Tactile based performance enhancement system
AssigneeRacing Incident Pty Ltd.
InventorPeter Hill
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for communicating tactile messages to a user, such as a racecar driver, yacht crewmember, or other athlete. The system can include a tactile vest having tactile activators for conveying tactile messages to the user, including real time messages for helping the user assess and improve physical performance. The messages may be generated based on various types of sensor data, including, for example, data collected by vehicle sensors of a racecar or yacht.
Claims30
A system for improving racecar driver performance, the system comprising:
- a vest that is adapted to be worn by a driver of a racecar, said vest including a plurality of tactile devices capable of communicating tactile signals to the driver;
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- a controller that controls the tactile devices to communicate performance-related information to the driver substantially in real time during movement of the racecar, said controller configured to receive vehicle information, including vehicle information collected by vehicle sensors of the racecar, and configured to use the vehicle information to select tactile messages to convey to the driver, said tactile messages including a stimulation pattern that notifies the driver of an optimum timing for performing a driver action corresponding to controlling the racecar on a racetrack, the stimulation pattern communicated to the driver substantially in real time.
A method for improving racecar driver performance, the method comprising:
- detecting a driver-initiated event performed during driving of a racecar, said detecting performed by a computing device that monitors real time vehicle information associated with the racecar;
- determining an optimum timing for performing the driver-initiated event on a racetrack based at least partly on collected sensor data;
- comparing actual timing of the driver-initiated event to the optimum timing;
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- applying to the driver, via at least one tactile stimulation device, a tactile signal that is dependent upon a result of the comparison, said tactile signal applied to the driver substantially in real time.
A method for improving racecar driver performance, the method comprising:
- detecting an actual wheel slip of a wheel of a racecar relative to a surface of travel of the racecar, said detecting performed by a computing device that monitors real time vehicle information associated with the racecar;
- determining an optimum wheel slip of the wheel on a racetrack comprising the surface of travel based at least partly on collected sensor data;
- comparing the actual wheel slip to the optimum wheel slip;
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- applying to the driver, via least one tactile stimulation device, a tactile signal that is dependent upon a result of the comparison of the actual wheel slip to the optimum wheel slip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.