Wireless Target Recognition System for Athletic Reaction Training
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Solution Overview
Problem
Athletes, especially in team sports, face challenges in developing decision-making and reaction time skills due to the need for multiple participants in team practices, which limits individual training time and effectiveness.
Innovation Solution
A target recognition system comprising a controller that transmits actuation signals to designators equipped with signaling devices, allowing for wireless communication and identification of designated targets, enabling trainees to improve target recognition, decision-making, and reaction time skills in simulated game conditions with minimal participants.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple offensive and defensive participants are used to improve decision-making and reaction time skills, then the effectiveness of skill development is improved, but the complexity of the training system and the time required for coordination increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses visual copies (light-up targets) to represent real game situations, allowing athletes to practice decision-making and reaction skills without requiring actual opponents. The system creates a simplified model of game conditions that can be repeatedly practiced individually.
Solution Approach 2:
The training system is designed to be universally applicable to multiple sports and skill levels. The same basic system can be used for different types of athletic training, making it a multi-functional solution that doesn't require separate complex setups for each sport or athlete.
2Reliability
If organized team practices are used to improve decision-making and reaction time, then the skill development effectiveness is improved, but the time available for individual athlete training is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system allows athletes to conduct their own training sessions independently without requiring coaches or teammates to facilitate the practice. The automated light-up targets and self-paced nature of the training enable athletes to work on their skills during individual time that would otherwise be unavailable.
3Reliability
If sufficient numbers of participants are required for adequate skill development, then the quality of training is improved, but the accessibility and flexibility of individual training is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
By using visual representations (light-up targets) instead of actual participants, the system maintains training quality while eliminating the need for multiple people. This copying approach preserves the essential elements of game situations without requiring the full complement of players.
Data Source
AI summary
A target recognition system may include a controller configured to transmit an actuation signal and a plurality of designators in wireless communication with the controller, each of the designators may include a signaling device, and wherein the actuation signal may be selectably associated with a selected designator of the plurality of designators to actuate the signaling device.