US 12,222,183 B2
Smart archery bow with performance monitoring and learning features
Mathew A. McPherson, Norwalk, WI (US); Mark J. Hayes, Onalaska, WI (US); Jon B. Simonds, Gainesville, FL (US); and Jeffrey A. Ozanne, La Crosse, WI (US)
Assigned to MCP IP, LLC, Sparta, WI (US)
Filed by MCP IP, LLC, Sparta, WI (US)
Filed on Jun. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/836,486.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/211,331, filed on Jun. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0404116 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. F41B 5/00 (2006.01); F41B 5/14 (2006.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); F41B 5/10 (2006.01)
CPC F41B 5/1403 (2013.01) [F41B 5/14 (2013.01); F41B 5/1476 (2013.01); F41B 5/1484 (2013.01); G06F 3/14 (2013.01); F41B 5/105 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for a smart bow, the system comprising:
an accelerometer configured to measure acceleration of the smart bow;
a gyroscope configured to measure orientation of the smart bow;
a user interface; and
processing circuitry configured to:
receive the acceleration of the smart bow from the accelerometer and the orientation of the smart bow from the gyroscope;
perform an analysis on the acceleration and the orientation of the smart bow by comparing measurements of at least one of the acceleration or the orientation to known characteristics of a plurality of particular actions to identify which of the plurality of particular actions has been performed with the smart bow; and
operate the user interface to display a result of the analysis.
 
6. A smart bow comprising:
an accelerometer;
a gyroscope;
a user interface;
processing circuitry configured to:
obtain time-series acceleration data from the accelerometer and time-series orientation data from the gyroscope;
compare the time-series acceleration data and the time-series orientation data with known time-series data of a particular action to determine whether the particular action has been performed; and
in response to determining that the particular action has been performed, operate the user interface to provide analytic data of the particular action performed with the smart bow, the analytic data comprising a characteristic of the particular action determined based on the time-series acceleration data and the time-series orientation data; and
a modular housing within which the accelerometer, the gyroscope, the user interface, and the processing circuitry are positioned, the modular housing fixedly coupled with a structure of the smart bow.
 
20. A modular unit for a smart bow, the modular unit comprising:
an accelerometer;
a gyroscope;
a user interface;
processing circuitry configured to:
obtain acceleration data from the accelerometer and orientation data from the gyroscope;
detect an action performed with the smart bow based on the acceleration data and the orientation data; and
operate the user interface to provide analytic data of the action performed with the smart bow, the analytic data comprising a characteristic of the action determined based on the acceleration data and the orientation data; and
a housing within which the accelerometer, the gyroscope, the user interface, and the processing circuitry are positioned;
wherein the modular unit is configured to be positioned within an inner volume of a handgrip of the smart bow with the user interface accessible to a user of the smart bow.