Board sports sensing devices, and associated methods
View Patent ↗A system assesses activity of a sportsman engaged in board sports. At least one sensor detects movement of the sportsman, and a processor processes data from the sensor to assess activity of the sportsman. Activity of sportsmen engaged in human powered sports is compared. A plurality of activity sensing units is associated with the sportsman. Each of the units (a) attach to one of either the sportsman or to a human powered vehicle ridden by the sportsman, and (b) wirelessly communicate activity to a remote location. The activity comprising one or more of airtime, speed, drop distance, power and energy absorbed. A database, accessible by Internet and connected to the remote location, provides access to the activity via the Internet.
1. A system for assessing activity of a sportsman engaged in board sports, comprising:
at least one sensor for detecting movement of the sportsman; and
a processor for processing data from the sensor to assess activity of the sportsman.
2. The system of claim 1 , the sensor comprising one or more of an accelerometer, a pressure sensor, a piezoelectric element, a strain gauge, a GPS receiver, a microphone.
3. The system of claim 2 , the system being attachable to the sportsman, to an article worn by the sportsman, or to a human powered vehicle controlled by the sportsman.
4. The system of claim 3 , the vehicle comprising one of a snowboard, ski, skateboard, bike, wakeboard.
5. The system of claim 2 , wherein the system is configured with a helmet or goggles.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein activity comprises one or more of airtime, spin, drop distance, speed, power or energy absorbed by the sportsman.
7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a transmitter for transmitting the data to a remote location.
8. The system of claim 7 , further comprising a database, accessible by Internet and connected to the remote location, for storing the data and making the data accessible via the Internet.
9. An activity measurement system, comprising:
a unit associated with a moving sportsman engaged in board sports; and
one or more sensors and a processor configured with the unit and cooperating to determine activity of the moving sportsman.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein sensors comprise accelerometers and the processor determines a period of free-fall of the accelerometers as airtime activity.
11. The system of claim 10 , further comprising a wireless transmitter for transmitting the free-fall to a remote location as airtime.
12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the system is configured with a helmet or goggles.
13. The system of claim 12 , the sensor comprising a GPS receiver for determining location and speed activity of the sportsman; the goggles operable to receive and display at least the speed to the sportsman.
14. The system of claim 9 , the sensors comprising one or more of an accelerometer, a pressure sensor, a piezoelectric element, a strain gauge, a GPS receiver, and a microphone.
15. The system of claim 9 , the system being attachable to the sportsman, to an article worn by the sportsman, or to a human powered vehicle controlled by the sportsman.
16. The system of claim 14 , the vehicle comprising one of a snowboard, ski, skateboard, bike, wakeboard.
17. The system of claim 9 , wherein activity comprises one or more of airtime, spin, drop distance, speed, power or energy absorbed by the sportsman.
18. The system of claim 9 , further comprising a transmitter for transmitting the data to a remote location.
19. A system for comparing activity between multiple sportsmen engaged in human powered sports, comprising:
a plurality of activity sensing units for associating with each of the sportsman, each of the units (a) attaching to either the sportsman or to a human powered vehicle ridden by the sportsman and (b) wirelessly communicating activity to a remote location, the activity comprising one or more of airtime, speed, drop distance, power and energy absorbed; and
a database, accessible by Internet and connected to the remote location, for providing access to the activity via the Internet.
20. The system of claim 19 , the sensing units comprising one or more of accelerometers, pressure sensors, GPS receivers, microphones, and piezo elements; the human powered vehicle comprising skis, snowboards, bikes, skateboards.