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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Masafumi Sato, Hara-mura, JP;
Assignee:
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 24/00 (2006.01); A63B 69/36 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 69/3632 (2013.01); A61B 5/11 (2013.01); A61B 5/68 (2013.01); A61B 5/6895 (2013.01);
Abstract
A motion analysis method includes: specifying a first axis along a longitudinal direction of a shaft of a golf club when a user is at a standstill using an output of a sensor unit; and estimating a prescribed position between head and chest of the user when the user is at a standstill using the output of the sensor unit and body information of the user, and specifying a second axis which connects the estimated prescribed position and a hitting position.