Method and System of Measuring an Activity of a Person on a Flexible Mat of a Trampoline

摘要

A method of measuring an activity of a person/object on a flexible mat of a trampoline, comprising: determining a mat deformation signal based at least on measurements from a sensor arrangement comprising at least one sensor and defining a coordinate space for the mat; the or each sensor being configured to measure a value corresponding to a deformation of the mat as the person/object moves on the mat; wherein, the value measured by die or each sensor corresponds to a proximity of the person/object to the sensor; determining a bounce coordinate in the coordinate spate based at least on the mat deformation signal; and determining a bounce location of the person/object on the mat based at least on the bounce coordinate in the coordinate space. Also provided is a trampoline configured to indicate an activity of a person/object on the mat and an interactive apparatus that includes the trampoline.

主权项

1. A method of determining a bounce location of a person or an object on a flexible mat of a trampoline, the method comprising:
a sensor arrangement determining a mat deformation signal, the sensor arrangement comprising at least two pairs of sensors arranged around the periphery of the mat, the or two of the at least two pairs of sensors defining respective orthogonal axes in a Cartesian coordinate space that are substantially parallel to a weave of the mat, the sensors being configured to measure a value corresponding to a deformation of the mat as the person or object moves on the mat, wherein, when the person or object is on the mat, the value measured by one of the pairs of sensors corresponds to a proximity of the person or object to one of the sensors; the sensor arrangement determining a bounce coordinate in the coordinate space based at least partly on the mat deformation signal; and the sensor arrangement determining a bounce location of the person or object on the flexible mat based at least partly on the bounce coordinate in the coordinate space.