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Athletic Performance Monitoring Systems and Methods in a Team Sports Environment
James Molyneux,Aaron B. Weast,Brandon Burroughs,Scott R. Berggren,Clayton J. Lindsay,Jordan M. Rice,Bert B. Buxton,Edward Stephen Lowe +7 more
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In this article, the radio tag doubles the transmitted frequency and returns the processed signal to a transceiver typically located on the player, and the currently transmitted frequency is then compared with the received frequency to obtain a difference frequency from which an apparatus may estimate the distance.Abstract:
Systems, apparatuses, and methods estimate the distance between a player and a ball by transmitting a chirp (sweep signal) to a radio tag located on the ball. During the chirp, the frequency of the transmitted signal is changed in a predetermined fashion. The radio tag doubles the transmitted frequency and returns the processed signal to a transceiver typically located on the player. The currently transmitted frequency is then compared with the received frequency to obtain a difference frequency from which an apparatus may estimate the distance. The apparatus may simultaneously receive the processed signal from the radio tag while transmitting the sweep signal.read more
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