Portable Athletic Feedback System Using Image Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Athletes face challenges in accurately determining their athletic attributes and performance levels due to the limitations of existing systems, which often require travel to specific locations for drills, leading to inefficiencies and misjudgments of their abilities, and existing feedback systems are not effectively portable or accessible.
Innovation Solution
A personal training system that utilizes image data and sensor assemblies to determine athletic attributes, providing real-time feedback signals through a network of interconnected devices, allowing for remote training and data analysis, and includes wearable sensors and image-capturing devices to assess and improve athletic performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If athletes travel to specific locations for drills to accurately determine athletic attributes, then measurement precision is improved, but loss of time and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a portable replica of the specialized testing facility using image-capturing devices and processing systems that can be deployed at various locations. Instead of requiring athletes to travel to a fixed facility, the system copies the essential measurement capabilities to different environments, enabling accurate athletic attribute assessment anywhere without time loss for travel.
Solution Approach 2:
The system divides the complex testing facility into portable components including image-capturing devices, sensor assemblies, and processing systems that can be independently deployed. This segmentation allows the measurement capabilities to be distributed across multiple locations and times, eliminating the need for athletes to schedule specific trips to a centralized facility.
2Measurement precision
If athletes travel to specific locations for drills to accurately determine athletic attributes, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs multi-functional image-capturing devices and sensor assemblies that can perform various measurement tasks across different athletic activities. These universal devices replace the need for specialized, location-specific testing equipment, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining measurement precision through software-based processing rather than hardware complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces complex mechanical testing infrastructure with electronic and optical measurement systems. Instead of requiring physical facilities with fixed equipment, the patent uses image-capturing devices and sensor assemblies that can be digitally processed to extract athletic attributes, substituting mechanical complexity with more flexible electronic systems.
3Reliability
If athletes attend specialized testing events to determine performance levels, then reliability of performance assessment is improved, but ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables athletes to self-assess their performance levels by simply performing athletic activities in their environment while the portable image-capturing devices automatically capture and analyze their movements. This eliminates the need for athletes to actively participate in scheduled testing events, making the process as easy as performing natural movements while being recorded.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms the static, scheduled testing process into a dynamic, on-demand system. The portable devices can be deployed at any time and location, allowing athletes to undergo assessment whenever they wish without being constrained by fixed schedules. This dynamic approach improves ease of operation while maintaining reliability through consistent measurement protocols.
4Measurement precision
If athletes perform drills at specialized facilities to accurately assess athletic attributes, then measurement precision is improved, but productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs athletic attribute assessment during regular training activities rather than requiring separate, dedicated testing sessions. By capturing image data during the athlete's normal training routine, the system eliminates the need for additional time spent on specialized drills, thereby improving productivity while maintaining measurement precision through the same assessment protocols.
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AI summary
Aspects of this disclosure relate to improving an athlete's ability to synchronize the movement of their body in time. Certain embodiments provide a feedback system that allows an athlete (or another individual, such as a trainer) to comprehend and optimize the timing of one or more components or features of an athletic movement. Image data, such as video, of an athlete performing physical activity may be utilized (alone or in combination with non-image data) may be used to generate and emit real-time feedback signals to provide an indication of tempo to the athlete. Still further aspects relate to using image and/or other sensor data to detect improper timing and/or movements of an athlete, and in response generating real-time feedback signals.