Performance coaching apparatus and method
AssigneeApex Pro, LLC
InventorAustin Gurley
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Abstract
An apparatus for coaching improvements for a performer during a performance activity based on observed actual performance in comparison to a possible performance, with sensors measuring performance criteria. A microprocessor computer creates respective pseudo-measurements relevant to the performance activity based on the measurements, which are normalized and evaluated as to proximity to a possible performance value. A display presents the measured actual performance in relation to the possible performance, so the performer may change actions and observe on the display the effect of the change. A method of coaching performer during a performance activity is disclosed.
Claims10
An electronic device for coaching a performer during a performance activity based on observed actual performance in comparison to a limit of performance for improved performance, comprising:
- a first sensor for generating a periodic first signal representative of a measured performance criteria;
- a second sensor for generating a periodic second signal representative of a measured second performance criteria;
- a microprocessor computer configured with instruction sets for
- creating respective pseudo-measurements relevant to a performance activity based on the first and second signals received from the respective sensors;
- scaling as a ratio said current pseudo-measurement values to a maximum value to create a fractional score between zero and one for each of said pseudo-measurement;
- determining which of said ratios interact geometrically, if any, and determining the proximity to the limit of a geometric sum of the pseudo-measurements, and
- determining a largest of said ratios and said geometric sum, and
- a display within a view of the performance for presenting as a binary symbol said largest ratio,
- whereby said electronic device upon determining the limit of performance provides momentary information as to a proximity of the performance to said limit for improving during the performance.
A performance apparatus for monitoring and coaching of a real-time performance improvement during a performance by a performer, comprising:
- an inertia sensor for being attached to a performer for measuring lateral, longitudinal, and vertical accelerations relative to three axis of direction;
- a speed sensor for being attached to the performer for measuring a velocity;
- a microprocessor configured for receiving periodically from the inertia sensor a respective signal representative of a momentary value of each of the measured lateral, longitudinal, and vertical accelerations and from the speed sensor a momentary location thereof for determining a momentary measured value of the velocity;
- a memory device configured for storing a maximum achieved value indicative of a grip on a surface on which the performer is moving, a maximum achieved value of a power measurement of the performer moving on the surface, and a maximum achieved value of a drag measurement of the performer moving on the surface based on the respective measured signals;
- the microprocessor configured for determining, with the respective signals, a momentary value indicative of the grip, a momentary value of the power measurement, and a momentary value of the drag measurement;
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- a display for presenting a binary presentation for momentarily comparing a performance value as indicative of respective momentary values of the grip, the power measurement, and the drag measurement relative to the achievable performance based on the maximum achieved values thereof,
- whereby the binary presentation provides relative performance information readily understood under time constraints involved in the performance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.