System for assessing and displaying activity of a sportsman
A system assesses and displays activity of a sportsman. At least one sensor detects movement of the sportsman, and a processor processes data from the sensor to assess activity of the sportsman. A heads-up display mounted with a pair of goggles or glasses displays data indicative of the activity to the sportsman.
1. A system for assessing and displaying activity of a sportsman, comprising:
at least one sensor for detecting movement of the sportsman;
a processor for processing data from the sensor to assess activity of the sportsman; and
a heads-up display mounted with a pair of goggles or glasses, for displaying data indicative of the activity to 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 and a microphone.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor and the processor are configured with the goggles or glasses.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is configured for mounting with the sportsman or a human-powered vehicle ridden by the sportsman, and the processor is configured with the goggles or glasses, the sensor and the processor being in wireless communication.
5. The system of claim 4 , the human-powered vehicle comprising one of a snowboard, ski, skateboard, bike and wakeboard.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the 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. The system of claim 1 , the system further comprising a GPS receiver and the processor comprising memory for storing a trail map therein; the processor processing a location of the sportsman obtained via the GPS receiver with the trail map and displaying position of the sportsman on the map, on the heads-up display.
10. The system of claim 9 , the processor processing the GPS coordinates with the activity and displaying an image representative of the activity on the map, at a location at which the activity occurred.
11. A system for assessing and displaying activity of a sportsman, comprising:
at least one sensor for detecting movement of the sportsman;
a GPS receiver;
a processor for processing data from the sensor to assess activity of the sportsman; and
a heads-up display mounted with a pair of goggles or glasses, for displaying data indicative of the activity to the sportsman;
the processor comprising memory for storing a trail map therein;
the processor processing a location of the sportsman obtained via the GPS receiver with the trail map and displaying position of the sportsman on the map, on the heads-up display.
12. A system for assessing activity of a sportsman engaged in board sports, comprising:
at least one accelerometer for detecting movement of the sportsman; and
a processor for processing data from the accelerometer to determine g forces experienced by the sportsman.
13. The system of claim 12 , further comprising a GPS receiver wherein the processor determines altitude variations experienced by the sportsman.
14. The system of claim 13 , the system being attachable to the sportsman, to an article worn by the sportsman, or to a human powered vehicle controlled by the sportsman.
15. The system of claim 14 , the vehicle comprising one of a snowboard, ski, skateboard, bike, wakeboard.
16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the system is configured for attachment with a helmet, clothing or goggles.
17. The system of claim 12 , further comprising a display for displaying the g forces to the sportsman.
18. The system of claim 17 , further comprising a transmitter for transmitting g force or altitude variations data to a remote location.
19. The system of claim 18 , 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.
20. The system of claim 18 , the altitude variations comprising drop distance within an airtime period experienced by the system.
21. The system of claim 12 , the processor further processing data from the accelerometer to determine airtime experienced by the system.
22. The system of claim 13 , further comprising a display for displaying the g forces to the sportsman.
23. The system of claim 22 , further comprising a transmitter for transmitting g force or altitude variations data to a remote location.
24. The system of claim 23 , 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.
25. The system of claim 23 , the altitude variations comprising drop distance within an airtime period experienced by the system.