System for analysing athletic movement
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1. A system, comprising:
- a sensing sub-system, comprising;
at least one sensor for sensing an aspect of an athletic movement for an athlete, wherein the aspect of the athletic movement varies as a function of time during the athletic movement to generate an analog sensor signal; and
an analog-to-digital converter coupled to the at least one sensor, the analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the analog sensor signal into a first digital sensor signal and to communicate the first digital sensor signal to an analytical sub-system; and
the analytical sub-system comprising;
one or more processors;
a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;
extract a plurality of portions of the first digital sensor signal upon receipt, the plurality of extracted portions including;
a load phase measurement comprising an average eccentric rate of force development during the athletic movement;
an explode phase measurement comprising an average relative concentric force during the athletic movement divided by a weight of the athlete; and
a drive phase measurement comprising a concentric relative impulse during the athletic movement;
store the plurality of extracted portions to a mass storage device as an athletic signature associated with the athlete; and
generate, by the one or more processors, a profile of the athlete based on the stored athletic signature of the athlete, wherein the profile of the athlete is expressed as at least one of a plurality of profile parameters, including suitability for a given sport, proneness to injury, and suitability for particular athletic gear, and wherein each profile parameter is associated with an archetypal combination of a load phase measurement, an explode phase measurement and a drive phase measurement.
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Abstract
A system for analyzing athletic performance is disclosed. The system includes at least one sensor for sensing an aspect of an athletic movement for an athlete that varies during said movement an to generate sensor data corresponding thereto; and a processor for executing instructions to extract portions of the sensor data corresponding to a load phase, an explode phase, and a drive phase of the athletic movement.
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1. A system, comprising:
a sensing sub-system, comprising; at least one sensor for sensing an aspect of an athletic movement for an athlete, wherein the aspect of the athletic movement varies as a function of time during the athletic movement to generate an analog sensor signal; and an analog-to-digital converter coupled to the at least one sensor, the analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the analog sensor signal into a first digital sensor signal and to communicate the first digital sensor signal to an analytical sub-system; and the analytical sub-system comprising; one or more processors; a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to; extract a plurality of portions of the first digital sensor signal upon receipt, the plurality of extracted portions including;
a load phase measurement comprising an average eccentric rate of force development during the athletic movement;
an explode phase measurement comprising an average relative concentric force during the athletic movement divided by a weight of the athlete; and
a drive phase measurement comprising a concentric relative impulse during the athletic movement;store the plurality of extracted portions to a mass storage device as an athletic signature associated with the athlete; and generate, by the one or more processors, a profile of the athlete based on the stored athletic signature of the athlete, wherein the profile of the athlete is expressed as at least one of a plurality of profile parameters, including suitability for a given sport, proneness to injury, and suitability for particular athletic gear, and wherein each profile parameter is associated with an archetypal combination of a load phase measurement, an explode phase measurement and a drive phase measurement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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