System and Method for Supporting an Exercise Movement

• US 20140330410A1
• Filed: 09/20/2011
• Published: 11/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forsching E.V.
• Original Assignee: Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg
• Inventors: Lochmann, Matthias
• Granted Patent: US 10,552,669 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/91
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/112 Gait analysis
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0021 Tracking a path or terminating locations
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/19 Sporting applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0009 Transmission of position information to remote stations involving assistance data G01S5/0236
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2218/00 Aspects of pattern recognition specially adapted for signal processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/23 Recognition of whole body movements, e.g. for sport training
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

The invention relates to a system for supporting an exercise movement, comprising an object, a detection device (101) for detecting an actual position of the object, a determination device (103) for determining a desired position of the object, and a display device (105) for displaying information on the desired position if the actual position and the desired position are different from each other.

Claims

1. A system for supporting a movement exercise with an object, comprising:

a detection apparatus for detecting an actual position of the object;

a determination apparatus for determining an intended position of the object; and

an indication apparatus for indicating information relating to the intended position if the actual position differs from the intended position.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the object is embodied to emit a position signal, and wherein the detection apparatus is embodied to receive the position signal and determine the actual position of the object based upon the received position signal.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the detection apparatus (101) is embodied to receive a reflection signal, reflected at the object and determine the actual position of the object based upon the reflected reflection signal.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the detection apparatus is embodied to emit a transmission signal in order to produce the reflection signal.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the determination apparatus is embodied to determine a predetermined position of the object as the intended position.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the object is a ball and wherein the determination apparatus is embodied to determine a sensor area of a sensor wall as the intended position.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the determination apparatus is embodied to determine the intended position as a function of the actual position of the object.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the determination apparatus is embodied to determine at least one of (i) the intended position as a function of the actual position of the object and a geometric characteristic of an area within which the object can be moved, and (ii) the intended position as a function of the actual position of the object in relation to a geometric characteristic of a pitch.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the determination apparatus is embodied to determine the intended position based upon a rule.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the determination apparatus is embodied to determine the intended position as a sequence of successive auxiliary positions.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the detection apparatus is embodied to determine a further actual position of a further object and wherein the determination apparatus is embodied to determine the intended position of the object as a function of the further actual position.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the determination apparatus is embodied to determine the intended position based upon a predetermined rule which links the intended position to an actual position.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the object and the further object are skis.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the detection apparatus is embodied to determine a plurality of further actual positions of a plurality of further objects and wherein the determination apparatus is embodied to determine the intended position of the object as a function of the plurality of the further actual positions.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the determination apparatus is embodied to determine a centroid of the further actual positions and determine the intended position as a function of the centroid.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the determination apparatus is embodied to determine the intended position as a function of the geometric centroid based upon a predetermined rule which links intended positions to geometric centroids.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the indication apparatus is embodied to indicate the intended position itself as at least one of (i) information relating to the intended position, (ii) information relating to the positioning of the intended position with respect to positioning of the object and (iii) as information relating to a difference between the actual position and the intended position.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the indication apparatus is embodied to indicate the information relating to the intended position by at least one of acoustic, optical, acousto-optical, tactile, vibration, and pressure.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the object is at least one of a match ball and a puck, the indication apparatus comprises a sensor wall for detecting an object impinging on the sensor wall and wherein the indication apparatus is embodied to indicate an area of the sensor wall as information relating to the intended position by at least one of a visual accentuation, a luminous, illuminated area, and acoustic accentuation.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the indication apparatus comprises at least one of a visor and a projection apparatus, and wherein the indication apparatus is embodied to indicate the information relating to the intended position on at least one of the visor and projection onto a projection area by the projection apparatus.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the visor is a visor of a skiing helmet and wherein the indication apparatus is embodied to indicate the information relating to the intended position with respect to at least one of the actual position and at least one of the skis in respect of the other ski on the visor.

22. The system of claim 20, wherein the object is at least one of a vehicle and a motor vehicle, and wherein the indication apparatus is embodied to indicate the information relating to the intended position as at least one of an ideal vehicle line on a visor of a helmet and as projection on a windscreen.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein the object is at least one foot of a user and the indication apparatus is embodied to indicate the information relating to the intended position of at least one of the feet onto an area of ground, on which the user can be positioned.

24. The system of claim 1, wherein the indication apparatus is embodied to indicate the information relating to the intended position on an electronic display.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the indication apparatus is embodied to actuate the display of a smartphone for indicating the information relating to the intended position.

26. The system of claim 1, wherein the indication apparatus is embodied to project the information relating to the intended position onto a pitch by a light.

27. The system of claim 1, wherein the determination apparatus is embodied to determine the intended position as a function of a body parameter.

28. The system as of claim 1, wherein the indication apparatus is embodied to indicate the information relating to the intended position as a function of a body parameter.

29. The system of claim 1, wherein the object is a piece of playing equipment.

30. The system of claim 1, wherein the object is a user.

31. The system of claim 1, wherein the object is the head of a user, wherein the detection apparatus is embodied to detect a plurality of position signals indicating a head position, wherein the determination apparatus is embodied to determine a transversal plane of the head as the actual position of the head and wherein the indication apparatus is embodied to indicate information relating to the intended position situated in the transversal plane by at least one of acoustic, optical, and tactile means.

32. The system of claim 31, wherein the determination apparatus comprises a plurality of position sensors arranged on the head of a user, for determining the position and outputting position signals, and a plurality of luminous elements for indicating the information relating to a rotational direction of the head in the transversal plane.

33. The system of claim 1, wherein the determination apparatus comprises at least one position determination apparatus for detecting the actual position.

34. The system of claim 1 further comprises an object provider for providing the object.

35. The system of claim 1 comprises a plurality of detection apparatuses for detecting the actual position.

36. A method for supporting a movement exercise with an object, comprising:

detecting an actual position of the object;

determining an intended position of the object; and

indicating information relating to the intended position if the actual position differs from the intended position.