SWING ANALYSIS DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND SWING ANALYSIS METHOD

• US 20120196693A1
• Filed: 02/01/2012
• Published: 08/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: TAKASUGI, Toshiyasu
• Granted Patent: US 8,764,576 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/221
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports

Abstract

A swing analysis device includes a sensor section including a motion sensor adapted to detect a swing of sports equipment, a swing characteristic information calculation section adapted to calculate swing characteristic information of the swing based on output data of the motion sensor, the output data corresponding to the swing, a swing selection section adapted to select the swing characteristic information, and a reference swing characteristic information calculation section adapted to calculate reference swing characteristic information used as a reference based on the swing characteristic information selected, and store the reference swing characteristic information into a storage section.

Claims

1. A swing analysis system comprising:

a sensor section including a motion sensor adapted to detect a swing of sports equipment;

a swing characteristic information calculation section adapted to calculate swing characteristic information of the swing based on output data of the motion sensor, the output data corresponding to the swing;

a swing selection section adapted to select the swing characteristic information; and

a reference swing characteristic information calculation section adapted to calculate reference swing characteristic information used as a reference based on the swing characteristic information selected, and store the reference swing characteristic information into a storage section.

2. The swing analysis system according to claim 1 further comprising:

a marking input section adapted to perform a marking input in association with the swing,

wherein the swing selection section selects the swing characteristic information based on the marking input.

3. The swing analysis system according to claim 1 further comprising:

an impact condition determination section adapted to determine a condition of an impact in the swing based on the swing characteristic information,

wherein the swing selection section selects the swing characteristic information based on a determination result of the condition of the impact in the swing.

4. The swing analysis system according to claim 1 further comprising:

a comparison section adapted to compare the swing characteristic information and the reference swing characteristic information with each other to generate comparison information; and

an output section adapted to output the comparison information.

5. The swing analysis system according to claim 1 further comprising:

a data type input section adapted to input a data type of the swing.

6. The swing analysis system according to claim 1 wherein

the swing characteristic information calculation section calculates data related to a swing trajectory of the swing as the swing characteristic information.

7. The swing analysis system according to claim 1 wherein

the sensor section includes an acceleration sensor and an angular velocity sensor.

8. A program adapted to make a computer function as a device comprising:

a swing characteristic information calculation section adapted to calculate swing characteristic information of a swing of sports equipment based on output data of a motion sensor adapted to detect the swing;

a swing selection section adapted to select the swing characteristic information; and

a reference swing characteristic information calculation section adapted to calculate reference swing characteristic information used as a reference based on the swing characteristic information selected, and store the reference swing characteristic information into a storage section.

9. A swing analysis method comprising:

(a) calculating swing characteristic information of a swing of sports equipment based on output data of a motion sensor adapted to detect the swing;

(b) selecting the swing characteristic information; and

(c) calculating reference swing characteristic information used as a reference based on the swing characteristic information selected, and storing the reference swing characteristic information into a storage section.