

Abstract

A training apparatus based on motion content includes a plurality of motion detecting sensors (11 a . . . 11 n) dispersedly arranged in a body of a user to obtain position information signals of respective body parts of the user, a motion controller (20) analyzing the position information signals to detect a user motion, and comparing the detected motion with a reference motion provided from motion contents to generate a motion calibration signal for training of a motion calibration, and a plurality of motion calibrating sensors (12a . . . 12n) dispersedly arranged in the body to stimulate the body part of the user according to the motion calibration signal and calibrate the user motion, and consequently can provide a training service for continual motions and increase a motion calibration effect.

Claims

1. A training apparatus based on motion content, comprising:

a plurality of motion detecting sensors dispersedly arranged in a body of a user to obtain position information signals of respective body parts of the user;

a motion controller analyzing the position information signals to detect a user motion, and comparing the detected motion with a reference motion provided from motion contents to generate a motion calibration signal for training of a motion calibration; and

a plurality of motion calibrating sensors dispersedly arranged in the body to stimulate the body part of the user according to the motion calibration signal and calibrate the user motion.

2. The training apparatus of claim 1, wherein the motion controller comprises:

a signal interface interfacing a signal transceived between the motion detecting sensors, the motion calibrating sensors and the motion controller;

a current motion analyzer analyzing the position information signal obtained through the motion detecting sensor to detect the user motion;

a motion comparator comparing the user motion with the reference motion provided from the motion contents;

a motion error calculator calculating a motion error which is a difference between the user motion and the reference motion; and

a motion calibration signal generator generating the motion calibration signal for training a motion calibration based on the motion error.

3. The training apparatus of claim 2, wherein the motion controller further comprises a motion content storage storing the motion contents.

4. The training apparatus of claim 2, wherein the motion calibration signal comprises information of a body part where the motion error occurs, an error direction and an error degree.

5. The training apparatus of claim 4, wherein the motion calibrating sensor varies a stimulation direction and stimulation degree of the body part of the user according to the motion calibration signal.

6. A training method based on motion content, comprising:

obtaining a position value by body part of a user to sense a user motion;

comparing a reference motion provided from motion contents with the user motion to calculate a motion error; and

stimulating a feeling of the body part of the user where the motion error occurs to train a motion calibration.

7. The training method of claim 6, wherein the sensing of the user motion comprises:

obtaining the position value by body part of the user through a plurality of motion detecting sensors which are dispersedly arranged in the body of the user; and

analyzing the position value by body part of the user to detect the user motion.

8. The training method of claim 6, wherein the calculating of the motion error comprises comparing the reference motion provided from the motion contents with the user motion to detect a body part where the motion error occurs, an error direction and an error degree.

9. The training method of claim 8, wherein the stimulating of the feeling comprises varying a stimulation direction and stimulation degree of a body part where the motion error occurs through a plurality of motion calibrating sensors which are dispersedly arranged in the body of the user.