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US 11,697,054 B2Granted
System and method for conducting a performance test of an athlete
OwnerMark Raymond Fisherinventor
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Abstract
Performance testing of an athlete uses a gate which provides status indications for the athlete during the test and a sensor which detects movement of the athlete from a start position. A controller communicates with the gate and the sensor to conduct the test. The controller receives athlete movement data and determines first movement characteristics of the athlete at the start position.
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A system for conducting a performance test of an athlete, comprising:
- a gate which provides status indications for the athlete during the test,
- a sensor which detects movement of the athlete from a start position in response to indications from the gate, and
- a controller which communicates with the gate and the sensor to conduct the test;
- wherein the controller receives time and time-of-flight data, or time and distance data, from the sensor and analyzes the time and time-of-flight data, or time and distance data, to determine first movement by the athlete from the start position;
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- wherein an analysis of the time and time-of-flight, or time and distance data, by the controller includes fitting of a predetermined curve to a sequence of time and distance data points, and calculating a point of first movement on a fitted curve according to a steady state of the athlete.
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A method of determining first movement by an athlete at a start position, comprising:
- locating the athlete in a start zone using a sensor,
- determining, using the sensor, that the athlete is stable in a start position in the start zone,
- recording time and time-of-flight data, or time and distance data, during an interval which starts and finishes respectively before and after the first movement at the start position using a controller, and
- analyzing the time and time-of-flight data, or time and distance data, by fitting a predetermined curve to a sequence of time and distance data points, and calculating a time of first movement as determined by a point of zero distance from the start position on the curve, using the controller.
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