512 results about "Athletes" patented technology

Disclosed is an integrated sports assessment and information invention, applicable to most sports, designed to measure, calculate, derive, and analyze the resultant sport ball movement and ball-orientation characteristics in order to provide an assessment of the player's performance and the circumstances surrounding the conduct of the sports action. The observed position and motion characteristics of the ball are continuously and empirically determined using measured data, environmental factors affecting the ball's position and orientation are measured or derived. Related data is collected, stored, manipulated, and analyzed using 1^st, 2^nd and higher order statistics to generate output products for display of single or multiple occurrences based on any sport appropriate criteria. State-of-the-art display techniques provide the player, instructor or observer with valuable information regarding the player's performance, the impact of the player's action(s) or related circumstances on the ball's travel-path that will enhance performance, understanding and enjoyment of the sport.

A process is disclosed to visually capture a person doing a set of steps for an exercise, and then to compare that person during exercise to those steps, measuring the results. Each exercise is tailored to the individual patient, rather than to an “ideal” or “generic” standard. This flexibility allows a physical therapist to optimize treatment for patients progressively, and/or to accommodate multiple physical problems in one patient. This invention can be used as a medical software product under the guidance of a physical therapist for rehabilitation exercises. It may alternatively be used as a fitness or sports training device under the guidance of a trainer or coach. By providing visual data and tracking results, it enhances communication between the physical therapist and the patient (or trainer and athlete), and optionally, the physician.

The invention relates to an assembly digital field based on a flexible array pressure sensor and a method for training gait. Parameters of an athlete including action time sequence, action frequency, position calibration, stress center point, stress time and flight time can be acquired through acquiring information including pressure of foot soles of the athlete contacted with the flexible array pressure sensor unit in the assembly digital field. The digital field and the method have the advantages that the requirement of real time can be met in longer distance; the module of the assembly digital field can be disassembled and assembled arbitrarily, and can extract gait characteristics on multiple sports training events; and the athlete can correctly recognize the training effect of the athlete self through a sports effect evaluation system and an expert system, and adjust the training plan in real time. The digital field and the method can also be applied in the field of mode recognition.

The invention discloses an athlete competitive state analysis method and system. The method includes the steps that in a match or in the training process, first motion data of an athlete and second motion data of a ball are acquired; statistical operation is conducted according to the first motion data and the second motion data, and statistical data are generated; the competitive state of the athlete is analyzed according to the statistical data. By the adoption of the mode, the competitive state of the athlete can be detected by the athlete competitive state analysis method and system.

A performance monitoring system and method for edging or near-edging sports includes a pair of measurement apparatus associated with each foot or of an athlete. Each measurement apparatus includes at least one sensor, adapted to cooperate with the corresponding foot or boot and the corresponding surface-engaging equipment to measure and provide at least force data exerted on said surface-engaging equipment. A data receiver cooperates with each sensor to receive said data and to communicate said data to a data processor. The data processor is adapted to determine from said data, for each sensor, at least the following derived characteristics: force over time, a peak force, delta time, and corresponding explosiveness. Feedback of the characteristics is provided to a user.

The invention provides a method of analysing a sporting activity comprising receiving location data associated to a first player; receiving location data associated to a game object; receiving location data associated to a second player; determining a relative location of the first player in (5) relation to the game object location and the second player location, at least partly from the received location data associated to the first player, the game object and/or the second player; comparing the determined relative location of the first player with a set of reference relative locations of the first player; and determining a match between the determined relative location of the first player and at least one reference relative location of the first player. Other aspects of the (10) invention provide a classification system.

The invention relates to a comprehensive exercise measurement and auxiliary analysis system for curling exercise training. The comprehensive exercise measurement and auxiliary analysis system comprises a central control computer, a radio network gateway, a stepping force node, an ice brushing frequency node, a curling node, a human motion parameter node, a curling casting hand heart rate node, a photoelectric velocity measurement node and an image collection node, wherein the stepping force node, the ice brushing frequency node, the curling node, the human motion parameter node, the curling casting hand heart rate node and the photoelectric velocity measurement node are connected with the central control computer through the radio network gateway, and the image collection node is in wired connection with the central control computer. A set of complete data acquisition and analysis system for the curling exercise training is provided by the system, and the comprehensive exercise measurement and auxiliary analysis system is concise in whole structure, can complete exercise measurement and auxiliary analysis while an athlete completes a real motion and can be accordingly integrated into the process of site training of a sports team effectively. Therefore, the comprehensive exercise measurement and auxiliary analysis system provides supports for scientific optimization of correlation techniques of the athlete and deep analysis and improvement of competition tactics and promotes technique and tactics levels of each curling team.

An athlete training device that includes a platform that includes a plurality of spaced apart attachment members disposed adjacent to the periphery of the platform. A pole extends upwardly from the platform and is affixed to the platform. A weight, defining a hole passing therethrough, is disposed on the platform so that the pole passes through the hole. A top plate is affixed to the top of the pole and includes attachment structures disposed about the top plate. An attachment device is coupled to one of the attachment structures. A redirecting device is coupled to one of the attachment members. An elastic cord is attached to the attachment device and is engaged with the redirecting device so that the cord extends radially away from the pole. An exercise device is affixed to the end of the cord.

A method for recording multi-event athletic meet information on skin comprises the steps of printing an array on an athlete's skin and then populating the array with competition information, which may include such information categories as event description, heat number and lane number.

The invention relates to a composition for improving blood testosterone, and a composition-containing preparation and a preparation method thereof. The composition consists of lepidium meyenii walp powder, Tibetan cinnamomvine extract and eurycoma longifolia extract. The composition can obviously improve the serum testosterone level of an athlete during training, can effectively reduce high bloodcortisol level during intensive training, can guarantee that the athlete keeps good testosterone metabolism in a training period, and is suitable for sportspeople, particularly athletes engaged in endurance events.

The proposed invention relates to the field of physical therapy and can be used for the treatment and prophylaxis of a number of diseases, and also for health-improving purposes, including improving the stamina, for instance, of athletes. The installation for conducting general air cryotherapy comprises a closed-type cryogenic chamber (1) with a door (2) with heat insulation (3) and a heat sensor (8), a refrigeration machine (7) with a condenser and a power and control unit (9), and a coolant supply line (6), wherein the refrigeration machine (7) has two cascades, and an evaporator (4) with a ventilator (5) is installed into the ceiling or wall of the cryogenic chamber (1) and is connected by means of the coolant supply line (6) to the double-cascade refrigeration machine (7), and wherein a heat control valve (12) is installed at the inlet to the evaporator (4), and the cryogenic chamber (1) is equipped with a valve for equalizing pressure with the outside environment (11), and wherein said valve (11) has an electric heater, the door (2) of the cryogenic chamber (1) is made entirely transparent and is equipped, as is the frame thereof, with an electric heater, and a control console with a sensor panel (13) is installed on the external surface of the cryogenic chamber (1). The proposed installation is more reliable than the prototype and the dimensions and cost of the installation are significantly decreased. The proposed installation can be used for the purposes of treatment and prophylaxis in the fields of rheumatoid arthritis, neurology, dermatology, traumatology and orthopedics, states of depression and stress, and in sports medicine.

A system (200), apparatus (100) and marker (300) for assessing athletic performance of an athlete is provided. The system (200) comprises an image capturer (210) configured to capture a plurality of images of the athlete performing a test; and an image analyser (220) configured to analyse the captured images and derive an athletic performance score for the test. The apparatus (100) comprises an image capturer mounting portion (113) operable to retain the image capturer; and at least one piece of sporting equipment (120, 130, 140) for the performance of a test. The piece of sporting equipment (120, 130, 140) is operatively coupled to the image capturer support so that it is retained at a fixed distance from the image capturer. The marker (300) is attachable to a body part of an athlete, andcomprises a reflective portion (311) arranged to reflect infrared light.

Methods and apparatuses for sensory electrical stimulation of the peripheral nervous system to improve human motor function and performance are described. Methods and devices may be used to enhance physical performance of athletes, professionals, and gamers or improve motor function (hand, finger and limb movement) in patients rehabilitating from neurological deficits and impairments caused by stroke, traumatic brain injury and other neurologic or non-neurologic conditions. These apparatuses and methods may be used for physical training and mental training (to improve memory and functional performance including motor coordination, limb-eye coordination, occupational and recreational skills) through periodic or sustained sensory electrical stimulation. Treatment plans may be based on biomarkers and may be used alone or in combination with other apparatuses. Learning and feedback techniques individualize treatment parameters depending on the subject's neurologic and motor function in diseased patients and healthy users.

The invention discloses an athlete competitive ability analysis method. The method comprises the following steps that: step 1, cameras of which the fields of view cover an entire stadium are erected,and the global image of the entire stadium is obtained; step 2, athletes wear uniforms with obvious serial number marks, and the real-time position coordinates of each player and a ball in the image are obtained through using a target tracking module; step 3, the speed and acceleration data of the athletes and the ball are obtained according to the position coordinates; and step 4, the competitionindexes of the athletes are analyzed according to the data obtained in step 3. According to the athlete competitive ability analysis method of the invention, a non-contact camera detection method isadopted to analyze the competitive ability of the athletes so as to replace a traditional wearable sensor scheme; a new target detection and tracking method is adopted to analyze the ability of the athletes and automatically calculate the objective competitive ability of the athletes; and therefore, the method of the invention has the advantages of high robustness and high detection accuracy.

The invention relates to a human-computer interaction system and an interaction method applied to fitness equipment. The human-computer interaction system further comprises a holographic projection device and a motion posture acquisition device. The sports posture collecting device is used for collecting the sports posture of the athlete when running or walking on the conveyor belt of the fitnessequipment; the acquired motion posture is displayed by holographic projection device in three-dimensional projection. A method for man-machine interaction includes verifying that identity informationof an athlete by a fitness apparatus, to obtain physiological data of athletes, according to the obtained physiological data. A motion posture of a mover is captured and presented on a holographic projection device, The invention sets different motion scenes according to the input physiological data and presents the different motion scenes through a holographic projection device, so as to help theathlete enter the exercise state quickly and improve the fitness effect of the athlete. The invention can effectively help athletes into the best state of exercise so as to enhance the sports experience.

The invention provides a discrimination and evaluation method for motion sprinting, body turning and jumping and a discrimination and evaluation system for motion sprinting, body turning and jumping. The goals of automatically collecting and recording sportsman motion posture information in real time in the ball type exercise or matching process of sportsmen and performing automatic analysis, discrimination and evaluation through software are realized. The device comprises a pressure sensor, a heart rate sensor, a motion collection terminal, a monitoring analysis terminal and a wireless mobile base station. The discrimination and evaluation method has the advantages that the system uses a sensor technology, a wireless transmission technology, a data analysis technology and the like; information such as the acceleration, the angular velocity, the motion direction, the motion distance and the heart rate in the motion process of the sportsmen can be monitored in real time; the whole process data real-time collection, monitoring analysis, discrimination and evaluation can be performed in the motion process of motion sprinting, body turning and jumping, so that it is convenient for a coach to manage, analyze and evaluate the sportsmen, accordingly the targeted training plan can be made; and the speed training effect is improved.

The invention provides a double-person diving synchronism analysis method based on camera cooperation and three-dimensional skeleton estimation. The method comprises the steps of cooperatively acquiring action images of a diving athlete by using cameras at multiple viewing angles, sequentially sending the action images to an attitude extraction network to obtain a key point thermodynamic diagram of the diving athlete, obtaining two-dimensional key point information according to the key point thermodynamic diagram, and sending the two-dimensional key point information to a time convolution network to obtain three-dimensional skeleton information; calculating the take-off height of the two diving athletes, the horizontal distance between the two diving athletes and the bedplate and the cosine value of the angle when the two diving athletes enter water according to the three-dimensional skeleton information, and evaluating the action similarity and the action time consistency; collectinga water surface image by using a camera in the overlooking direction, calculating the area of water spots in the water surface image, and analyzing the synchronism of double-person diving in combination with the result. According to the method, the influence of subjective factors during referee scoring can be eliminated, and the analysis result is more objective and fair.

The invention discloses an athlete vital sign monitoring system based on a LoRa technology. The system used for monitoring athlete vital signs is a portable wrist strap and comprises a microsensor module, a wireless communication module and a microprocessor module, wherein the microsensor module is used for collecting physiology information of athletes and comprises an acceleration sensor and a temperature sensor; the wireless communication module is used for data transmission and based on the LoRa technology; and the microprocessor module is used for control and simple data processing. The athlete vital sign monitoring system is long in communication distance and low in power consumption; and through real-time monitoring of athlete vital signs, accidents are avoided and a training plan is arranged reasonably.

The invention discloses a toxophily training auxiliary system based on an action recognition technology. The toxophily training auxiliary system comprises a host, a displayer, an image acquisition device arranged on the displayer, a wrist strap and a bow simulator, wherein the wrist strap is internally provided with a central processing unit, an inertial measurement unit and a wireless module, the bow simulator is composed of a bow body and a bowstring, the bow body is internally provided with a central processing unit, a tension sensor and a wireless module, and the middle of the bowstring is fixedly provided with a fixed block which is connected with a tension transmission part in the tension sensor through an elastic pull rod. The toxophily training auxiliary system has the advantages of high precision and high simulation degree, and can be used to assist a sportsman to carry out toxophily athletic training effectively.

The invention discloses an intelligent swimming goggle capable of displaying swimming data. The intelligent swimming goggle comprises a goggle body, and an integrated module is arranged on the goggle body and comprises a microprocessor, a sensor, a storage unit, a wireless transmission unit and a display unit, wherein the wireless transmission unit is used for establishing a link with a far-end background server and performing information interaction with the swimming data; the sensor is used for detecting the swimming data of an athlete and transmitting the swimming data to the microprocessor; the storage unit is used for storing current swimming data; the microprocessor is connected with the sensor, the storage unit, the wireless transmission unit and the display unit and is used for receiving and processing the swimming data transmitted by the sensor and transmitting the swimming data to the storage unit, the wireless transmission unit and the display unit; the display unit is used for displaying the swimming data, processed by the microprocessor, through a display screen. The intelligent swimming goggle is convenient for the athlete to observe the swimming data in real time during training.