MOTION CAPTURE DATA FITTING SYSTEM
    1.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240198175A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-20

    申请号:US18589029

    申请日:2024-02-27

    申请人: BLAST MOTION INC.

    摘要: Enables a fitting system for sporting equipment using an application that executes on a mobile phone for example to prompt and accept motion inputs from a given motion capture sensor to measure a user's size, range of motion, speed and then utilizes that same sensor to capture motion data from a piece of equipment, for example to further optimize the fit of, or suggest purchase of a particular piece of sporting equipment. Utilizes correlation or other data mining of motion data for size, range of motion, speed of other users to maximize the fit of a piece of equipment for the user based on other user's performance with particular equipment. For example, this enables a user of a similar size, range of motion and speed to data mine for the best performance equipment, e.g., longest drive, lowest putt scores, highest winning percentage, etc., associated with other users having similar characteristics.

    Swing quality measurement system
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10974121B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-13

    申请号:US16835247

    申请日:2020-03-30

    申请人: Blast Motion Inc.

    摘要: A system that measures a swing of a bat with one or more sensors and analyzes sensor data to create swing quality metrics. Metrics may include for example rotational acceleration, on-plane efficiency, and body-bat connection. Rotational acceleration measures the centripetal acceleration of the bat along the bat's longitudinal axis at a point early in the rotational part of the swing; it is an indicator of the swing's power. On-plane efficiency measures how much of the bat's angular velocity occurs around the swing plane, the plane spanned by the bat and the bat's sweet spot velocity at impact. Body-bat connection measures the angle between the bat and the body tilt axis, which is estimated from the trajectory of the hand position on the bat through the swing; an ideal bat-body connection is near 90 degrees. These three swing quality metrics provide a simple and useful characterization of the swing mechanics.

    Motion capture data fitting system

    公开(公告)号:US10881908B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-05

    申请号:US16512631

    申请日:2019-07-16

    申请人: BLAST MOTION INC.

    摘要: Enables a fitting system for sporting equipment using an application that executes on a mobile phone for example to prompt and accept motion inputs from a given motion capture sensor to measure a user's size, range of motion, speed and then utilizes that same sensor to capture motion data from a piece of equipment, for example to further optimize the fit of, or suggest purchase of a particular piece of sporting equipment. Utilizes correlation or other data mining of motion data for size, range of motion, speed of other users to maximize the fit of a piece of equipment for the user based on other user's performance with particular equipment. For example, this enables a user of a similar size, range of motion and speed to data mine for the best performance equipment, e.g., longest drive, lowest putt scores, highest winning percentage, etc., associated with other users having similar characteristics.

    MOTION CAPTURE DATA FITTING SYSTEM
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200047029A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-13

    申请号:US16512631

    申请日:2019-07-16

    申请人: BLAST MOTION INC.

    摘要: Enables a fitting system for sporting equipment using an application that executes on a mobile phone for example to prompt and accept motion inputs from a given motion capture sensor to measure a user's size, range of motion, speed and then utilizes that same sensor to capture motion data from a piece of equipment, for example to further optimize the fit of, or suggest purchase of a particular piece of sporting equipment. Utilizes correlation or other data mining of motion data for size, range of motion, speed of other users to maximize the fit of a piece of equipment for the user based on other user's performance with particular equipment. For example, this enables a user of a similar size, range of motion and speed to data mine for the best performance equipment, e.g., longest drive, lowest putt scores, highest winning percentage, etc., associated with other users having similar characteristics.

    METHOD OF DETERMINING JOINT STRESS FROM SENSOR DATA

    公开(公告)号:US20190147233A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-16

    申请号:US16181955

    申请日:2018-11-06

    申请人: Blast Motion Inc.

    摘要: A method of calculating the stress on a joint by determining when a joint angle is outside the normal range of motion for the joint. Applications include analysis of elbow joint stress for baseball pitchers, for example to mitigate the risk of injury to the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL). During a movement such as a baseball pitch, sensor data is collected to track the position, orientation, or motion of body segments; joint angles are derived from this sensor data. Joint angles are then compared to a range of motion, which may be measured for each individual. Joint stress contributions from movements that exceed the range of motion may be combined over time to calculate cumulative joint fatigue. This joint fatigue measure may for example be used for pitchers to quantify recovery periods (days off) and future workloads (such as maximum pitch counts).

    METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A 3D TRAJECTORY OF A PROJECTILE FROM 2D CAMERA IMAGES

    公开(公告)号:US20190147219A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-16

    申请号:US15815696

    申请日:2017-11-16

    申请人: Blast Motion Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00 G06T7/246

    摘要: A method that estimates the 3D trajectory of a projectile, such as a golf ball or baseball, by analyzing a sequence of images from a single-lens, 2D camera. Image analysis may be used to locate the projectile in the camera images, using motion detection and filters for the projectile's expected size and shape. A physics model may be used to calculate the projectile's trajectory as a function of its initial position and velocity (for example, just after impact with a golf club or bat). A camera projection transform may map this trajectory into predicted pixel locations, which may be compared to the observed projectile locations in the camera images. The projectile's trajectory may be estimated by finding initial conditions that minimize differences between observed and predicted pixel locations, using a nonlinear least squares solver for example. The method may be extended to multiple cameras.

    MULTI-SENSOR EVENT ANALYSIS AND TAGGING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20190057508A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-21

    申请号:US16166490

    申请日:2018-10-22

    申请人: Blast Motion Inc.

    摘要: A system that analyzes data from multiple sensors, potentially of different types, that track motions of players, equipment, and projectiles such as balls. Data from different sensors is combined to generate integrated metrics for events and activities. Illustrative sensors may include inertial sensors, cameras, radars, and light gates. As an illustrative example, a video camera may track motion of a pitched baseball, and an inertial sensor may track motion of a bat; the system may use the combined data to analyze the effectiveness of the swing in hitting the pitch. The system may also use sensor data to automatically select or generate tags for an event; tags may represent for example activity types, players, performance levels, or scoring results. The system may analyze social media postings to confirm or augment event tags. Users may filter and analyze saved events based on the assigned tags.