Smart archery bow with performance monitoring and learning features

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12222183-B2
Application number	US-202217836486-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 9, 2022
Priority date	Jun 16, 2021
Publication date	Feb 11, 2025
Grant date	Feb 11, 2025

Abstract

A system for a smart bow includes an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a user interface, and processing circuitry. The accelerometer is configured to measure acceleration of the smart bow. The gyroscope is configured to measure orientation of the smart bow. The processing circuitry is configured to receive the acceleration and the orientation of the smart bow from the accelerometer and the gyroscope. The processing circuitry is configured to perform an analysis on the acceleration and the orientation of the smart bow to identify an action performed with the smart bow. The processing circuitry is configured to operate the user interface to display a result of the analysis.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for a smart bow, the system comprising:
an accelerometer configured to measure acceleration of the smart bow;
a gyroscope configured to measure orientation of the smart bow;
a user interface; and
processing circuitry configured to:
receive the acceleration of the smart bow from the accelerometer and the orientation of the smart bow from the gyroscope;
perform an analysis on the acceleration and the orientation of the smart bow by comparing measurements of at least one of the acceleration or the orientation to known characteristics of a plurality of particular actions to identify which of the plurality of particular actions has been performed with the smart bow; and
operate the user interface to display a result of the analysis.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the accelerometer, the gyroscope, the user interface, and the processing circuitry are positioned within a modular housing that is fixedly coupled with a structure of the smart bow.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the measurements comprise at least one of time-series data of the acceleration or time-series data of the orientation, and the known characteristics of the plurality of particular actions comprise time-series data of the plurality of particular actions.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to detect at least one of a shot action of the smart bow, a drawing action of a string of the smart bow, or a dryfire shot action based on the acceleration of the smart bow received from the accelerometer and the orientation of the smart bow received from the gyroscope.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to increment a shot counter in response to detecting the shot action, and increment a dryfire shot counter in response to detecting the dryfire shot action.

6. A smart bow comprising:
an accelerometer;
a gyroscope;
a user interface;
processing circuitry configured to:
obtain time-series acceleration data from the accelerometer and time-series orientation data from the gyroscope;
compare the time-series acceleration data and the time-series orientation data with known time-series data of a particular action to determine whether the particular action has been performed; and
in response to determining that the particular action has been performed, operate the user interface to provide analytic data of the particular action performed with the smart bow, the analytic data comprising a characteristic of the particular action determined based on the time-series acceleration data and the time-series orientation data; and

a modular housing within which the accelerometer, the gyroscope, the user interface, and the processing circuitry are positioned, the modular housing fixedly coupled with a structure of the smart bow.

7. The smart bow of claim 6 , wherein the modular housing is positioned within a handgrip of the smart bow.

8. The smart bow of claim 6 , wherein the modular housing has a size less than or equal to 2 inches in height, less than or equal to 1 inch in width, and less than or equal to 0.75 inches in depth.

9. The smart bow of claim 6 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to wirelessly communicate with a smartphone or a remote system to provide data regarding the particular action performed with the smart bow.

10. The smart bow of claim 6 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to operate according to a plurality of different modes.

11. The smart bow of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of different modes comprise at least one of:
a bow leveling mode for guiding a user to level the smart bow;
a shot learning mode for learning a profile of an accurate shot;
a training mode for training the user to improve archery skills;
a tournament mode for recording data during a tournament;
a hunting mode for recording data during a hunting trip;
a vibration performance mode for determining and reporting an amount of vibration present at the smart bow;
a power saving mode for reducing power consumption of the processing circuitry; and
a game mode for training the user to improve archery in a gamified manner.

12. The smart bow of claim 11 , wherein in the power saving mode, the processing circuitry is configured to:
detect activity or inactivity of the smart bow based on at least one of the time-series acceleration data and the time-series orientation data;
in response to detecting the inactivity, disable one or more functions of the smart bow to conserve power consumption; and
in response to detecting the activity, enable the one or more functions of the smart bow.

13. The smart bow of claim 11 , wherein in the bow leveling mode, the processing circuitry is configured to:
operate the user interface to provide a notification to the user to level the smart bow about a first axis and provide a visual indication showing a current orientation of the smart bow about the first axis;
determine, based on the time-series orientation data obtained from the gyroscope, whether the smart bow is leveled about the first axis; and
in response to the smart bow being level about the first axis, operate the user interface to notify the user that the smart bow is level about the first axis.

14. The smart bow of claim 11 , wherein in the shot learning mode, the processing circuitry is configured to:
obtain the time-series acceleration data from the accelerometer and the time-series orientation data from the gyroscope over a time period when the user performs a shot using the smart bow;
obtain a user input indicating a shot quality of the shot;
generate a shot profile based on a relationship between the shot quality and the time-series acceleration data and the time-series orientation data; and
predict a second shot quality of a second shot based on the shot profile, the time-series acceleration data, and the time-series orientation data gathered when the user performs the second shot using the smart bow.

15. The smart bow of claim 11 , wherein in the training mode, the processing circuitry is configured to:
obtain the time-series acceleration data from the accelerometer and the time-series orientation data from the gyroscope over a time period when the user performs a shot;
compare one or more properties of the shot based on the time-series acceleration data and the time-series orientation data to one or more properties of a profile associated with an accurate shot of the user; and
operate the user interface to provide a result of comparing the one or more properties of the shot with the one or more properties of the profile.

16. The smart bow of claim 11 , wherein in the tournament mode, the processing circuitry is configured to:
identify one or more shots based on the time-series acceleration data and the time-series orientation data performed during a competition;
determine a quality of each shot and one or more characteristics of each shot based on the time-series acceleration data and the time-series orientation data;
store the quality of each shot, the one or more characteristics of each shot, and the time-series acceleration data and the time-series orientation data of each shot in memory of the smart bow; and
generate a tournament report using the quality of each shot, the time-series acceleration data, and the time-series orientation data.

17. The smart bow of claim 11 , wherein in the hunting mode, the processing circuitry is configured to:
identify one or more shots based on the time-series acceleration data and the time-series orientation data performed dur

Assignees

• Mcp Ip Llc

Inventors

• Mcpherson Mathew A
• Hayes Mark J
• Simonds Jon B
• Ozanne Jeffrey A

Classifications

• F41B5/14

  Details of bows; Accessories for arc shooting (sighting devices for bows F41G1/467) · CPC title

• F41B5/1476

  Devices for archery training · CPC title

• F41B5/1484

  Bows with special adaptations or devices for special purposes · CPC title

• F41B5/105

  Cams or pulleys for compound bows · CPC title

• G06F3/14

  Digital output to display device {; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units} · CPC title