MOTION MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN RODEO COMPETITIONS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
First Claim
1. A motion measurement system for measuring changes in the motion of the body of an animal, the motion measurement system comprising:
- an animal instrumentation assembly comprising;
a plurality of motion measurement sensors, each motion measurement sensor of the plurality of motion measurement sensors being configured for operative coupling to a selected portion of the body of the animal and being further configured to produce a measurement signal indicative of the change in the motion of the animal;
a processor positioned in operative communication with the plurality of motion measurement sensors and configured to receive the measurement signal from each motion measurement sensor of the plurality of motion measurement sensors; and
a wireless transmitter positioned in operative communication with the processor and configured to selectively transmit at least one wireless signal corresponding to at least one measurement signal produced by the plurality of motion measurement sensors; and
a computing assembly comprising;
a wireless receiver positioned in operative communication with the wireless transmitter of the animal instrumentation assembly and configured to receive the at least one wireless signal from the wireless transmitter;
a processor positioned in operative communication with the wireless receiver and configured to convert the at least one wireless signal into at least one corresponding animal data element; and
a memory positioned in operative communication with the processor and configured to store the at least one animal data element.
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Abstract
A motion measurement system for measuring changes in the motion of the body of an animal. An animal instrumentation assembly of the motion measurement system has a plurality of motion measurement sensors that are operatively coupled to a selected portion of the body of an animal. The motion measurement sensors produce measurement signals indicative of the change in the motion of the animal, and these measurement signals are transmitted to a processor of the animal instrumentation assembly. A wireless transmitter transmits wireless signals corresponding to the measurement signals, and these wireless signals are received by a computing assembly. A processor of the computing assembly converts the wireless signals into corresponding animal data elements, which are stored in a memory. The computing assembly can be positioned in wireless communication with remote computing devices to permit distribution of the animal data elements.
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21 Claims
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1. A motion measurement system for measuring changes in the motion of the body of an animal, the motion measurement system comprising:
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an animal instrumentation assembly comprising; a plurality of motion measurement sensors, each motion measurement sensor of the plurality of motion measurement sensors being configured for operative coupling to a selected portion of the body of the animal and being further configured to produce a measurement signal indicative of the change in the motion of the animal; a processor positioned in operative communication with the plurality of motion measurement sensors and configured to receive the measurement signal from each motion measurement sensor of the plurality of motion measurement sensors; and a wireless transmitter positioned in operative communication with the processor and configured to selectively transmit at least one wireless signal corresponding to at least one measurement signal produced by the plurality of motion measurement sensors; and a computing assembly comprising; a wireless receiver positioned in operative communication with the wireless transmitter of the animal instrumentation assembly and configured to receive the at least one wireless signal from the wireless transmitter; a processor positioned in operative communication with the wireless receiver and configured to convert the at least one wireless signal into at least one corresponding animal data element; and a memory positioned in operative communication with the processor and configured to store the at least one animal data element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of measuring changes in the motion of the body of an animal, comprising:
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operatively coupling an animal instrumentation assembly to the body of the animal, the animal instrumentation assembly comprising; a plurality of motion measurement sensors, each motion measurement sensor of the plurality of motion measurement sensors being operatively coupled to a selected portion of the body of the animal; a processor positioned in operative communication with the plurality of motion measurement sensors; and a wireless transmitter positioned in operative communication with the processor; using the plurality of motion measurement sensors to produce respective measurement signals indicative of the change in the motion of the animal; using the processor to receive the measurement signals from the plural of motion measurement sensors; using the wireless transmitter to selectively transmit at least one wireless signal corresponding to at least one measurement signal produced by the plurality of motion measurement sensors; receiving the at least one wireless signal using a wireless receiver of a computing assembly, the computing assembly further comprising; a processor positioned in operative communication with the wireless receiver; and a memory positioned in operative communication with the processor; using the processor of the computing assembly to convert the at least one wireless signal into at least one corresponding animal data element; and storing the at least one animal data element in the memory of the computing assembly. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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