System, method and device for monitoring an athlete

摘要

The invention provides a system, method and device which allows for real time monitoring of an athlete's performance during an athletic event, such as a boxing match or kick-boxing match, to provide a greater quantity of information to a viewer of the event. The system ( 9 ) includes a plurality of monitoring articles ( 10 ) attached to each fighter ( 202 and 204 ) and a computing device ( 50 ) positioned outside of the fighting environment ( 200 ). Each of the plurality of monitoring articles ( 10 ) preferably includes a motion sensing device ( 34 ), a microprocessor ( 18 ) and a wireless transceiver ( 38 ). The monitoring article ( 10 ) creates a real-time impact force signal for each punch or kick, which is wirelessly transmitted outside of the fighting environment ( 200 ) to a computing device ( 50 ) for processing into an impact value for transmission to and image on an electro-optical display ( 250 ).