Athlete Training Drone Pace Control Using Velocity Profiles
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Solution Overview
Problem
It is challenging for athletes to find pace makers with good records and physical conditions to assist in their training, particularly in sports like track and field events, where maintaining a standard velocity is crucial for record improvement.
Innovation Solution
A drone system equipped with a processor, motor, and sensors that receives a velocity profile corresponding to specific athletes' records, allowing it to adjust its speed and direction to mimic the pace of a professional athlete, enabling athletes to train alongside the drone's simulated pace without the need for a human pace maker.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a human pace maker is used to assist athlete training, then the athlete can maintain standard velocity and improve records, but it is difficult to find pace maker resources with good records and physical conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of a pace maker using drone technology. The system captures velocity profile data from professional athletes and uses this information to control drone movement, effectively creating a digital replica of a human pace maker that can be deployed without requiring actual human athletes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of human pace makers with an automated drone system. The drone uses processors, sensors, and pre-programmed velocity profiles to substitute for the human athletic performance and pacing function, eliminating the need to find and coordinate human pace makers.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple motor operation tables are stored for different sport types, then the drone can adapt to various environmental conditions and sport-specific requirements, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the control system into multiple sport-specific motor operation tables, each optimized for particular athletic events. This segmentation allows the system to handle different sport types with dedicated parameters while keeping each individual table relatively simple and manageable in size.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary organization of motor operation data by sport type before actual use. By pre-categorizing and storing velocity profiles and motor parameters for different sports (running, cycling, swimming, etc.), the system prepares the data structure in advance, making retrieval and application during training efficient despite the variety of sports supported.
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AI summary
A drone and an operating method for assisting player training are disclosed. The method for operating the drone for training sports events according to the technical idea of the present disclosure may include receiving a speed profile, starting acceleration based on a start signal, and controlling speed based on the speed profile, wherein the speed profile includes information on speed by time as a feature.