Impact And Movement Sensing To Measure Performance

Abstract

Methods and systems for force and inertial sensing in a garment. The system may include one or more wearable garments. The one or more garments may include one or more layers and an outer surface. Additionally, a force sensing array including a plurality of force sensing resistors, an inertial measurement unit, and a transmitter unit may be disposed within the one or more garments. A processor may comprise one or more receivers and may connect to the force sensing array, inertial measurement unit, or transmitter unit.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 sensing an impact on a surface of one or more wearable garments with one or more sensors to form at least a first raw measurement;   transmitting the first raw measurement to a receiver, wherein the receiver is electronically coupled to a processor;   processing at least the first raw measurement with the processor to generate data; and   forming at least a performance metric with the data.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the performance metric comprises strike speed, strike power, strike accuracy, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising rendering the performance metric on a graphical user interface. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising tracking a movement of the one or more wearable garments to form at least a second raw measurement with the at least one or more sensors. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising determining a time of impact based on at least on the first raw measurement or the second raw measurement. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising determining a time of movement based on the second raw measurement. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the performance metric is calculated based at least in part on a the time of movement and the time of impact. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the processing comprises performing a weighted average. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the processing comprises performing a sum of at least two of the raw measurements. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the processing comprises correlating a raw measurement or a raw measurement-derived value to a performance metric. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising forming performance-based feedback based on the data. 
     
     
         12 . A system comprising:
 one or more wearable garments configured to sense an impact; and   a processor configured to:
 transmit the first raw measurement to a receiver, wherein the receiver is electronically coupled to a processor; 
 processing at least the first raw measurement with the processor to generate data; and 
 form at least a performance metric with the data. 
   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to form performance-based feedback based on the data. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to render the performance metric on a graphical user interface. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to track a movement of the one or more wearable garments to form at least a second raw measurement with the at least one or more sensors. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine a time of impact based on at least on the first raw measurement or the second raw measurement. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine a time of movement based on the second raw measurement. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the performance metric is calculated based at least in part on a the time of movement and the time of impact. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the processing comprises performing a weighted average. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the processing comprises performing a sum of at least two of the raw measurements.