SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTELY SENSING AND ASSESSING COLLISION IMPACTS
First Claim
1. A system for remotely detecting a helmet collision on athletic playing field comprising:
- at least one acoustical sensor disposed adjacent an athletic playing field, the acoustical sensor being remotely located from a player on the athletic playing field;
a computing device comprising a processor and a memory, the computing device being remotely located from one or more players participating within the boundary of the playing field, and the processor configured for;
receiving an acoustical signal from the acoustical sensor; and
identifying whether the acoustical signal indicates a collision event of an object with a helmet.
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Abstract
Various implementations provide systems and methods for remotely detecting and assessing collision impacts using one or more acoustical sensors, such as using acoustical sensors to detect helmet collisions on an athletic playing field. For example, at least one acoustical sensor is disposed adjacent an athletic playing field and remotely from the one or more players on the athletic playing field. A processor of a computing device in communication with the acoustical sensor is configured for identifying whether the acoustical signal indicates a collision event occurred between a helmet and another object. The processor may also be configured for identifying a location on the playing field where the collision event occurred and/or identifying one or more characteristics of the acoustical signal to determine the amount of force, the duration, the speed, the acceleration, and/or the location of the collision event on the helmet.
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48 Claims
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1. A system for remotely detecting a helmet collision on athletic playing field comprising:
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at least one acoustical sensor disposed adjacent an athletic playing field, the acoustical sensor being remotely located from a player on the athletic playing field; a computing device comprising a processor and a memory, the computing device being remotely located from one or more players participating within the boundary of the playing field, and the processor configured for; receiving an acoustical signal from the acoustical sensor; and identifying whether the acoustical signal indicates a collision event of an object with a helmet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24)
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7. (canceled)
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20-23. -23. (canceled)
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25-37. -37. (canceled)
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38. A system for correlating a helmet collision event with an acoustical signal signature comprising:
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a helmet and an object for colliding with the helmet; at least one acoustical sensor disposed remotely from the helmet and the object; and a computing device comprising a processor and a memory, the processor configured for; receiving an acoustical signal from the acoustical sensor at a certain time; receiving collision characteristic data associated with the collision of the helmet and the object at the certain time; and associating the acoustical signal at the certain time with the collision characteristic data. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42)
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47. A system for remotely detecting a collision of at least two objects comprising:
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at least one acoustical sensor remotely located from a first object and a second object; a computing device comprising a processor and a memory, the computing device being remotely located from the first and second objects, and the processor configured for; receiving an acoustical signal from the acoustical sensor; and identifying whether the acoustical signal indicates a collision event of the first object with the second object.
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48. (canceled)
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