Golf swing analysis system
First Claim
1. A motion analysis system for analyzing the motion of an individual, said system comprising:
- a control surface having one or more control areas, each control area corresponding to a predetermined instruction;
a piece of sports equipment to be held by an individual;
a sensor for detecting the position of said piece if sports equipment and producing a signal representative of said position;
an analyzer for receiving said signal from said sensor, wherein when said piece of sports equipment is positioned at one of said control areas on said control surface said analyzer performs said predetermined instruction corresponding to said control area that said piece of sports equipment is positioned.
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a motion analysis system for analyzing the motion of an individual. The system has a control surface having one or more control areas, each control area corresponding to a predetermined instruction. An object is then held by an individual for use with the control surface. The system has a sensor for detecting the position of the object and producing a signal representative of the position. An analyzer then receives the signal from the sensor, wherein when the object is positioned at one of the control areas on the control surface the analyzer performs the predetermined instruction corresponding to the control area that the object is positioned.
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85 Claims
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1. A motion analysis system for analyzing the motion of an individual, said system comprising:
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a control surface having one or more control areas, each control area corresponding to a predetermined instruction; a piece of sports equipment to be held by an individual; a sensor for detecting the position of said piece if sports equipment and producing a signal representative of said position; an analyzer for receiving said signal from said sensor, wherein when said piece of sports equipment is positioned at one of said control areas on said control surface said analyzer performs said predetermined instruction corresponding to said control area that said piece of sports equipment is positioned. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A motion analysis system for analyzing the motion of an individual, said system comprising:
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a control surface having one or more control areas, each control area corresponding to a predetermined instruction; an object to be held by an individual; a sensor attached to said object for detecting the position of said object and producing a signal representative of said position; an analyzer for receiving said signal from said sensor, wherein when said object is positioned at one of said control areas on said control surface said analyzer performs said predetermined instruction corresponding to said control area that said object is positioned; and wherein said sensor is attached to a base having a pair of prongs that define a space that receives a handle of said object. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A motion analysis system for analyzing the motion of a piece of sports equipment, said system comprising:
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a first sensor device attached to a piece of sports equipment for detecting the three-dimensional position and three-dimensional orientation of said piece of sports equipment and producing a signal representative of said position and orientation; an analyzer for receiving said signal from said first sensor, wherein said analyzer calculates the three-dimensional position and the three-dimensional orientation of said piece of sports equipment based upon said received signal. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A motion analysis system for analyzing the motion of a piece of sports equipment, said system comprising:
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a first sensor device attached to a piece of sports equipment for detecting the position and orientation of said piece of sports equipment and producing a signal representative of said position and orientation; a second sensor device attached to an individual for detecting the position and orientation of said individual and producing a second signal representative of said position and orientation of said individual; an analyzer for receiving said signals from said first sensor device and said second sensor device, wherein said analyzer calculates the position and orientation of said piece of sports equipment and said individual based upon said received first and second signals. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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41. A golf swing analysis system for analyzing the swing of a golf club by an individual, said system comprising:
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a golf club to be swung by an individual, said golf club having a handle, a shaft and a clubhead; a sensor for detecting the position of said golf club and producing a signal representative of said position; a display having one or more control areas, each control area corresponding to a predetermined instruction; an analyzer for receiving said signal from said sensor and generating a cursor on said display corresponding to the position of said clubhead, wherein when said cursor is positioned at one of said control areas on said display said analyzer performs said predetermined instruction corresponding to said control area that said cursor is positioned. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 50, 51, 52)
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- 47. The golf swing analysis system of club 46, wherein said sensor is attached to a base having a pair of prongs that define a space that receives said handle of said golf club.
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53. A motion analysis system for analyzing the motion of a piece of sports equipment, said system comprising:
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a piece of sports equipment to be handled by an individual; a radiation source that emits radiation; a sensor attached to said piece of sports equipment for detecting the position of said piece of sports equipment, wherein said sensor receives said radiation and produces a signal representative of said position; a display having one or more control areas, each control area corresponding to a predetermined instruction; an analyzer for receiving said signal from said sensor and generating a cursor on said display corresponding to the position of said piece of sports equipment, wherein when said cursor is positioned at one of said control areas on said display said analyzer performs said predetermined instruction corresponding to said control area that said cursor is positioned. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A motion analysis system for analyzing the motion of a piece of sports equipment, said system comprising:
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a piece of sports equipment to be handled by an individual; a radiation source that emits radiation; a sensor attached to said piece of sports equipment for detecting the position of said piece of sports equipment, wherein said sensor receives said radiation and produces a signal representative of said position; a display having one or more control areas, each control area corresponding to a predetermined instruction; an analyzer comprising; a memory that stores positions that correspond to said one or more control areas; a processor that calculates the position of said cursor from said signal received from said sensor; and a comparator that compares said calculated cursor position with said stored positions that correspond to said one or more control areas, wherein said analyzer performs the predetermined instruction corresponding to the control area that has a stored position that matches said calculated position of said cursor; wherein said analyzer receives said signal from said sensor and generating a cursor on said display corresponding to the position of said object, wherein when said cursor is positioned at one of said control areas on said display said analyzer performs said predetermined instruction corresponding to said control area that said cursor is positioned.
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62. A motion analysis system for analyzing the motion of an individual, said system comprising:
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a radiation source that emits radiation; a first sensor attached to a part of said individual for receiving a portion of said radiation emitted from said radiation source and producing a first signal representative of said position of said part; a second sensor attached to an object for receiving a second portion of said radiation emitted from said radiation source and producing a second signal representative of said position of said object; an analyzer for receiving said first signal from said first sensor and computing the three dimensional position of said part of said individual, said analyzer receives said second signal from said second sensor and computing the three dimensional position of said object; a display for showing the position of the part and object based upon the computed three dimensional positions of said part and said object, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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77. A motion analysis system for analyzing the motion of an individual, said system comprising:
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a radiation source that emits radiation; a first sensor attached to a first part of said individual for receiving a portion of said radiation emitted from said radiation source and producing a first signal representative of said position of said first part; a second sensor attached to a second part of said individual for receiving a second portion of said radiation emitted from said radiation source and producing a second signal representative of said position of said second part; a memory storing model positions of said first and second parts; an analyzer for receiving said first signal from said first sensor and computing the three dimensional position of said first part of said individual, said analyzer receives said second signal from said second sensor and computing the three dimensional position of said second part of said individual; said analyzer calculating a vector from said model position of said first part to the model position of the second part; said analyzer applying said vector to the calculated position of said first part to determine a preferred position of said second part; a comparator for comparing whether the preferred position is within a predetermined tolerance of the calculated three dimensional position of said second part; and a display for showing the position of the first and second parts based upon the computed three dimensional positions of said first and second parts, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85)
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