Inertial measurement of sports motion

US8944939B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8944939-B2
Application numberUS-201313760733-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 6, 2013
Priority dateFeb 7, 2012
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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Systems and methods of motion tracking are disclosed that can be used in connection with sports motion. Such a method can include placing one or more inertial measurement units (IMUs) on at least one of a person or one or more pieces of equipment, recording motion data associated with the at least one of the person or the one or more pieces of equipment, and synchronizing the recorded motion data. The method can also include analyzing the synchronized motion data in connection with a motion standard, and generating feedback based at least in part on the analyzed motion data.

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What is claimed is: 1. A system that facilitates motion tracking, comprising: a set of one or more inertial measurement units (IMUS), wherein each IMU of the set is attached to and records motion data associated with one of a person or at least one piece of equipment; a control component that receives and synchronizes the motion data recorded by each IMU of the set; and an analysis component that analyzes the synchronized motion data in connection with a motion standard and ge…

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What does patent US8944939B2 cover?
Systems and methods of motion tracking are disclosed that can be used in connection with sports motion. Such a method can include placing one or more inertial measurement units (IMUs) on at least one of a person or one or more pieces of equipment, recording motion data associated with the at least one of the person or the one or more pieces of equipment, and synchronizing the recorded motion da…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Clark William W, Romeiko Jeremy R, Univ Pittsburgh—Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G01P13/00. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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