Golf swing analyzing apparatus and method of analyzing golf swing
First Claim
1. A golf swing analyzing apparatus, comprising:
- a first arithmetic section operating to use an output from a first inertial sensor and an output from a second inertial sensor to calculate a first energy amount, the first inertial sensor being attached to a portion of an upper body of a golfer, the second inertial sensor being attached to a golf club, the first energy amount being generated at the upper body of the golfer;
a second arithmetic section operating to use the output from the first inertial sensor and the output from the second inertial sensor to calculate a second energy amount transferred to the golf club from the upper body of the golfer;
a processing section calculating an energy transferring ratio of energy transferred from the upper body of the golfer to the golf club based on a ratio of the second energy amount to the first energy amount; and
a force calculating section, wherein;
the first energy amount and the second energy amount are calculated using a three-dimensional double pendulum model that includes a first link that corresponds to the portion of the upper body of the golfer, and a second link that corresponds to the golf club,the force calculating section calculates a first inter-joint force acting on the second link using acceleration signals included in the output from the second inertial sensor and a mass of the golf club,the first arithmetic section includes a first integrating section that calculates the first energy amount by integrating a first energy change rate of the first energy amount using angular velocity signals included in the output from the first inertial sensor, andthe second arithmetic section includes a second integrating section that calculates the second energy amount by integrating a second energy change rate of the second energy amount using the first inter-joint force.
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Abstract
An aspect of the invention relates to a golf swing analyzing apparatus, comprising: a first arithmetic section operating to use an output from a first inertial sensor and an output from a second inertial sensor to calculate a first energy amount, the first inertial sensor being attached to a portion of an upper body of a golfer, the second inertial sensor being attached to a golf club, the first energy amount being generated in the upper body of the golfer; a second arithmetic section operating to use the output from the first inertial sensor and the output from the second inertial sensor to calculate a second energy amount transferred to the golf club from the upper body of the golfer; and a processing section calculating an energy transferring ratio of an energy transferred from the upper body of the golfer to the golf club based on a ratio of the second energy amount to the first energy amount.
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11 Claims
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1. A golf swing analyzing apparatus, comprising:
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a first arithmetic section operating to use an output from a first inertial sensor and an output from a second inertial sensor to calculate a first energy amount, the first inertial sensor being attached to a portion of an upper body of a golfer, the second inertial sensor being attached to a golf club, the first energy amount being generated at the upper body of the golfer; a second arithmetic section operating to use the output from the first inertial sensor and the output from the second inertial sensor to calculate a second energy amount transferred to the golf club from the upper body of the golfer; a processing section calculating an energy transferring ratio of energy transferred from the upper body of the golfer to the golf club based on a ratio of the second energy amount to the first energy amount; and a force calculating section, wherein; the first energy amount and the second energy amount are calculated using a three-dimensional double pendulum model that includes a first link that corresponds to the portion of the upper body of the golfer, and a second link that corresponds to the golf club, the force calculating section calculates a first inter-joint force acting on the second link using acceleration signals included in the output from the second inertial sensor and a mass of the golf club, the first arithmetic section includes a first integrating section that calculates the first energy amount by integrating a first energy change rate of the first energy amount using angular velocity signals included in the output from the first inertial sensor, and the second arithmetic section includes a second integrating section that calculates the second energy amount by integrating a second energy change rate of the second energy amount using the first inter-joint force. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of analyzing golf swings, comprising:
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calculating a first energy amount generated in an upper body of a golfer based on a three-dimensional double pendulum model, an output from a first inertial sensor, and an output from a second inertial sensor, wherein the first inertial sensor is attached to a portion of the upper body of the golfer, the second inertial sensor is attached to a golf club, the three-dimensional double pendulum model includes a first link that corresponds to the portion of the upper body of the golfer, and a second link that corresponds to the golf club; calculating a second energy amount transferred to the golf club from the upper body of the golfer, wherein the second energy amount is calculated based on the output from the first inertial sensor and the output from the second inertial sensor; calculating an energy transferring ratio of an energy transferred from the upper body of the golfer to the golf club based on a ratio of the second energy amount to the first energy amount, calculating a first inter-joint force acting on the second link using acceleration signals included in the output from the second inertial sensor and mass of the golf club, wherein; the calculating of the first energy amount further comprises integrating a first energy change rate of the first energy amount using angular velocity signals included in the output from the first inertial sensor, and the calculating of the second energy amount further comprises integrating a second energy change rate of the second energy amount using the first inter-joint force. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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