Device for capturing, transmitting, and displaying individual rower data
View Patent ↗A device that captures and processes individual rower data and transmits the data to a display for use by the coxswain or the coach to enable the provision of immediate feedback to one or more rowers in order to improve the overall performance of the boat.
1. A device for measuring and displaying a plurality of parameters of a seat slide in a boat on drive and recovery comprising:
a seat on which a rower sits slidably mounted on a first rail and a second rail wherein the rails are affixed in a parallel configuration on a bottom portion of the boat and wherein the seat is configured to slide a length in a first direction on drive and in a second direction on recovery;
a housing attached to the seat;
a sensor assembly, located within the housing, which comprises a first central processing unit which detects, measures, and processes a first set of parameters of the seat slide wherein the parameters include length of the slide on drive and recovery; speed of the slide on drive and recovery, deceleration of the slide, effect the deceleration has on boat performance, stroke rate, and ratio of the parameters on drive to the parameters on recovery;
a hub which receives the first set of parameters transmitted by the sensor assembly and which includes a second central processing unit which organizes and transmits the first set of parameters to a personal computing device capable of receiving the first set of parameters and having a display which displays the first set of parameters.
2. The device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a number of seats, a number of housings, and a number of sensor assemblies, wherein each seat is equipped with one of the number of housings and one of the number of sensor assemblies, wherein each of the number of sensor assemblies transmits a set of parameters, and wherein the hub receives the number of sets of parameters transmitted by the sensor assemblies and organizes and transmits the number of sets of parameters to the personal computing device.
3. The device as claimed in claim 2 wherein the number of sets of parameters are captured to a file on the personal computing device.
4. The device as claimed in claim 2 wherein the personal computing device emits sounds audible to the rower that correspond to the sets of parameters received.
5. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the sensor assembly further comprises an accelerometer.
6. The device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the rower wears a second accelerometer on a body part, which second accelerometer transmits data pertaining to the location and movement of the body part to the hub.
7. The device as claimed in claim 6 wherein the body part is an arm.