APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING THE MOTION OF A BODY
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1. An apparatus for analyzing movement of equipment, said apparatus comprising:
- an inertial measurement unit continuously measuring six rigid body degrees of freedom of the equipment and outputting data representative thereof, said inertial measurement unit having a planar substrate define a single common plane, said inertial measurement unit further comprising at least one angular rate gyro and at least one accelerometer sufficient to measure said six rigid body degrees of freedom and each being mounted on said single common plane; and
a communication device transmitting said data.
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Abstract
An apparatus for analyzing movement of equipment includes an inertial measurement unit continuously measuring six rigid body degrees of freedom of the equipment and outputting data representative thereof, wherein the inertial measurement unit includes a planar substrate defining a single common plane (either rigid or flexible). The inertial measurement unit further includes at least one angular rate gyro and at least one accelerometer sufficient to measure the six rigid body degrees of freedom and each being mounted on the single common plane. The apparatus further includes a communication device transmitting the data.
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1. An apparatus for analyzing movement of equipment, said apparatus comprising:
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an inertial measurement unit continuously measuring six rigid body degrees of freedom of the equipment and outputting data representative thereof, said inertial measurement unit having a planar substrate define a single common plane, said inertial measurement unit further comprising at least one angular rate gyro and at least one accelerometer sufficient to measure said six rigid body degrees of freedom and each being mounted on said single common plane; and a communication device transmitting said data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A sporting apparatus comprising:
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a sports device; an inertial measurement unit continuously measuring six rigid body degrees of freedom of said sports device and outputting data representative thereof, said inertial measurement unit having a planar substrate define a single common plane, said inertial measurement unit further comprising at least one angular rate gyro and at least one accelerometer sufficient to measure said six rigid body degrees of freedom and each being mounted on said single common plane; and a communication device transmitting said data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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