Apparatus and method for analyzing a golf swing
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1. An apparatus for measuring or analysing a golf swing, comprising:
- a processor,a detection means operable to detect ground-reaction forces, and including a plurality of sensors and one or more force plates or pressure pads having a standing surface,characterised in thata) the plurality of sensors are positioned under the standing surface at different locations, and the detection means is operable to detect load responses to the standing surface and not deformation responses to the standing surface;
b) information is separately, and not collectively, received from the plurality of sensors, and after being received, some information from some of the plurality of sensors is processed separately from some information from other of the plurality of sensors, and the processor is operable to determine center-of-pressure information by separately receiving and processing information from the plurality of sensors that are positioned under the standing surface at different locations;
c) the apparatus includes an artificial intelligence and the processor includes an early-processing program, and information from the plurality of sensors or the detection means, after being received, is processable by the early-processing program into data which better characterises the swing, before being received by the artificial intelligence; and
d) the artificial intelligence is operable to receive and process information from the early-processing program.
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Abstract
This invention is an apparatus and method for measuring or analyzing a golf swing. Measurement or analysis is made relative to energy generation and transfer through a player'"'"'s body and club. The measurement or analysis data is principally obtained from the player'"'"'s ground-reaction forces. Processed signals are analyzed with an artificial intelligence system. Ground-reaction forces relate to reaction forces which occur between a standing surface and the player'"'"'s feet. The apparatus and method measures or analyses a golf swing in an automatic manner or in an automatic and interactive manner.
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27 Claims
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1. An apparatus for measuring or analysing a golf swing, comprising:
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a processor, a detection means operable to detect ground-reaction forces, and including a plurality of sensors and one or more force plates or pressure pads having a standing surface, characterised in that a) the plurality of sensors are positioned under the standing surface at different locations, and the detection means is operable to detect load responses to the standing surface and not deformation responses to the standing surface; b) information is separately, and not collectively, received from the plurality of sensors, and after being received, some information from some of the plurality of sensors is processed separately from some information from other of the plurality of sensors, and the processor is operable to determine center-of-pressure information by separately receiving and processing information from the plurality of sensors that are positioned under the standing surface at different locations; c) the apparatus includes an artificial intelligence and the processor includes an early-processing program, and information from the plurality of sensors or the detection means, after being received, is processable by the early-processing program into data which better characterises the swing, before being received by the artificial intelligence; and d) the artificial intelligence is operable to receive and process information from the early-processing program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for measuring or analysing a golf swing using ground-reaction forces, including the step of obtaining ground-reaction force information during the swing, characterized by the steps of:
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a) obtaining ground-reaction force information as load response information, and not deformation response information; b) receiving the obtained information separately and not collectively, and processing some of the received information separately from other received information, and determining center-of-pressure information by separately receiving and processing information from separately obtained ground-reaction force information; c) processing the received information into data which better characterizes the swing; and d) receiving and processing the processed data by artificial intelligence. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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