Collapsible Basketball Shooting Machine with Sensor-Based Ball Return
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current sports training systems lack portability and multi-user capability, and fail to accurately assess user skill and fatigue, limiting effective training regimens.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible basketball shooting system with a ball capture and return mechanism that includes sensors to detect shots and physiological characteristics, allowing for real-time feedback and training regimen adaptation, and enabling multiple users to train simultaneously.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional basketball training system is used, then it provides basic shooting practice, but it lacks portability and multi-user capability
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into separate functional modules: ball capture device, ball return mechanism, sensor system, and control unit. Each module operates independently but contributes to the overall multi-user training capability, allowing the system to handle multiple users simultaneously without excessive complexity in any single component
Solution Approach 2:
The ball capture device and ball return mechanism are designed to serve multiple users through automated operation. The system can accommodate different users with varying skill levels by providing consistent ball delivery and capture functionality, making the equipment universally applicable for training purposes
2Measurement precision
If a traditional basketball training system is used, then it provides basic shooting practice, but it lacks accurate skill and fatigue assessment
Solution Approach 1:
Sensors are integrated into the ball capture device and ball return mechanism to detect shooting accuracy, shot velocity, and user performance metrics. This feedback is processed by the control unit to assess user skill level and fatigue, enabling personalized training adjustments without requiring complex external measurement equipment
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-assessment of user performance through embedded sensors that automatically track shooting patterns, ball capture frequency, and interaction with the ball return mechanism. This eliminates the need for external coaches or complex assessment tools, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high measurement precision
3Ease of operation
If a portable ball capture support is used, then the system becomes more mobile, but it may reduce structural stability
Solution Approach 1:
The ball capture support is designed with collapsible and adjustable components that can be configured for stability during use and collapsed for portability. The structure dynamically transitions between operational and storage states, maintaining structural integrity when needed while enabling easy transport when not in use
Data Source
AI summary
A shooting system includes a collapsible ball capture support adapted to support a ball capture device and a ball return. The ball return detects a ball captured by the ball capture device and returns the ball to a user in response to the detected ball. To return the ball to the user, the system identifies a location of the user with respect to the shooting system, orients the ball return toward the user, and accelerates the ball along a trajectory based on a distance between the user and the shooting system.