Soccer Training Device Illuminating Contact Sensor
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current soccer training equipment lacks advanced features to effectively simulate different shot trajectories and deflected shots, which are crucial for goalie training and overall skill development.
Innovation Solution
The development of a soccer training device equipped with an illuminating contact sensor that emits light and senses impacts, allowing for the tracking of soccer ball contacts and providing feedback through color changes, integrated with various configurations such as rebound boards, goal targets, and inflatable barriers to enhance training protocols.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional soccer training equipment is used, then the training setup is simple and cost-effective, but the equipment cannot provide real-time feedback on ball contacts or track shot trajectories
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions into a single training device: the illuminating contact sensor integrates both illumination (for visibility) and contact sensing capabilities, allowing the device to simultaneously provide visual feedback and track ball contacts without requiring separate systems
Solution Approach 2:
The training device performs multiple functions: it illuminates the contact area, detects ball contacts through the sensor, provides visual feedback through color changes, and can track shot trajectories. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for multiple separate training tools
2Productivity
If hi-tech training equipment with sensors and illumination is used, then real-time feedback and shot trajectory tracking are enabled, but the equipment becomes more expensive and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The device provides immediate feedback to players through color-changing illumination when a ball contact is detected. This real-time feedback mechanism helps players adjust their technique instantly, improving training efficiency without requiring complex data analysis systems
Solution Approach 2:
The training device autonomously detects ball contacts and provides feedback without requiring external monitoring or complex control systems. The sensor automatically triggers the illumination and color change, eliminating the need for manual intervention or sophisticated processing
3Device complexity
If the illuminating contact sensor is integrated into the training device body, then the device structure becomes more compact, but the sensor may be more vulnerable to damage
Solution Approach 1:
The illuminating contact sensor is nested within a recess in the training device body, with the illumination element positioned inside the recess and the sensor exposed only minimally for contact detection. This nesting protects the sensor while maintaining functionality
4Illumination intensity
If the light emitter is positioned to face the front surface, then the illumination is most effective for visibility, but the sensor must be positioned to detect impacts from the opposite direction
Solution Approach 1:
The device employs asymmetric positioning where the light emitter faces the front surface for optimal visibility, while the contact sensor is positioned on the opposite side or in a recess to detect impacts from the front. This asymmetric arrangement optimizes both illumination effectiveness and contact detection without requiring symmetric design
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
This solution enhances soccer training by providing real-time feedback on ball contacts and allowing for customized training protocols, improving player skills and reaction times through interactive and data-driven methods.
Implementation Method 1
a light emitter visible and capable of emitting light in substantially the same first direction that the front surface faces
Implementation Method 2
a force contact above a predetermined threshold with the body is sensed by a sensing module
Data Source
AI summary
A soccer training device can include: a body having a front surface facing a first direction; and an illuminating contact sensor associated with the body so that a light emitter is visible and capable of emitting light in substantially the same first direction that the front surface faces and so that a force contact above a predetermined threshold with the body is sensed by a sensing module. In some aspects, the illuminating contact sensor is at least one of: coupled with the soccer training member; removable from the soccer training member, or integrated with the soccer training member.