Real time control of ski parameters—method and apparatus
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1. A system for real time measurements of a selected user motion and changes of the selected user ski equipment dynamic parameters and to provide feedback to the selected user or to the selected user ski equipment comprising:
- a multiplicity of Microelectromechanical (MEMS) sensors, embedded into or attached to the selected user ski equipment or ski slope equipment;
a smart-phone application for data collection, analysis and control comprising;
a first radio interface for receiving first information from the MEMS sensors and transmitting third information to the MEMS actuators or to the selected user;
a second radio interface for receiving a second information from the smart-phone GPS receiver;
a third radio interface for transmitting the first information and the second information to a remote computer server and for receiving the third information from the remote computer server;
and wherein the first information comprises instantaneous measurements of the selected user motion vectors, and wherein the second information comprises GPS coordinates of the selected user current location, and wherein the first information is analyzed by the smart-phone application and results of said analysis, together with the second information, is transmitted to the remote computer server, and wherein based on the second information, the remote computer server generates map of the selected user current location and presents said map and analysis of the selected user motion and changes of the selected user ski equipment dynamic parameters to a remote user, and wherein the remote user sends corrective feedback as the third information to the selected user or to the selected user ski equipment.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for measurements of motion and dynamic parameters of ski and to provide real-time corrective feedback to the user or to the ski consisting of Microelectromechanical (MEMS) sensors and actuators embedded in the ski equipment in communication with control system residing in user'"'"'s smart-phone.
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1. A system for real time measurements of a selected user motion and changes of the selected user ski equipment dynamic parameters and to provide feedback to the selected user or to the selected user ski equipment comprising:
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a multiplicity of Microelectromechanical (MEMS) sensors, embedded into or attached to the selected user ski equipment or ski slope equipment; a smart-phone application for data collection, analysis and control comprising; a first radio interface for receiving first information from the MEMS sensors and transmitting third information to the MEMS actuators or to the selected user; a second radio interface for receiving a second information from the smart-phone GPS receiver; a third radio interface for transmitting the first information and the second information to a remote computer server and for receiving the third information from the remote computer server; and wherein the first information comprises instantaneous measurements of the selected user motion vectors, and wherein the second information comprises GPS coordinates of the selected user current location, and wherein the first information is analyzed by the smart-phone application and results of said analysis, together with the second information, is transmitted to the remote computer server, and wherein based on the second information, the remote computer server generates map of the selected user current location and presents said map and analysis of the selected user motion and changes of the selected user ski equipment dynamic parameters to a remote user, and wherein the remote user sends corrective feedback as the third information to the selected user or to the selected user ski equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method providing corrective feedback to a selected user or to the selected user ski equipment based on real time measurements of the selected user motion and changes of the selected user ski equipment dynamic parameters comprising:
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obtaining the selected user motion information measurements; obtaining measurement of change of the selected user ski equipment dynamic parameters; obtaining GPS coordinates of the selected user current location; processing the selected user motion information and changes of the selected user ski equipment dynamic parameters; processing of the selected user GPS coordinates to obtain 3D map of the selected user current location; providing visual and numerical results of the selected user motion and changes in dynamic parameters of the selected user ski equipment in relation to 3D map of the selected user current location to a remote user; and providing corrective instructions to the selected user, wherein the selected user motion information and changes of the selected user ski equipment dynamic parameters are analyzed and the numerical results of said analysis overlaid on 3D map of the selected user current location, and wherein said overlaid combined information is used by the remote user to provide corrective feedback to the selected user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer accessible memory medium for storing program instructions pertaining to system for real time measurements of a selected user motion and changes of the selected user ski equipment dynamic parameters and providing feedback to the selected user or to the selected user ski equipment, wherein the program instructions execute all of the following:
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establish and maintain communication with MEMS sensors and actuators embedded in the selected user ski equipment using the selected user'"'"'s smart-phone first radio interface; establish and maintain communication with GPS receiver to obtain coordinates of the selected user current location using the selected user'"'"'s smart-phone second radio interface; establish and maintain communication with a remote computer server using the selected user'"'"'s smart-phone third radio interface; retrieve the selected user ski equipment motion information from MEMS sensors, analyze said motion information to obtain ski equipment orientation in a 3D coordinates space and changes in the ski equipment dynamic parameters; transmit analysis of the selected user ski equipment and current location GPS coordinates to the remote computer server; process GPS coordinates to obtain a 3D map of the selected user current location, overlay results of analysis of ski motion on said 3D map and present the results for visual analysis to a remote user; and transmit the remote user corrective feedback information to the selected user or to the selected user ski equipment.
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