TRAJECTORY DETECTION AND FEEDBACK SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a basketball including a sensor system, disposed within the basketball, for measuring motions of the basketball wherein the sensor system includes a first wireless interface for sending sensor data related to the motions of the basketball to an electronic device;
the electronic device including a processor and a memory and a second wireless interface for receiving the sensor data, said processor configured to
1) receive sensor data for a plurality of repeated motions of the basketball,
2) based upon the received sensor data, generate one or more parameters that characterize the plurality of repeated motions,
3) based upon the one or more parameters, generate feedback information that is used to characterize a skill of a person at generating the repeated motions and
4) output the feedback information.
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Abstract
A disclosed device provides a trajectory detection and feedback system. The system is capable of detecting one or more moving objects in free flight, analyzing a trajectory of each object and providing immediate feedback information to a human that has launched the object into flight, and/or one or more observers in the area. In a particular embodiment, a non-intrusive machine vision system that remotely detects trajectories of moving objects may be used to evaluate trajectory parameters for a basketball shot at a basketball hoop by a player. The feedback information, such as a trajectory entry angle into the basketball hoop and/or an entry velocity into the hoop for the shot, may be output to the player in an auditory format using a sound projection device. The system may be operable to be set-up and to operate in a substantially autonomous manner.
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25 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a basketball including a sensor system, disposed within the basketball, for measuring motions of the basketball wherein the sensor system includes a first wireless interface for sending sensor data related to the motions of the basketball to an electronic device; the electronic device including a processor and a memory and a second wireless interface for receiving the sensor data, said processor configured to
1) receive sensor data for a plurality of repeated motions of the basketball,
2) based upon the received sensor data, generate one or more parameters that characterize the plurality of repeated motions,
3) based upon the one or more parameters, generate feedback information that is used to characterize a skill of a person at generating the repeated motions and
4) output the feedback information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system comprising:
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a sensor system worn by a person for measuring a plurality of repeated motions associated with playing a game of basketball wherein the sensor system includes a first wireless interface for sending sensor data related to the motions to an electronic device; an image capture device for capturing the plurality of repeated motions; the electronic device including a processor and a memory and a second wireless interface for receiving the sensor data, said processor configured to
1) receive sensor data and image data from the image capture device,
2) based upon the received sensor data and the image data, generate one or more parameters that characterize the plurality of repeated motions,
3) based upon the one or more parameters, generate feedback information that is used to characterize a skill of the person at generating the repeated motions and
4) output the feedback information.
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