Wearable Drone Tracking for Multi-Angle Sports Performance Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for monitoring athletes or objects at sporting events are complex and expensive, often limited by the placement of sensors, which restricts the type and amount of data that can be captured.
Innovation Solution
A wearable drone system equipped with cameras and sensors that can detach from the user to hover and capture performance data, providing a flexible and efficient means of monitoring athletes or objects during sporting events, using a combination of software and hardware for data processing and analysis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional sensor systems are used to monitor athletes at sporting events, then performance data can be captured, but the systems become complex and expensive with limited data capture capabilities due to predefined sensor locations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical sensor mounting systems with wearable drone technology. Instead of fixing sensors at predefined locations, the system uses autonomous drones equipped with sensors that can dynamically position themselves to monitor athletes, thereby reducing system complexity while maintaining or improving measurement precision
Solution Approach 2:
The wearable drone system serves multiple functions: it captures performance data, provides real-time monitoring, and can be deployed for various sports events. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate specialized systems, thereby reducing overall system complexity while enhancing data capture capabilities
2Quantity of substance
If sensors are mounted at predefined locations to monitor sporting events, then some performance data can be captured, but the amount and type of data are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from static predefined sensor locations to dynamic wearable drones that can move and reposition themselves. This dynamic capability allows the system to capture a greater quantity and variety of performance data from multiple angles and positions, thereby increasing both data amount and capture flexibility
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces spatial mobility as an additional dimension to data capture. Instead of fixed 2D sensor positions, the wearable drones operate in 3D space, enabling comprehensive monitoring from multiple perspectives and significantly increasing the quantity and diversity of captured data
3Loss of information
If comprehensive monitoring systems are deployed to capture detailed performance data, then performance insights can be obtained, but the systems become expensive and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex traditional monitoring infrastructure with wearable drone technology. The drones autonomously navigate and capture data, eliminating the need for complex fixed installations while providing comprehensive performance information, thereby reducing system complexity without sacrificing information completeness
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AI summary
A system for monitoring objects at sporting events or other types of events uses a wearable drone that has at least one camera or other sensor for capturing or otherwise sensing data. When the drone is to be used for monitoring, such as monitoring an object at a sporting event, the wearable drone may be detached from its user, and it may hover or otherwise fly within a certain position of an object to be monitored. While flying, the drone's sensor may be used to capture information, such as performance data or images, of the object during the sporting event.