Motion measurement apparatus

An apparatus for measuring and visually displaying a golfer's body movement while performing a golf swing comprising:

• sensing means coupled to a golfer for quantitatively detecting movement of said golfer's body and a golf club while performing a golf swing, and for generating signals indicative of said movement of said golfer's body and said golf club while performing said golf swing, said sensing means further comprising;
• sensors coupled to said golfer's body at joints of said golfer's body which are moved while said golfer performs said golf swing, said sensors coupled to said joints of said golfer's body such that said sensors quantitatively measure the movement of said joints while said golfer performs said golf swing, said sensors coupled to said golfer's joints such that said sensors do not interfere with said movement of said golfer's joints while said golfer performs said golf swing,
• processing means for receiving and processing said signals generated by said sensing means, said processing means disposed in a compact structure coupled to said body of said golfer, said processing means further including;
• memory means for receiving and storing sample signals corresponding to sample movement of a sample golfer's body when said sample golfer performs said golf swing, and
• biofeedback means coupled to said processing means for receiving said processed signals and said sample signals from said processing means for indicating to said golfer differences between said signals generated by said movement of said golfer's body and said sample signals corresponding to said sample movement of said sample golfer's body.

An apparatus for measuring a user's body movement while performing a body motion comprising:

• sensing means coupled to a user for quantitatively detecting movement of said user's body while performing a body motion, and for generating signals indicative of said movement of said user's body while performing said body motion, said sensing means further comprising;
• at least two sensors coupled to said user's body, said at least two sensors having a first end of at least two
• respective lever arms coupled thereto,
• at least two flexible connectors, each of said at least two flexible connectors having a first end thereof coupled to a second location of said user's body, said at least two flexible connectors having a second end thereof coupled to a second end of said respective at least two lever arms such that said sensors quantitatively measure the movement of said first and second locations of said user's body with respect to each other while said user performs said body motion, said sensors coupled to said first and second locations of said user's body such that said sensors do not interfere with said movement of said user's body while said user performs said body motion, and
• processing means for receiving and processing said signals generated by said sensing means.

An apparatus for measuring and visually displaying a user's body movement while performing a motion comprising:

• sensing means coupled to a user for quantitatively detecting movement of said user's body while performing a motion, and for generating signals indicative of said movement of said user's body while performing said motion,
• wherein said sensing means further comprises sensors attached to said user's body at joints of said user's body which are moved while said user performs said motion, wherein said sensors are comprised of optical motion sensors, said sensors attached to said joints of said user's body such that said sensors quantitatively measure the movement of said joints while said user performs said motion, said sensors attached to said user's joints such that said sensors do not interfere with said movement of said user's joints while said user performs said motion,
• processing means for receiving and processing said signals generated by said sensing means, and
• display means coupled to said processing means for receiving said processed signals from said processing means and graphically displaying at least one image representing said movement of said user's body which occurred while said user performed said motion.

An apparatus for measuring and visually displaying a user's body movement while performing a motion comprising:

• sensing means coupled to a user for quantitatively detecting movement of said user's body while performing a motion, and for generating signals indicative of said movement of said user's body while performing said motion,
• wherein said sensing means further comprises sensors attached to said user's body at joints of said user's body which are moved while said user performs said motion, wherein said sensors are comprised of shaft encoders, said sensors attached to said joints of said user's body such that said sensors quantitatively measure the movement of said joints while said user performs said motion, said sensors attached to said user's joints such that said sensors do not interfere with said movement of said user's joints while said user performs said motion,
• processing means for receiving and processing said signals generated by said sensing means, and
• display means coupled to said processing means for receiving said processed signals from said processing means and graphically displaying at least one image representing said movement of said user's body which occurred while said user performed said motion.

An apparatus for measuring and visually displaying a user's body movement while performing a motion comprising:

• sensing means coupled to a user for quantitatively detecting movement of said user's body while performing a motion, and for generating signals indicative of said movement of said user's body while performing said motion,
• wherein said sensing means further comprises sensors attached to said user's body at joints of said user's body which are moved while said user performs said motion, said sensors attached to said joints of said user's body such that said sensors quantitatively measure the movement of said joints while said user performs said motion, said sensors attached to said user's joints such that said sensors do not interfere with said movement of said user's joints while said user performs said motion,
• processing means for receiving and processing said signals generated by said sensing means, wherein said processing means further includes memory means for receiving and storing sample signals corresponding to sample movement of a sample body when performing said motion,
• display means coupled to said processing means for receiving said processed signals from said processing means and graphically displaying at least one image representing said movement of said user's body which occurred while said user performed said motion, wherein said display means graphically displays concurrently said at least one image representing said movement of said user's body and a second at least one image representing said sample movement of said sample body's performance of said motion, such that said movement of said user's body can be compared with said sample movement of said sample body's performance of said motion, and
• wherein said first at least one image and said second at least one image overlap each other.

An apparatus for measuring and visually displaying a user's body movement while performing a motion comprising:

• sensing means coupled to a user for quantitatively detecting movement of said user's body while performing a motion, and for generating signals indicative of said movement of said user's body while performing said motion,
• wherein said sensing means further comprises sensors attached to said user's body at joints of said user's body which are moved while said user performs said motion, said sensors attached to said joints of said user's body such that said sensors quantitatively measure the movement of said joints while said user performs said motion, said sensors attached to said user's joints such that said sensors do not interfere with said movement of said user's joints while said user performs said motion,
• processing means for receiving and processing said signals generated by said sensing means, wherein said processing means further includes memory means for receiving and storing sample signals corresponding to sample movement of a sample body when performing said motion,
• display means coupled to said processing means for receiving said processed signals from said processing means and graphically displaying at least one image representing said movement of said user's body which occurred while said user performed said motion, wherein said display means graphically displays concurrently said at least one image representing said movement of said user's body and a second at least one image representing said sample movement of said sample body's performance of said motion, such that said movement of said user's body can be compared with said sample movement of said sample body's performance of said motion, and
• wherein said sensing means further includes electric shock means for physically indicating when said movement of said user's body while performing said motion differs from said second at least one image representing said sample movement of said sample body's performance of said motion.