The present application is based on, and claims priority from JP Application Serial Number 2019-060194, filed Mar. 27, 2019, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
The present disclosure relates to a swing analysis method and a swing analysis device.
In recent year, a swing analysis device that analysis swing motion with a golf club has been known. For example, JP-A-2015-96105 discloses a motion analysis device as a swing analysis device. With this, a swing analysis and analysis data indicating a state of a club posture can be grasped at a glance, and a swing motion state and quality inclination cab be determined accurately.
However, JP-A-2015-96105 discloses an analysis based on a club posture during a swing, but does not refer to control of a force being an important aspect for a swing motion.
A swing analysis method according to the present application includes acquiring measurement data measured by an inertial sensor in a swing motion with a golf club, and calculating torque data indicating a temporal change of a torque exerted on the golf club by analyzing the measurement data using a head speed coordination system having a first axis including a speed vector of a head of the gold club, a second axis being orthogonal to the first axis and extending along a shaft of the golf club, and a third axis orthogonal to both the first axis and the second axis.
The swing analysis method described above may include determining a swing feature value of the swing motion, based on the torque data in a shorter period among a period from a top position to a natural release timing position and a period from the top position to a halfway down position in the swing motion.
In the swing analysis method described above, the torque data may include at least one of a force exerted for rotation about the first axis and a force exerted for rotation about the third axis.
In the swing analysis method described above, the torque data may be a force exerted for rotation about the third axis, the torque data in the shorter period may be divided at any dividing time point of the following including a middle time point in an elapsed time in the swing motion, a middle time point in a moving distance of the golf club, and a time point when a maximum value is recorded in the torque data, and the swing feature value may be a ratio of an integrated value of the torque in a first period before the dividing time point and an integrated value of the torque in a second period after the dividing time point.
In the swing analysis method described above, the torque data may be a force exerted for rotation about the first axis, and the swing feature value may be a matching degree with a swing plane.
A swing analysis device according to the present application includes an interface circuit configured to acquire measurement data measured by an inertial sensor in a swing motion with a golf club, and a processing unit configured to calculate torque data indicating a temporal change of a torque exerted on the golf club by analyzing the measurement data using a head speed coordination system having a first axis including a speed vector of a head of the golf club, a second axis being orthogonal to the first axis and extending along a shaft of the golf club, and a third axis orthogonal to both the first axis and the second axis.
Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the exemplary embodiment described hereinafter is not intended to unjustly limit the content of the present disclosure as set forth in the claims, and all of the configurations described in the exemplary embodiment are not always required to solve the issues described in the present disclosure.
A swing analysis device and a swing analysis method according to the present exemplary embodiment will be described.
1.1 Configuration of Swing Analysis Device
First, a configuration of a swing analysis device will be described with reference to the drawings.
For example, an acceleration sensor and a gyro sensor are incorporated in the inertial sensor 12. The acceleration sensor can measure acceleration individually in three axial directions orthogonal to one another. The gyro sensor can measure angular velocity individually about three axes orthogonal to one another. The inertial sensor 12 is attached to a shaft 13a of a golf club 13, and outputs measurement data measured during a swing motion with the golf club 13. The inertial sensor 12 obtains acceleration and angular velocity for each of three axes of a sensor coordinate system 12a set in the inertial sensor 12 in advance.
The arithmetic processing circuit 14 is connected to the inertial sensor 12. For this connection, the predetermined interface circuit 15 is connected to the arithmetic processing circuit 14. The interface circuit 15 inputs and outputs a signal between the inertial sensor 12 and the arithmetic processing circuit 14. The interface circuit 15 may be connected to the inertial sensor 12 with wiring, or may be connected to the inertial sensor 12 wirelessly. The measurement data is supplied from the inertial sensor 12 to the arithmetic processing circuit 14.
the arithmetic processing circuit 14 is connected to the storage device 16. The storage device 16 stores, for example, a golf swing analysis software program 17 and relevant data. The arithmetic processing circuit 14 executes the golf swing analysis software program 17 to perform a swing analysis. The storage device 16 includes a Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), a large capacity storage device unit, a nonvolatile memory, and the like. For example, when a swing analysis method is performed, the DRAM temporarily stores the golf swing analysis software program 17. The large capacity storage device unit such as a hard disk drive stores the golf swing analysis software program 17 and data. The nonvolatile memory stores a program or data with a relatively small capacity such as Basic Input Output System (BIOS) (registered trademark).
The arithmetic processing circuit 14 acquires the measurement data output from the inertial sensor 12 via the interface circuit 15. The arithmetic processing circuit 14 includes a swing locus calculation unit 14a, a swing speed calculation unit 14b, a torque data calculation unit 14c, and a swing feature value determination unit 14d.
The swing locus calculation unit 14a executes the golf swing analysis software program 17, and calculates a swing locus along a time axis, based on the measurement data obtained by the inertial sensor 12. The swing locus indicates a temporal change of a position of each part of the golf club 13 while a test subject performs a swing. In addition to a head locus 31 of a head 13c illustrated in
The swing speed calculation unit 14b executes the golf swing analysis software program 17, and calculates a swing speed along the time axis, based on the measurement data obtained by the inertial sensor 12. Examples of the swing speed include a speed of the head 13c of the golf club 13 and a speed of the grip 13b.
The torque data calculation unit 14c executes the golf swing analysis software program 17, analyzes the measurement data obtained by the inertial sensor 12, and calculates torque data indicating a temporal change of a torque exerted on the golf club 13 for each of three axes of a head speed coordinate system. That is, the torque data calculation unit 14c converts the measurement data on each of the three axes of the sensor coordinate system 12a, which is input from the inertial sensor 12, into the three axes of the head speed coordinate system, and calculates a torque applied around each of the three axes.
The head speed coordinate system is formed of a first axis, a second axis, and a third axis. The first axis includes a speed vector of the head 13c of the golf club 13, which is obtained by the swing speed calculation unit 14b. The second axis is orthogonal to the first axis, and extends along the shaft 13a of the golf club 13. The third axis is orthogonal to both the first axis and the second axis. In other words, the first axis is a direction of a tangent line of the head locus 31 of the head 13c, which is obtained by the swing locus calculation unit 14a. In the head speed coordinate system in the present exemplary embodiment, the first axis is referred to as an X axis, the second axis is referred to as a Y axis, and the third axis is referred to as a Z axis. Note that the arrow around the X axis and the arrow around the Z axis illustrated in
The swing feature value determination unit 14d executes the golf swing analysis software program 17, and determines a swing feature value of a swing motion, based on the torque data calculated by the torque data calculation unit 14c.
The arithmetic processing circuit 14 is connected to the image processing circuit 18. The arithmetic processing circuit 14 transmits predetermined image data to the image processing circuit 18. The image processing circuit 18 is connected to the display device 19. For this connection, the image processing circuit 18 is connected to a predetermined interface circuit (not shown). The image processing circuit 18 transmits an image signal to the display device 19 in accordance with the image data to be input. An image specified by the image signal is displayed on a screen of the display device 19. A liquid crystal display or other flat panel displays are used for the display device 19. In this case, the arithmetic processing circuit 14, the storage device 16, and the image processing circuit 18 are provided as, for example, computer devices.
The arithmetic processing circuit 14 is connected to the input device 21. The input device 21 includes at least alphabet keys and numeric keys. Character information and numerical value information are input from the input device 21 to the arithmetic processing circuit 14. For example, the input device 21 may be formed of a key board. A combination of computer devices and a key board may be replaced with, for example, a smartphone, a mobile phone terminal, and a tablet personal computer (PC).
1.2 Swing Analysis Method
Next, a swing analysis method will be described with reference to the drawings.
Step S101 is a sensor attachment step for attaching the inertial sensor 12. The inertial sensor 12 is attached to the golf club 13. The golf club 13 includes the shaft 13a and the grip 13b. The grip 13b is gripped by hands. The grip 13b is formed coaxially with a long axis in which the shaft 13a extends. The head 13c is coupled to the distal end of the shaft 13a. The inertial sensor 12 is attached to the shaft 13a or the grip 13b of the golf club 13. The inertial sensor 12 is only required to be fixed to the golf club 13 in a relatively unmovable manner. In this case, when the inertial sensor 12 is attached, one of the detection axes being the three axes of the sensor coordinate system 12a of the inertial sensor 12 matches with the axis of the shaft 13a. Another one of the detection axes of the inertial sensor 12 preferably matches with a direction horizontal with a face surface of the head 13c.
Step S102 is a measurement data acquisition step for acquiring the measurement data from the inertial sensor 12. A test subject performs a swing motion with the golf club 13 to which the inertial sensor 12 is attached. The inertial sensor 12 measures acceleration and angular velocity for each axis of the sensor coordinate system 12a every 1/1000 seconds, for example, and outputs the measurement data that is measured. The arithmetic processing circuit 14 acquires the measurement data, which is measured by the inertial sensor 12, via the interface circuit 15 during a swing motion with the golf club 13.
Step S103 is a torque data calculation step for calculating the torque data. The torque data calculation unit 14c uses the head speed coordinate system, and calculates the torque data indicating a temporal change of a torque exerted on the golf club 13, based on the measurement data obtained by the inertial sensor 12. The torque data calculation unit 14c calculates the torque data indicating a force exerted for rotation about the X axis and the torque data indicating a force exerted for rotation about the Z axis.
Step S104 is a swing feature value determination step for determining a feature value of a swing motion, based on the torque data. The swing feature value determination unit 14d determines a swing feature amount, based on the torque data in a shorter period among a period from a top position Top to a natural release timing position NRT and a period from the top position Top to a halfway down position HWD in a swing motion.
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At the natural release timing position NRT, the speed of the grip 13b is changed from acceleration to deceleration, in other words, the speed of the grip 13b is highest in a downswing motion from the top position Top. An elapsed time required for arriving at the natural release timing position NRT is obtained by a speed of the grip 13b calculated by the swing speed calculation unit 14b.
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As described above, with the swing analysis method and the swing analysis device 11 according to the present exemplary embodiment, the effects below can be achieved.
The swing analysis method includes the torque data calculation step in which the torque data calculation unit 14c uses the head speed coordinate system, and calculates the torque data indicating a temporal change of a torque exerted on the golf club 13, based on the measurement data measured by the inertial sensor 12. With this, the swing analysis method, which can analyze a feature of force control of a test subject in a swing motion, can be provided.
In the swing feature value determination step, the swing feature value determination unit 14d determines a swing feature value in a swing motion from the top position Top to the natural release timing position NRT or from the top position Top to the halfway down position HWD. With this, a feature of force control of a test subject in a swing motion can be analyzed.
In the torque data calculation step, the torque data calculation unit 14c calculates at least one of the torque data indicating a force exerted for rotation about the X axis and the torque data indicating a force exerted for rotation about the Z axis. With this, force control of at least one of a force exerted for rotation about the first axis of a test subject in a swing motion and a force exerted for rotation about the third axis can be analyzed.
In the swing feature value determination step, the swing feature value determination unit 14d calculates a torque ratio of the first half region A and the second half region B. based on the torque data around the Z axis. With this, a feature of force control of a test subject in a swing motion can be analyzed from the torque ratio.
In the swing feature value determination step, the swing feature value determination unit 14d integrates the torque data around the X axis, and sets the resultant as a swing feature amount of a test subject. With this, a matching degree with the ideal swing plane can be analyzed.
The swing analysis device 11 includes the torque data calculation unit 14c that uses the head speed coordinate system, and calculates the torque data indicating a temporal change of a torque exerted on the golf club 13, based on the measurement data measured by the inertial sensor 12. With this, the swing analysis device 11, which can analyze a feature of force control of a test subject in a swing motion, can be provided.
Contents derived from the exemplary embodiments will be described below.
The swing analysis method includes acquiring measurement data measured by an inertial sensor in a swing motion with a golf club, and calculating torque data indicating a temporal change of a torque exerted on the golf club by analyzing the measurement data using a head speed coordination system having a first axis including a speed vector of a head of the golf club, a second axis being orthogonal to the first axis and extending along a shaft of the golf club, and a third axis orthogonal to both the first axis and the second axis.
With this method, the torque data indicating a temporal change of a torque exerted on a golf club is calculated in the head speed coordinate system. Thus, the swing analysis method, which can analyze a feature of force control of a test subject in a swing motion, can be provided.
The swing analysis method described above may include determining a swing feature value of the swing motion, based on the torque data in a shorter period among a period from a top position to a natural release timing position and a period from the top position to a halfway down position in the swing motion.
With this method, a swing feature value in a swing motion from the top position to the natural release timing position or from the top position to the halfway down position is determined. Thus, a feature of force control of a test subject in a swing motion can be analyzed.
In the swing analysis method described above, the torque data may include at least one of a force exerted for rotation about the first axis and a force exerted for rotation about the third axis.
With this method, force control of at least one of a force exerted for rotation about the first axis of a test subject in a swing motion and a force exerted for rotation about the third axis can be analyzed.
In the swing analysis method described above, the torque data may be a force exerted for rotation about the third axis, the torque data in the shorter period may be divided at any dividing time point of the following including a middle time point in an elapsed time in the swing motion, a middle time point in a moving distance of the golf club, and a time point when a maximum value is recorded in the torque data, and the swing feature value may be a ratio of an integrated value of the torque in a first period before the dividing time point and an integrated value of the torque in a second period after the dividing time point.
With this method, the ratio of the torque integrated value of the first period and the torque integrated value of the second period is calculated based on the torque data around the third axis. Thus, a feature of force control of a test subject in a swing motion can be analyzed from the ratio of the torque integrated values.
In the swing analysis method described above, the torque data may be a force exerted for rotation about the first axis, and the swing feature value may be a matching degree with a swing plane.
With this method, the matching degree with the swing plane is calculated based on the torque data around the first axis. Thus, the matching degree with the swing plane can be analyzed.
A swing analysis device includes an interface circuit configured to acquire measurement data measured by an inertial sensor in a swing motion with a golf club, and a processing unit configured to calculate torque data indicating a temporal change of a torque exerted on the golf club by analyzing the measurement data using a head speed coordination system having a first axis including a speed vector of a head of the golf club, a second axis being orthogonal to the first axis and extending along a shaft of the golf club, and a third axis orthogonal to both the first axis and the second axis.
This configuration includes the processing unit configured to calculate the torque data indicating a temporal change of a torque exerted on a golf club in the head speed coordinate system. Thus, the swing analysis device, which can analyze a feature of force control of a test subject in a swing motion, can be provided.
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