Motion analyzing device

• US 20040172213A1
• Filed: 01/08/2004
• Published: 09/02/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Swingpro Limited
• Original Assignee: Swingpro Limited
• Inventors: Kainulainen, Raimo Olavi
• Application Number:
  US10/483,072
• Publication Number:
  US 20040172213A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/141
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0012 Comparing movements or motion sequences with a registered reference
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3608 Attachments on the body, e.g. for measuring, aligning, restraining A63B69/0059, A63B69/3673 take precedence

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for recording and analyzing the trajectory of a body part of a player or athlete during the physical motion performed by the individual, the apparatus being attached to the body part of the individual. The apparatus comprises means for recording the duration of the motion, sensors for measuring at least one acceleration component value of the motion of at least the body part being monitored and for indicating the time-related acceleration component of the motion, processor means for processing the time-related acceleration component values into a graphical form and display means for representing the result in a graphical form.

Claims

1. An apparatus for recording and analyzing the trajectory of a body part of a player or athlete during the physical motion performed by the individual, the apparatus being attached to said body part of the individual, characterized in that said apparatus comprises means for recording the duration of the motion, sensors for measuring at least one acceleration component of said motion of at least said body part and for indicating said time-related acceleration component value of said motion, processor means for processing said time-related acceleration component values into a graphical form and display means for representing the result in a graphical form.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, characterized in that the apparatus includes sensors for measuring in three dimensions the acceleration components of the motion performed is by said body part of said individual.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said processing means incorporate means for storage of reference performance data and means for comparison and graphic display of said comparison between said stored reference data and freshly measured data.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, characterized in that said processing means incorporate means for training self-organizing neural network programs.

5. The apparatus of any one of foregoing claims, characterized in that the apparatus includes connections or means for receiving information submitted by sensors located externally in regard to the apparatus.

6. The apparatus of any one of foregoing claims, characterized in that the apparatus includes connections or means for transmitting information to a point located externally in regard to the apparatus.