Project
# | Title | Team Members | TA | Documents | Sponsor |
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6 | Judo sensor vest |
Alexander Gaynor Janak Mehta Max Baumgartner |
Sam Sagan | design_document0.pdf final_paper0.pdf presentation0.pdf proposal0.pdf |
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DESCRIPTION: A prevalent problem that has persisted in Judo especially during competitions is scoring. Even after the inclusion of video cameras there have been controversial decisions in higher level tournaments including the Olympics. The goal is to develop a non-intrusive vest that can measure the amount of force and the area of impact that a throw produces and give a suggested score. We also wish to be able to keep track of the score/time when a user has been pinned to the mat and as a safety feature we wish to include a tap-sensor which can indicate to judges when a user wishes to tap out and end the match with little to no injury. IMPLEMENTATION: We plan to configure the vest with accelerometers and force sensors to detect throws and pins. The circuit will be controlled by a micro-controller with a battery power source. To prevent the vest from interfering with matches we wish to use Bluetooth or some other wireless communication to send data about a throw/pin/arm-bar to a computer which will then process the data and issue a score depending on which sensors were activated. We also wish to make this as compact and non-intrusive as possible. TESTING: To limit our scope, we're only trying to use this vest for light to medium weights 60-72 kg and also limit our sensing to a series of basic moves including pins, throws and arm-bars, for the sake of ensuring reproducibility of results. The vest needs to be able to withstand wear and tear without damaging the circuitry or the user. To confirm the correctness of our design we could compare our throws with the vest on with other trials using force-plates. Team Members: Max Baumgartner(mtbaumg2) Alex Gaynor(bchmnng2) Janak Mehta(jrmehta3) |