GR20170100046A - Training jacket-device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an innovative electronic training device incorporated to a jacket aiming at improving the perception in the space, the fast decision making and the fast change of direction throughout training and these upon reaction of the athletes to visual stimuli generated by the invented device via the Leds it bears. The training demands two athletes wearing the invented jacket. The trainees can be positioned within whatever arrangement of five cones which are as many as the actuated colours of the Leds. The jacket’s microprocessor defines the duration of the training and lighting. The whole application is monitored by the trainer via an Android device. Each athlete sees the light emitted from the rival’s jacket and runs to touch the cone having the respective colour.

Description

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"'Vest' training device"

The product "'Vest' training device" is an innovative electronic training device installed in a vest accompanied by an Android application with the help of which athletes firstly achieve improved spatial perception, quick decision making and rapid change of direction during during training, reacting to the visual stimuli created by the device through the LEDs it carries.

The "'Vest' training device" contains the following electronic circuits and peripherals for its operation:

■ A microprocessor circuit (Figure 1o-(a.4)).

■ A Bluetooth circuit (Diagram 1o-(a.2))

■ An array of RGB Leds (Diagram 1o-(a.3))

■ An On/Off switch (Diagram 1o-(a.5))

■ One Lipo battery at 3.7V (Diagram 1o-(a.6))

■ A battery charging circuit (Diagram 1o-(a.7))

■ A 5V power supply (Diagram 1o-(a.8))

■ Housing made of ABS material

■ Five Cones/Columns (each with a different color)

■ Special android software (Design 1o-(a.1)).

1. The microprocessor circuit (Diagram 1o-(a.4)), is the central core of the device as it is responsible for the communication, operation and coordination of all the internal circuits of the device and also between the electronic devices/vests (Diagram 2°<">(a.)). The microprocessor is programmed with code to communicate via Bluetooth (Diagram 1o-(a.2)). with the software on the coach's tablet (Diagram 1o-(a.1) )) in order to receive the training parameters chosen by the coach. The coach.

2. The Bluetooth circuit (Diagram 1o-(a.2)) of the device (Diagram 2o-(3.)) which is the device/software interface, transfers to and from the microprocessor (Diagram 1o-(a.4)) information, parameters, results from the tablet software (Figure 1o-(a.1)) of the trainer.

3. The RGB Led array consists of 7 RGB leds (Drawing 1o-(a.3)) which light up in color and duration depending on the command sent by the microprocessor each time. The colors sent by the microprocessor to the LEDs are red, blue, green, white, yellow.

4. The On/Off switch (Diagram lo-(a.S)) of the device (Diagram 2°(a.)) turns off or on the current flow from the battery of the device.

5. The battery (Drawing 1o-(a.6)) Lipo type at 3.7V rechargeable for the autonomous operation of the device.

6. To charge the battery we use a Lipo battery charging circuit (Diagram 1o-(a.7))pe input and charging current at 5V. The charger circuit has two indicator lights, one red to indicate that the battery is in the process of charging and one blue to indicate that the charging process is complete.

7. To supply 5V DC power to the battery charger we use an external 5V/1A power supply (Figure 1o-(a.8)).

8. All the circuits of the device as well as the battery are enclosed in an enclosure (box) made of ABS material to protect them from dust, liquids, shocks.

9. Five Cones with a different color each (red, blue, green, white, yellow) as many colors as the processor instructs the RGB leds to light up (Drawing 2°-(k1, k2, k3, k4)).

10. The special android software (Diagram 1o-(a.1)) is an application that helps its operator easily and quickly give new commands to one device or to 2 devices or to 4 devices (Diagram 2°-(a1) ). The operator can, through the software, give/change commands, such as training duration time, led duration time, whether the color that will light up on the devices will be unique for each one (not all of them light up the same color at the same time), light up the same color at the same time on all her devices.

The wiring of the above circuits/materials is as follows:

Connect the following inputs and outputs to the battery charging circuit:

• 5V power supply input: there we connect a panel mount DC power jack 5.5x2.1 before connecting the external power supply (Drawing 1°-(a.8)) to charge the battery.

· Battery input: here we connect the Lipo battery, always paying attention to the correct polarity, i.e. the one of the circuit to put the one of the battery and correspondingly for the - them.

• Device power output: this is where we connect the microprocessor and all other circuits to supply them with battery power.

Between the output of the charging circuit and the microprocessor we connect to the positive (+) pole the switch (Diagram 1°-(a5)) to be able to activate or deactivate the device.

We connect the power cable that comes from the output of the charger to the 2 legs of the microprocessor that the manufacturer specifies are for GRD (-) and VCC (+) (e.g. that 1 is VCC (+) and 14 is the GRD).

We connect the Bluetooth circuit that contains the following inputs/outputs:

• VCC (+) input: connect VCC (+) of the charger output.

• GRD (-) input: connect the GRD (-) of the charger output.

• RX input: connect pin 5 of the microprocessor.

· TX input: connect the microprocessor's pin 6

The RX & TX inputs are used to enable the microprocessor to send or receive commands, results, settings from the operator software.

We connect the RGB Led array containing the following inputs/outputs:

• VCC (+) input: connect VCC (+) of the charger output.

• GRD (-) input: connect the GRD (-) of the charger output.

• DIN input: connect the microprocessor's pin 12 so that it can flash the leds at the time and at the ground set by the operator.

The purpose of the product "'Vest' training device", is to give the coaches of athletes a training tool that will help them to improve through visual stimuli (Led), the perception of visual stimuli, to improve their perception in space, the quick decision-making, the fastest change of direction, their ability to move on the playing field resulting in a general increase in the potential of their athletes.

It is also very important that the athlete always has his head (and his gaze) high and thus trains himself to always have a better and clearer field of vision in the field, resulting in better decision making. Finally The product "'Vest' training device" becomes more interactive with the continuous movement of the athlete during the change of colors from the LEDs, resulting in an improvement of his physical condition at the same time, in order for the athletes to be more competitive against others that do not use such sophisticated products.

The product "'Vest' training device" is designed to give the coach the ability to create many combinations of exercises depending on the level and physical condition of their athletes.

The coach (Drawing 2°) has placed five colored cones (as many cones as the activated colors of the LEDs on the devices) in a circular arrangement (or as he wishes and depending on the exercise he wants the athletes to do). Athletes are placed inside the circle, wearing the devices.

The vests are controlled by the trainer via an Android device. Each athlete must see the light that turns on (randomly changing or at a predetermined time) on the opponent's vest and run - touch the cone with the specific color.

The coach uses an Android device and runs the management program of the devices placed on the athletes' vests.

The main screen of the application shows items such as:

I. If there is a connection to the devices,

II. Current training status,

III. training duration,

IV. Battery charging status

V. Application Main Menu Function

Before starting training, the coach should:

I. To place the cones in the arrangement he wants (square, oval, circle, etc.).

II. Athletes should wear a vest and activate it by pressing the on/off switch.

To start training, the coach should:

Open the app on Android to select the pair of vests you want to work on and the athletes are wearing them.

After completing the pair selection, he should press the "CONNECT" button to connect the app to the vests.

After completing the connection of the vests, he should choose the lighting duration of the LEDs. The coach, depending on the level of the participating athletes and how quickly he wants to make them react to the change of colors (Led), chooses the time that the LEDs will remain open in the same color before the device on the vest displays the next random colour.

In practice, the shorter the lighting duration value the coach chooses, the faster the athlete will have to react.

Then, after the selection of lighting duration is completed, the coach should choose the duration of the training session.

Upon completion of the selection, the lights on the two vests are immediately activated and the training begins! ! !

By starting the training on the main screen of the application, you show the coach how much time is left until the end of the training. As soon as the training time is completed, the application informs with a message.

The app is ready for the next training session waiting for us to select a new lighting and training time again.

During the training, the coach can, at any time, change the mode of operation for selecting the colors of the LEDs.

The options available to the coach are:

I. Not to have the same color on both vests at the same time (default application option).

II. Allow vests to be the same color at some point ("same color(random)" option).

III. The vests must always be the same color (option "same color" & "same color (fixed)).

The devices for their operation use rechargeable batteries whose charging should only be done when they have an indication of 2.9V and below.

The operating time of the vests after a full charge is approximately 5-6 hours. Over time, depending on use and frequency of charging, the battery life may begin to decrease.

In the case that the batteries do not last more than 1⁄4 of their original duration, it is correct to replace them with new new batteries.

The environmental conditions that our devices can operate in are:

I. Humidity Levels : Led, Bluetooth, Processor 65 ± 20%

II. Device Storage Temperatures:

Device Min: -20 C Max: 70 C

Processor Min: -40 C Max: 85 C

Led Min: -40 C Max: 90 C

Bluetooth Min: -40 C Max: 85 C

Battery Min: -20 C Max: 30 C

III. Device Storage Temperatures

Device Min: -20 C Max 70 C

Processor Min: -40 C Max 85 C

Led Min: -40 C Max 90 C

Bluetooth Min: -40 C Max 85 C

Battery Min: -20 C Max 30 C

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A X I AS E I S The product "'Vest' training device" is a special electronic training device installed in a vest accompanied by an Android application with the help of which athletes initially achieve the improvement of spatial perception, quick decision making and rapid change of direction during during training, reacting to the visual stimuli created by the device through the LEDs it carries. The purpose of the product, "'Vest' training device" is to give the coaches of athletes a training tool that will help them to improve through the visual stimuli of the device (Led), the perception in the visual stimuli, to improve their perception in the space , the quick decision-making, the quick change of direction, their ability to move on the playing field resulting in a general increase in the potential of their athletes. It is also very important that the athlete always has his head (and his gaze) high and thus trains himself to always have a better and clearer field of vision in the field, resulting in better decision making. Finally, the product "'Vest' training device" becomes more interactive with the continuous movement of the athlete during the change of colors from the LEDs, resulting in an improvement of his physical condition at the same time, in order for the athletes to be more competitive against others that do not use such sophisticated products. The devices are designed to give the coach the ability to create many combinations of exercises depending on the level and physical condition of their athletes. The product "'Vest' training device" contains the following electronic circuits and peripherals for its operation: ■ A microprocessor circuit (Figure 1o-(a.4)). ■ A Bluetooth circuit (Diagram 1o-(a.2)) ■ An array of RGB Leds (Diagram 1o-(a.3)) ■ An On/Off switch (Diagram 1o-(a.5)) ■ One Lipo battery at 3.7V (Diagram 1o-(a.6)) ■ A battery charging circuit (Diagram 1o-(a.7)) ■ A 5V power supply (Diagram 1o-(a.8)) ■ Housing made of ABS material ■ Five Cones/Columns (each with a different color) ■ Special android software (Design 1o-(a.1)). 1. The microprocessor circuit (Diagram 1o-(a.4)), is the central core of the device as it is responsible for the communication, operation and coordination of all the internal circuits of the device and also between the electronic devices/vests (Diagram 2°-(a.)). The microprocessor is programmed with code to communicate via Bluetooth (Figure 1o-(a.2)). with the software on the coach's tablet (Figure 1o-(a.1)) in order to receive the training parameters selected by the coach. After receiving the parameters, he should turn on or off the LEDs (Diagram 1o-(a.3)) at the time and duration set by the coach. 2. The Bluetooth circuit (Diagram 1o-(a.2)) of the device (Diagram 2o-(e.)) which is the device/software interface, transfers to and from the microprocessor (Diagram 1o-(a.4)) information, parameters, results from the tablet software (Figure 1o-(a.1)) of the trainer. 3. The RGB Led array consists of 7 RGB leds (Drawing 1o-(a.3)) which light up in color and duration depending on the command sent by the microprocessor each time. The colors sent by the microprocessor to the LEDs are red, blue, green, white, yellow. 4. The On/Off switch (Diagram 1o-(a.5)) of the device (Diagram 2°(a.)) closes or opens the current flow from the battery of the device. 5. The battery (Drawing 1o-(a.6)) Lipo type at 3.7V rechargeable for the autonomous operation of the device. 6. To charge the battery we use a Lipo battery charging circuit (Diagram 1st-(a.7)) with input and charging current at 5V. The charger circuit has two indicator lights, one red to indicate that the battery is in the process of charging and one blue to indicate that the charging process is complete. 7. To supply 5V DC power to the battery charger we use an external 5V/1A power supply (Figure 1o-(a.8)). 8. All the circuits of the device as well as the battery are enclosed in an enclosure (box) made of ABS material to protect them from dust, liquids, shocks. 9. Five Cones with a different color each (red, blue, green, white, yellow) as many colors as the processor instructs the RGB leds to light up (Drawing 2°-(k1, k2, k3, k4)). 10. The special android software (Diagram 1o-(a.1)) is an application that helps its operator easily and quickly give new commands to one device or to 2 devices or to 4 devices (Diagram 2°-(a1) ). The operator can, through the software, give/change commands such as training duration time, led duration time, whether the color that will light up on the devices will be unique for each one (not all of them light up the same color at the same time), light up the same color at the same time on all her devices.