AI Coaching System for Real-Time Personalized Athlete Feedback

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current computer-assisted sports training systems fail to provide real-time, personalized feedback to athletes, leading to ineffective technique adjustments and potential injuries, as they rely on generalized data analysis that is not tailored to individual needs or strengths.

Innovation Solution

A system utilizing AI, Bayesian logic, and Explainable AI (XAI) processes data from various sources to deliver real-time, personalized coaching recommendations, continuously adapting to individual needs through video feeds and sensor feedback, predicting training improvement categories and identifying error causes for enhanced performance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If generic feedback is provided to athletes, then the system can cover a broader range of athletes, but the feedback is not tailored to individual needs and may lead to incorrect adjustments

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefeedback coverage rangeVSAvoidfeedback accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary classification of athletes into segments based on their characteristics, performance levels, and needs before providing feedback. This segmentation allows the system to tailor feedback appropriately for each group, resolving the contradiction between broad coverage and individualized accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The feedback mechanism is made dynamic by continuously updating athlete profiles and adjusting feedback content based on real-time performance data and individual progress. This allows the system to adapt feedback from generic to highly personalized as more data becomes available

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Productivity

If real-time feedback is provided to athletes, then performance can be improved immediately, but the system complexity and computational requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveperformance improvement speedVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the feedback generation process into multiple stages: data collection, preliminary analysis, feedback generation, and delivery. This segmentation allows real-time feedback to be provided for critical parameters while maintaining manageable system complexity through modular architecture

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces intermediary processing layers including edge computing devices and cloud-based analysis services that handle computational tasks. This distributes the complexity burden and enables real-time feedback without requiring all processing to occur in a single complex system

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Quantity of substance

If detailed data collection is implemented, then comprehensive analysis is possible, but the data becomes overwhelming and difficult to analyze meaningfully

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata quantityVSAvoiddata analysis difficulty
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts only the most relevant features and metrics from the collected data based on athlete type, sport, and performance goals. This extraction process filters out overwhelming amounts of raw data and focuses analysis on the most meaningful indicators for each individual athlete

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts which parameters are monitored and analyzed based on the athlete's current needs, performance level, and training phase. This parameter adaptation transforms the fixed, overwhelming data set into a flexible, manageable collection of relevant metrics

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS20240367004A1System and Method for Intelligent Physical Event Analysis and Providing Individualized Assessment
Publication Date: 2024.11.07 PILON JOHN
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AI summary

A system and method for intelligent physical event analysis and providing individualized assessment. The system includes three interconnected artificial intelligent (AI) systems that collectively enhance physical event understanding and user guidance. A first AI system receives data from environmental sensors and determines a nature of an event and assigns an event label. A second AI system is operably connected to the first AI system and detects a user action leading up to the event. The second AI system processes input data, in conjunction with the event label provided by the first AI system. The objective is to analyze the user actions and present suggestions for corrective measures, that are based on unique characteristics of the user. A third AI system utilizes the event data to predict anticipated outcomes. Once trained, the third AI system can operate independently to deliver personalized real-time analysis, advice, and coaching.