MOTION ANALYSIS DEVICE AND MOTION ANALYSIS METHOD

• US 20120179418A1
• Filed: 01/10/2012
• Published: 07/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: NOMURA, Kazuo, TAKASUGI, Toshiyasu, SATO, Masatoshi
• Granted Patent: US 9,026,398 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/151
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/34 Angular speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/833 Sensors arranged on the exercise apparatus or sports implement
• 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 69/36 for golf
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 21/22 for measuring angles or tapers; for testing the alignment of axes
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 3/20 by applying steady bending forces G01N3/26, G01N3/28 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 3/22 by applying steady torsional forces G01N3/26, G01N3/28 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 3/00 Measuring linear or angular speed; Measuring differences of linear or angular speeds G01P5/00 - G01P11/00 take precedence; direction and speed indication G01P13/045; counting mechanisms G06M

Abstract

A motion analysis device includes two posture angle sensors attached to a measurement object at locations distant from each other, a data acquisition section, a posture angle correction section, and a deformation amount calculation section. The data acquisition section acquires data of a first posture angle and a second posture angle respectively detected by the posture angle sensors. The posture angle correction section corrects a difference between the first posture angle and the second posture angle after starting a motion of the measurement object in accordance with a difference between the first posture angle and the second posture angle before starting the motion of the measurement object. The deformation amount calculation section calculates a deformation amount of the measurement object based on a difference between the first posture angle and the second posture angle corrected by the posture angle correction section.

Claims

1. A motion analysis device comprising:

a first posture angle sensor attached to a measurement object, and adapted to detect a first posture angle;

a second posture angle sensor attached to the measurement object at a location distant from the first posture angle sensor, and adapted to detect a second posture angle;

a data acquisition section adapted to acquire data of the first posture angle and the second posture angle;

a posture angle correction section adapted to correct a difference between the first posture angle and the second posture angle after starting a motion of the measurement object in accordance with a difference between the first posture angle and the second posture angle before starting the motion of the measurement object; and

a deformation amount calculation section adapted to calculate a deformation amount of the measurement object based on a difference between the first posture angle and the second posture angle corrected by the posture angle correction section.

2. The motion analysis device according to claim 1, wherein

the posture angle correction section performs the correction by subtracting the difference between the first posture angle and the second posture angle before starting the motion of the measurement object from the difference between the first posture angle and the second posture angle after starting the motion of the measurement object.

5. The motion analysis device according to claim 1, wherein

the measurement object is a golf club.

7. The motion analysis device according to claim 5, wherein

the first posture angle sensor is attached to one of a grip section and a shaft section of the golf club, and

the second posture angle sensor is attached to a head section of the golf club.

3. A motion analysis device comprising:

a first posture angle sensor attached to a measurement object, and adapted to detect a first angular velocity and a first posture angle;

a second posture angle sensor attached to the measurement object at a location distant from the first posture angle sensor, and adapted to detect a second angular velocity and a second posture angle;

a data acquisition section adapted to acquire data of the first posture angle, the first angular velocity, the second posture angle, and the second angular velocity;

an angular velocity correction section adapted to correct a difference between the first angular velocity and the second angular velocity in accordance with a difference between the first posture angle and the second posture angle; and

a deformation amount calculation section adapted to calculate a deformation amount of the measurement object by integrating the difference between the first angular velocity and the second angular velocity corrected by the angular velocity correction section.

4. The motion analysis device according to claim 3, wherein

the angular velocity correction section corrects the difference between the first angular velocity and the second angular velocity by converting one of the first angular velocity and the second angular velocity into an angular velocity with respect to a detection axis of the other of the first angular velocity and the second angular velocity in accordance with the difference between the first posture angle and the second posture angle, and calculating a difference between the first angular velocity and the second angular velocity the one of which is converted.

6. The motion analysis device according to claim 3, wherein

the measurement object is a golf club.

8. The motion analysis device according to claim 6, wherein

the first posture angle sensor is attached to one of a grip section and a shaft section of the golf club, and

the second posture angle sensor is attached to a head section of the golf club.

9. A motion analysis method of a measurement object, comprising:

attaching a first posture angle sensor adapted to detect a first posture angle and a second posture angle sensor adapted to detect a second posture angle to the measurement object at locations distant from each other;

acquiring data of the first posture angle and the second posture angle;

correcting a difference between the first posture angle and the second posture angle after starting a motion of the measurement object in accordance with a difference between the first posture angle and the second posture angle before starting the motion of the measurement object; and

calculating a deformation amount of the measurement object based on a difference between the first posture angle and the second posture angle corrected in the correcting.

10. A motion analysis method of a measurement object, comprising:

attaching a first posture angle sensor adapted to detect a first angular velocity and a first posture angle and a second posture angle sensor adapted to detect a second angular velocity and a second posture angle to the measurement object at locations distant from each other;

acquiring data of the first posture angle, the first angular velocity, the second posture angle, and the second angular velocity;

correcting a difference between the first angular velocity and the second angular velocity in accordance with a difference between the first posture angle and the second posture angle; and

calculating a deformation amount of the measurement object by integrating the difference between the first angular velocity and the second angular velocity corrected in the correcting.