System, Method And Apparatus For Capturing And Training A Swing Movement Of A Club

• US 20140179455A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 06/26/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Applejack 199, L.P.
• Original Assignee: Applejack 199, L.P.
• Inventors: Groot, John, Richter, Uwe, Huo, Xiping, Koo, Ann, Maltsev, Nikolai, Lau, Louis
• Granted Patent: US 9,272,199 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/223
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0009 Computerised real time comparison with previous movements or motion sequences of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0012 Comparing movements or motion sequences with a registered reference
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0015 Comparing movements or motion sequences with computerised simulations of movements or motion sequences, e.g. for generating an ideal template as reference to be achieved by the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/24 Angular displacement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/34 Angular speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/44 Angular acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/62 Time or time measurement used for time reference, time stamp, master time or clock signal
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/806 Video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• 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 60/46 Measurement devices associated with golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like for measuring physical parameters relating to sporting activity, e.g. baseball bats with impact indicators or bracelets for measuring the golf swing
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/36 for golf
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3632 Clubs or attachments on clubs, e.g. for measuring, aligning A63B69/3614 takes precedence; clubs for swinging exercises in general A63B15/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/21 characterised by their sensors, purposes or types
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/211 using inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/212 using sensors worn by the player, e.g. for measuring heart beat or leg activity
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01P 15/18 in two or more dimensions
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 : Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 : Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication

Abstract

A system, method and apparatus for training a swing movement of a club includes storing a desired swing data in a measuring device, capturing a training swing data in the measuring device, comparing the training swing data to the desired swing data to determine a set of differential data, outputting a signal to a user corresponding to the set of differential data.

Claims

1. The measuring device to capture a swing movement of a club, comprising:

a first three dimensional accelerometer to capture a first two-dimensional vector of acceleration within a first range of acceleration;

a second three dimensional accelerometer to capture a second two-dimensional vector of acceleration within a second range of acceleration different from the first range of acceleration;

a first angle sensor to capture of a first rotation angle, a second rotation angle and a third rotation angle, the first rotation angle corresponding to the first two-dimensional vector of acceleration around a z-axis, where the z-axis is substantially normal to the two-dimensional vector of acceleration, the second angle of rotation corresponding to a one-dimensional acceleration vector to a y-axis, the y-axis is essentially perpendicular to the one-dimensional acceleration vector.

2. The measuring device according to claim 1, the first angle sensor capable of detecting an angular velocity of the club.

3. The measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the first angle sensor is sensitive in a range from 50 to 2000 deg/s.

4. The measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the first range of acceleration is between about 0 g to about 15 g.

5. The measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the range of acceleration of between about 5 g to about 250 g.

6. The measuring device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first three dimensional accelerometer, the second three dimensional accelerometer and the first angle sensor are micro electro-mechanical systems.

7. The measuring device of claim 1, further comprising a time measuring means capable of measuring a time during the swing movement.

8. The measuring device of claim 1, further comprising a computation means including logic on a computer readable medium for converting a set of raw data captured from the first three dimensional accelerometer, the second three dimensional accelerometer and the first angle sensor into formatted data that includes an orientation, a maximum acceleration, a duration of individual phases of the swing movement, a force distribution and a plurality of accelerations during the corresponding plurality of individual phases of the swing movement and a swing path.

9. The measuring device of claim 8, wherein the computation means has an interface, to transmit the processed or raw data to an external data processing systems.

10. The measuring device of claim 9, further comprising a wireless data link from the interface to the external data processing system.

11. The measuring device of claim 9, wherein the external data processing system includes a video camera capable of capturing video of the swing movement.

12. The measuring device of claim 9, wherein the external data processing system includes a data link to a remote internet server.

14. The measuring device of claim 8, further comprising a control panel with which a user can select which processed data are produced by the computation means.

15. Measuring device of claim 1, further comprising a signaling device capable of outputting a signal to a user based on the raw and/or processed data or the data.

13. The measuring device of 12, wherein the remote internet server is capable of providing additional processing of the captured data.

16. A method of training a swing movement of a club comprising:

storing a desired swing data in a measuring device;

capturing a training swing data in the measuring device;

comparing the training swing data to the desired swing data to determine a set of differential data;

outputting a signal to a user corresponding to the set of differential data.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein comparing the training swing data to the desired swing data includes scaling the training swing to a corresponding scale of the desired swing data.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein an amplitude of the output signal correlates to at least one differential data value.

19. Measuring device to capture a swing movement of a club, comprising:

at least a two dimensional accelerometer to capture a two-dimensional vector of Acceleration;

at least a single-dimensional accelerometer to capture a one-dimensional acceleration vector, where at least a one-dimensional accelerometer is arranged to at least a two dimensional accelerometer, that the captured one-dimensional acceleration vector is essentially orthogonal to a two-dimensional acceleration vector captured by at least one two-dimensional acceleration sensor;

a first angle of rotation sensor for the capture of the first rotation angle of the two-dimensional vector of acceleration around a z-axis, where the first angle of rotation sensor is arranged to at least one two-dimensional accelerometer, so that the z-axis is substantially normal to the two-dimensional vector of acceleration, marked by a second angle of rotation sensor to collect a second angle of rotation of the one-dimensional acceleration vector to a y-axis, where the second angle of rotation sensor is arranged to at least one one-dimensional accelerometer, so that the y-axis is essentially perpendicular to the one-dimensional acceleration vector.