TWI796540B - Data collection sensing array and system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a data collection sensing array and system thereof is configured to collect data of acting on an object from a user, and the data collection sensing array includes a carrier, a plurality of sensing units, and a transmission pad. The carrier has a force bearing surface and a bonding surface. A plurality of sensing units are disposed on at least one of the force bearing surface as well as the bonding surface and configured to receive force to generate sensing signals. Sensing units are disposed on the carrier based on the object which the user uses. The transmission pad is connected to the sensing units and configured to receive the sensing signals of each sensing unit and transmit the sensing signals.

Description

Data collection sensing array and system thereof

The present invention relates to data collection sensing arrays, in particular sensing arrays and systems thereof for eg sports data collection.

Traditionally, when practicing, the practice is continued without the assistance of electronic equipment. In the process of practice, the player's posture is adjusted by relying on the experience of the coach, and with the help of the player's own feelings and the observation and assistance of the coach, Find out if the player's ability has improved.

However, in terms of accuracy, the observation of the human eye has its limitations. If we can use electronic instruments to measure the precise value of the player's practice situation, we can objectively understand the actual situation of the player when he is in action, and it will be better. Effectively provide players with better posture improvement suggestions, further reduce the player's practice time and improve the player's sports performance during the game.

In view of this, the present invention provides a data collection sensing array and its system to solve the deficiencies of the prior art.

The first purpose of the present invention is to provide a data collection sensing array to achieve the purpose of collecting the data of the user acting on the object.

The second object of the present invention is to attach the sensor array on the regular or irregular surface of the object by virtue of the flexibility of the carrier according to the above data collection sensing array.

The third object of the present invention is to attach the sensor array for data collection to the surface of the object through an adhesive layer.

The fourth object of the present invention is to collect the sensing array based on the above data, to be able to sense the force (Function T), movement trajectory, angle, force application area, force application range, temperature, humidity, and pressing frequency of the user's action on the sensing unit. and grip strength etc.

The fifth object of the present invention is that according to the above data collection sensing array, the sensing signal can be generated by one or multiple logical operations (and (AND), or (OR), inverse (NOT) and their combination).

The sixth object of the present invention is to provide an indication unit to display or guide the user to press a predetermined or specified position of the sensing unit according to the above data collection sensing array.

The seventh object of the present invention is to provide a feedback unit to receive the feedback signal to guide the user to adjust his posture according to the above data collection sensing array.

The eighth object of the present invention is to collect the sensing array according to the above data, by calculating the sensing signals of one sensing unit or a plurality of sensing units, such as difference or difference (signal changes at different times) etc.) to generate feedback data, that is, a sensing unit can perform calculations based on the difference or difference generated at different times, or multiple sensing units can be calculated based on the difference or difference generated at the same time or at different times The difference is calculated.

The ninth object of the present invention is to provide a data collection sensing array system, which uses the data collection sensing array to collect the data of the user acting on the object.

In order to achieve the above purpose or other purposes, the present invention proposes an embodiment to provide a data collection sensing array, which is used to collect the data that the user acts on the object. The data collection sensing array includes a carrier, a plurality of sensing units and a transmission interface. The carrier includes a force-bearing surface and a joint surface. The sensing units are arranged on the force-bearing surface and/or the joint surface. The sensing units generate a sensing signal by an external force, and can It can be set on a carrier according to the user's operating object. The transmission interface connects the sensing units to receive the sensing signal of each sensing unit and transmit the sensing signal.

To achieve the above and other objectives, the present invention proposes a data collection sensing array system, which includes a sensing array, an object and a processing terminal. The sensing array further includes a carrier, a plurality of sensing units and a first transmission interface. The carrier includes a force bearing surface and a joint surface. The sensing units are arranged on the force-bearing surface and/or the joint surface, and the sensing units generate a sensing signal when subjected to an external force. The first transmission interface connects the sensing units to receive the sensing signal of each of the sensing units and transmit the sensing signal. The object further includes an action part. The active part is combined with the carrier for sensing the physical characteristics of the user acting on the active part. Wherein, the physical characteristic is at least one of force, motion track, angle, force application area, force application range, temperature, humidity and pressing frequency. The processing terminal further includes a second transmission interface, an analog-to-digital converter and a processor. The second transmission interface is connected to the first transmission interface to receive the sensing signal. The analog-to-digital converter is connected to the second transmission interface to convert the analog sensing signal into a digital sensing signal. The processor is connected with the analog-to-digital converter to process the sensing signal, and calculates the sensing signal according to an algorithm to form feedback data.

100: carrier

100a: force surface

100b: joint surface

110: sensing unit

120: Transmission interface

120A: the first transmission interface

130: indicating unit

150: Adhesive layer

160: Feedback unit

200: object

300: Handle terminal

310: the second transmission interface

320:Analog to digital converter

330: Processor

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of the carrier of the data collection sensing array according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic front view of the carrier of the data collection sensing array in FIG. 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the data collection sensing array according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic side view of the carrier of the data collection sensing array according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 illustrates a schematic perspective view of the combination of the carrier and the object in Fig. 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 6 illustrates a cross-sectional view of line A-A of Fig. 5 of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a data collection sensing array system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a data collection sensing array system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

In order to fully understand the purpose, features and effects of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail through the following specific embodiments and accompanying drawings, as follows.

In the present disclosure, "a" or "an" is used to describe the elements, elements and components described herein. This is done for convenience of description only and to provide a general sense of the scope of the invention. Accordingly, unless it is obvious that it is otherwise indicated, such description should be read to include one, at least one, and the singular also includes the plural.

Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 at the same time. Figure 1 is a schematic side view of the carrier of the data collection sensing array according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 2 illustrates a schematic front view of the carrier of the data collection sensing array in Figure 1 of the present invention.

The data collection sensing array includes a carrier 100 , a plurality of sensing units 110 and a transmission interface 120 .

The carrier 100 includes a force receiving surface 100a and a bonding surface 100b. Wherein, the material of the carrier 100 is flexible, so that the carrier 100 can be deformed according to the shape of the object 200 (such as a cylindrical bat) in FIG. The carrier 100 can be closely combined with objects 200 of various shapes, so that the sensing units 110 can be properly combined with the objects 200 to enhance the sensitivity of the sensing units 110 . The force receiving surface 100 a is configured to bear external force (not shown in the figure) and the coupling surface 100 b is configured to combine the object 200 .

The sensing units 110 are disposed on at least one of the force-bearing surface 100a and the joint surface 100b, the sensing units 110 are configured to receive external forces to generate sensing signals, and the sensing units 110 are used to operate the object according to the user The object 200 is disposed on the carrier 100, and the shape of the sensing units 110 is circular, square or rectangular. In another implementation, the shape of the sensing unit 110 may be a circle with a radius of 1 mm to 10 mm, and in other embodiments, the radius may also be greater than 10 mm. The transmission interface 120 connects the sensing units 110 to receive each of the The sensing signal of the sensing unit 110 is sensed and the sensing signal is transmitted. The transmission interface 120 may be disposed on at least one of the force-bearing surface 100a and the joint surface 100b. In this embodiment, the sensing signal can be generated by one or a plurality of logic operations, and the logic operations can be AND (AND), OR (OR), inverse (NOT) and combinations thereof.

Specifically, when the user swings, operates or uses the object 200, the sensing units 110 receive external force through the force-bearing surface 100a to generate sensing signals, and the transmission interface 120 transmits the sensing signals to the user or the processing terminal. In this way, data related to the user waving, operating or using the object 200 can be obtained indirectly through the trajectory and movement of the object 200 . Wherein, the object 200 may be sporting goods such as baseball bat, badminton racket, tennis racket, billiard racket, golf club, etc., but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In addition, the data collection sensing array further includes an indication unit 130 disposed on the force-bearing surface 100 a and/or the joint surface 100 b to indicate the user's contact with the sensing unit 110 . The indication unit 130 may be a speaker, a display, a light source or a vibrator. The text, pattern, and color of the display; the intensity, color, and switching frequency of the light source; and the vibration frequency and sound of the vibrator indicate the user.

In the aforementioned embodiments, the transmission interface 120 is connected to the sensing units 110 , and the transmission interface 120 can receive a driving signal to drive the indicating unit 130 . Wherein, besides the sensing signal generated by force, the driving signal can also be generated by the user's active operation or provided by other parties (such as other people or other devices).

Please refer to FIG. 4 , which is a schematic side view of the carrier of the data collection sensing array according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 4 , the data collection sensing array further includes an adhesive layer 150 in addition to the carrier 100 , the plurality of sensing units 110 and the transmission interface 120 of the first embodiment.

The descriptions of the carrier 100 , the plurality of sensing units 110 and the transmission interface 120 are as mentioned above, and will not be repeated here.

The adhesive layer 150 is coupled to the bonding surface 100 b to fix the carrier 100 , the sensing units 110 and the transmission interface 120 on the object 200 . By setting the adhesive layer 150, the sensing units 110 and The transmission interface 120 is fixed between the carrier 100 and the object 200 , so as to increase the strength of the overall structure and avoid displacement/shifting of the sensing units 110 , thereby maintaining the sensing sensitivity of the sensing units 110 .

In addition, the sensing signal of the data collection sensing array is generated from at least one of the user's force on the plurality of sensing units 110 , motion track, angle, area of application of force, range of application of force, temperature, humidity, and pressing frequency. That is, the plurality of sensing units 110 may be pressure sensors, temperature sensors, humidity sensors, and the like.

Please refer to FIG. 5 , FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , the present invention is a data collection sensing array system, which includes a sensing array, an object 200 and a processing terminal 300 . Wherein the sensing array includes a carrier 100, the sensing units 110 and a first transmission interface 120A (please refer to FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 together, the function of the first transmission interface 120A is equivalent to the transmission interface 120, its The configuration relationship is the same as the foregoing content, and will not be repeated here).

The object 200 further includes an action part, which is combined with the carrier 100 for sensing the physical characteristics of the user acting on the action part. Among them, the physical characteristics may be strength, motion trajectory, angle, force application area, force application range, temperature, humidity, pressing frequency, etc.

Please refer to FIG. 7 , which is a block diagram of a data collection sensing array system according to a third embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 7 , the processing terminal 300 includes a second transmission interface 310 , an analog-to-digital converter 320 and a processor 330 . The second transmission interface 310 is connected to the first transmission interface 120A to receive the sensing signal. Wherein, the first transmission interface 120A and the second transmission interface 310 may be wired or wirelessly connected, which is not limited in the present invention.

The analog-to-digital converter 320 is connected to the second transmission interface 310 to convert the analog sensing signal into a digital sensing signal. The processor 330 is connected to the analog-to-digital converter 320 to process the sensing signal. The processor 330 calculates the sensing signal according to an algorithm to form feedback data.

Specifically, since the carrier 100 is combined with the object 200 at the action portion (the object 200 is a baseball bat in the 5th figure, the action portion is the striking portion or the grip portion of the baseball bat, and the striking portion is the position where the ball hits. part; and, the grip part is the position part that the user holds. When the user uses the object 200, the active part of the object 200 is subjected to further force on the carrier 100, and the sensing units 110 are further subjected to force to generate a sensing signal. After the first transmission interface 120A receives the sensing signal The sensing signal is transmitted to the second transmission interface 310 for receiving, so that the processing terminal 300 receives the sensing signal. Since the second transmission interface 310 is connected to the analog-to-digital converter 320, the processing terminal 300 can convert the analog sensing signal into a digital sensing signal through the analog-to-digital converter 320, and the processor 330 then calculates the digital sensing signal to form a feedback. The data enables the user to obtain the feedback data of the usage status of the object 200 through the processing terminal 300 .

Here, the object 200 is described by taking a baseball bat as an example, and the active part of the baseball bat can be one or multiple, for example, the active part can be defined at the hitting end and the grip end of the baseball bat. In this way, the processing terminal 300 can not only obtain the feedback data of the user holding the baseball bat, but also obtain the feedback data of the hitting of the baseball bat.

In addition, the sensing array further includes a gyro sensor to detect the height, speed, trajectory, acceleration/deceleration, angle, etc. of the object 200 when it is operated. Wherein, the gyro sensor is connected to the first transmission interface 120A, so that the user can transmit the information of the height, speed, and trajectory of the object 200 through the first transmission interface 120A to further obtain relevant feedback data.

In another embodiment, returning to FIG. 3 , the sensing array further includes an indicating unit 130 for receiving a driving signal for instructing the user to touch the sensing unit 110. The driving signal may be a signal provided by the user or other parties, or may be It is the sensing signal generated by the sensing unit 110 through force or the feedback data generated by the processor 330 .

Please refer to FIG. 8 , which is a block diagram of a data collection sensing array system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In Fig. 8, besides the two transmission interfaces 310, the analog-to-digital converter 320 and the processor 330 described in the third embodiment, the data collection sensing array system further includes a feedback unit 160, which receives feedback signals for It is recommended that the user change the physical characteristics of the object 200 by adjusting its posture. characteristics, so that when the user uses the object 200, the user can adjust the posture of the object 200 in time.

In one or more embodiments, the algorithm calculates the difference between the sensing signals of one or more sensing units 110 to generate feedback data, and the user can use the physical characteristics of the plurality of sensing units 110 and their differences value, the situation in which the object 200 is used or held can be more clearly understood. Specifically, the user can clearly understand the information of the user holding a baseball bat or hitting a ball through the difference of the pressure condition, so as to improve sports performance.

In one or more embodiments, the first transmission interface 120A and the second transmission interface 310 conform to the wired transmission specification or the wireless transmission specification, so as to achieve remote transmission and data processing functions.

Based on the above-mentioned embodiments, it can be seen that the data collection sensing array of the present invention uses a carrier to arrange a plurality of sensing units on the object, so as to collect the data of the object. The data collection sensing array further includes a pointing unit to issue commands to point users to use objects. The material of the carrier is flexible, so that the carrier can be well combined with objects of various shapes. The shape of the sensing unit can be circular, square or rectangular, and different shapes of the sensing unit can be selected according to different objects. The carrier further includes an adhesive layer to increase the strength of the overall structure and prevent the plurality of sensing units from moving. In another embodiment, the sensing unit can be replaced, replaced, and wound, so that the sensing unit can be attached more closely according to any shape of the object and can be replaced, not integrated with the object shaped. The data collection sensing array system includes a sensing array, an object, and a processing terminal. With the configuration of the processing terminal, the processing terminal can generate the feedback data of the sensing signal generated by the object through the processor. The sensing array can further include a gyro sensor to obtain height, speed and trajectory information of the object of the sensing array when it is manipulated. The sensing array further includes a feedback unit for receiving feedback signals to advise the user to adjust posture. The processor can calculate the difference between the sensing signals of one or more sensing units to generate feedback data. The transmission between the processing terminal and the sensing array can be carried out in a manner conforming to the wired transmission specification or the wireless transmission specification, so as to achieve the functions of remote transmission and data processing.

The present invention has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments, but those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments are only used to describe the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that all changes and substitutions equivalent to the embodiment should be included in the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be defined by the scope of the patent application.

110: sensing unit

120: Transmission interface

130: indicating unit

Claims (12)

A data collection and sensing array is used to collect data that users act on objects. The data collection and sensing array includes: a carrier with a force-bearing surface and a joint surface. The material of the carrier is flexible for The object is deformed; a plurality of sensing units are arranged on the force-bearing surface, and the sensing units are subjected to external forces to generate sensing signals, and the sensing units are arranged on the object according to the user’s operation. a carrier; and a transmission interface connected to the sensing units to receive a sensing signal from each of the sensing units and transmit the sensing signal. The data collection sensing array as described in Claim 1 further includes an indication unit disposed on at least one of the force-bearing surface and the joint surface to instruct the user to touch the sensing units. The data collection sensing array as described in claim 2, wherein the transmission interface is connected to the sensing units, and the transmission interface receives a driving signal to drive the indicating unit. The data collection sensing array according to claim 1, wherein the sensing units are in the shape of a circle, a square or a rectangle. The data collection sensing array as described in Claim 1 further includes an adhesive layer coupled to the bonding surface for disposing the carrier, the sensing units and the transmission interface on the object. The data collection sensing array as described in claim 1, wherein the sensing signal can be generated by one or a plurality of logical operations, wherein the logical operation is and (AND), or (OR), inverse (NOT) and a combination thereof . The data collection sensing array as described in claim 1, wherein the sensing signal is generated from the user’s force on the sensing units, motion trajectory, angle, area of application of force, range of application of force, temperature, humidity and pressing at least one of frequencies. A data collection sensing array system, which includes: a sensing array, and further includes: a carrier with a force-bearing surface and a joint surface, and the material of the carrier is flexible for the The object is deformed; the plurality of sensing units are arranged on the force-bearing surface, and the sensing units are subjected to external force to generate sensing signals; and the first transmission interface is connected to the sensing units to receive each of the sensing units. The sensing signal of the sensing unit and transmit the sensing signal; the object further includes: the action part, combined with the carrier, for sensing the physical characteristics of the user acting on the action part, wherein the physical property is At least one of strength, movement trajectory, angle, force application area, force application range, temperature, humidity and pressing frequency; the processing terminal further includes: a second transmission interface connected to the first transmission interface to receive the sense The analog-to-digital converter is connected to the second transmission interface to convert the analog sensing signal into a digital sensing signal; the processor is connected to the analog-to-digital converter to process the sensing signal , the processor calculates the sensing signal according to an algorithm to form feedback data. The data collection sensing array system as described in Claim 8, wherein the object is a baseball bat, and the active part of the baseball bat is one or more, and the active parts are the hitting end and the grip end. The data collection sensing array system as described in Claim 9, wherein the sensing array further includes a gyro sensor to detect at least one of the height, acceleration, angle, speed and trajectory of the object when it is manipulated. The data collection sensing array system as described in Claim 9, wherein the sensing array further includes a feedback unit for receiving feedback signals for suggesting that the user change the physical characteristics of the object by adjusting his posture. The data collection sensing array system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the algorithm calculates the difference between the sensing signals of one or more sensing units to generate the feedback data.

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