Rower device for rowing synchronization via configurable signaling and personalized synchronization guide
OwnerSean Huang Schwartzinventor
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Abstract
The present teaching relates to system configurations enabling synchronization of rowers in rowing. The system includes a central unit for controlling the synchronization, sensors for detecting timings and stroke mechanics of different stroke events to be synchronized across the rowers, and rower units for delivering synchronization timings and statuses to the rowers to enable the synchronization. The central unit generates a synchronization instruction with specified timings for different stroke events in each stroke cycle, which is delivered to the rowers via rower units. Sensors are deployed to monitor actual timings of stroke events which are compared with the instructed timings to determine the synchronization status.
Claims17
A system comprising:
- an interface unit implemented by a processor and configured for communicating with one of multiple rowers engaged in rowing;
- a rower synchronization signaling receiver implemented by a processor and configured for receiving, from a central unit, a synchronization timing instruction including a plurality of timings within a duration representing a stroke cycle, wherein the stroke cycle is determined by the central unit based on a stroke rate specified by a coxswain according to a desire speed to be achieved by the multiple rowers and the plurality of timings specify respective time instances for a corresponding plurality of events to occur;
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- a delivery synchronization signaling controller implemented by a processor and configured for
- retrieving first signaling configuration information previously set by the rower about a first manner to notify the rower the plurality of timings, and
- signaling, to the rower, the plurality of timings at the respective time instances in the first manner according to the signaling configuration information to guide the rower to make the plurality of events in each stroke cycle to occur at the respective time instances.
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