Skateboard Sensor System for Athletic Performance Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems fail to provide comprehensive and detailed feedback on athletic performance metrics and training insights to users, lacking integration of geographic information and personalized training methods.
Innovation Solution
A system that utilizes sensors attached to users or clothing to collect data, including accelerometers and force sensors, which is transmitted to a server for processing. The server maintains leaderboards, allows user interaction, and provides personalized performance zones, playing style determination, and training session guidance based on user data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If sensors are attached to users to collect athletic performance data, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the athletic monitoring function into separate sensor modules that can be independently attached to different body parts (shoes, clothing, accessories). Each sensor unit independently collects specific data (acceleration, force, position), which are then aggregated by the processor to provide comprehensive performance metrics without requiring a single complex device.
Solution Approach 2:
The sensor units are designed to be multi-functional and interchangeable across different athletic activities and body locations. The same basic sensor architecture (accelerometer, force sensor, processor) can monitor various parameters including vertical leap, sprint speed, jump depth, and running form, eliminating the need for activity-specific devices.
2Loss of information
If multiple sensors are used to track detailed athletic metrics, then information completeness is improved, but loss of time in data processing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor units continuously collect and pre-process athletic data in real-time during the activity, maintaining a running record of performance metrics. The processor continuously calculates key parameters (vertical leap height, sprint speed, jump depth) as data becomes available, rather than requiring post-activity analysis of all raw data, thus providing immediate feedback without time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides real-time feedback to the user during athletic performance by continuously processing sensor data and displaying metrics such as vertical leap, sprint speed, and jump depth. This immediate feedback loop allows users to adjust their technique during the activity itself, eliminating the need for delayed analysis and enabling continuous performance optimization.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables users to track and improve their athletic performance with detailed metrics, personalized training recommendations, and social sharing of achievements, enhancing user engagement and training effectiveness.
Implementation Method 1
Sensors may include accelerometers, pressure sensors, gyroscopes and other sensors that can transform physical activity into electrical signals
Implementation Method 2
Sensors may include accelerometers, pressure sensors, gyroscopes and other sensors that can transform physical activity into electrical signals
Data Source
AI summary
Example embodiments may relate to a system, method, apparatus, and computer readable media configured for monitoring a user performing various athletic movements and generating performance characteristics based on the data corresponding to such athletic movements. Users may also be encouraged to participate in athletic challenges or competitions against other users or groups of users. In addition, athletic movement data for multiple persons can be collected at a central location, and subsequently displayed to a user at a desired remote location, so that the user can compare his or her athletic activities to others.