Method and apparatus for measuring power output of exercise
First Claim
1. A portable exercise tracking system for measuring the power output of a plurality of motions by a user comprising a central mass unit placed substantially close to the center of gravity of said user, said central mass unit further comprising a first 3-axis accelerometer, a first 3-axis gyroscope, a first 3-axis magnetometer, a first computational unit, a first memory and a first radio circuit, said central mass unit being adapted to:
- receive a plurality of mass data comprising a first mass data;
in response to detecting a first motion associated with said plurality of motions by said user, measure a first plurality of motion data associated with said first motion, said first plurality of motion data further comprising;
a first acceleration data;
a first rotational data; and
a first magnetic field data;
calculate a first power output data as a function of said first plurality of motion data and said first mass data; and
transmit said first power output data.
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Abstract
In a portable exercise tracking system, a method and apparatus for measuring power output of exercise motion by a user. The system includes a wireless motion sensor and a wireless central mass unit. The wireless motion sensor detects, measures and transmits motion data associated with a first motion by the user. The central mass unit detects and measures motion data associated with a second motion by the user. The central mass unit also computes the power output of the first motion and the second motion as a function of the first motion data and the second motion data. The disclosed method and apparatus provides a more effective means of computing total power output of a user performing free body exercises.
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5 Claims
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1. A portable exercise tracking system for measuring the power output of a plurality of motions by a user comprising a central mass unit placed substantially close to the center of gravity of said user, said central mass unit further comprising a first 3-axis accelerometer, a first 3-axis gyroscope, a first 3-axis magnetometer, a first computational unit, a first memory and a first radio circuit, said central mass unit being adapted to:
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receive a plurality of mass data comprising a first mass data; in response to detecting a first motion associated with said plurality of motions by said user, measure a first plurality of motion data associated with said first motion, said first plurality of motion data further comprising; a first acceleration data; a first rotational data; and a first magnetic field data; calculate a first power output data as a function of said first plurality of motion data and said first mass data; and transmit said first power output data. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for measuring the power output of a plurality of motions by a user comprising:
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inputting a plurality of mass data, said plurality of mass data comprising a first mass data; detecting a first motion associated with said plurality of motions by said user; measuring and producing a first plurality of motion data associated with said first motion, wherein said first plurality of motion data comprises a first acceleration data;
a first rotational rate data; and
a first magnetic field data, and wherein said first plurality of motion data is produced by a central mass unit comprising a first 3-axis accelerometer, a first 3-axis gyroscope, a first 3-axis magnetometer, a first computational unit, a first memory, a first battery and a first radio circuit;calculating a first power output data as a function of said first plurality of motion data and said first mass data; and transmitting said first power output data. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A portable exercise tracking system for measuring the power output of a plurality of motions by a user, said portable exercise tracking system comprising:
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a central mass unit placed substantially close to the center of gravity of said user, said central mass unit comprising a first 3-axis accelerometer, a first 3-axis gyroscope, a first 3-axis magnetometer, a first computational unit, a first memory and a first radio circuit, said central mass unit being adapted to; receive a plurality of mass data comprising a first mass data; in response to detecting a first motion associated with said plurality of motions by said user, measure a first plurality of motion data associated with said first motion, said first plurality of motion data comprising a first acceleration data;
a first rotational rate data; and
a first magnetic field data;calculate a first power output data as a function of said first plurality of motion data and said first mass data; and transmit said first power output data; a multi-purpose electronic device adapted to; receive said first power output data; and display said first power output data.
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