Training system and method of using same

Abstract

A method can include determining physical characteristics of a trainee, adjusting a target zone based on the physical characteristics, adjusting one or more parameters of a delivery device based on the physical characteristics, projecting an object toward the target zone along a trajectory, and scoring a performance score of the trainee to track the object along a portion of the trajectory. A method can include projecting an object toward a target zone along a trajectory, a trainee attempting to impact the object at an appropriate location with a desired impact location of a sport tool, capturing imagery that contains the object at the appropriate location and the desired impact location of the sport tool, determining horizontal and vertical distances between the desired impact location and the object arriving at the appropriate location, and scoring a performance based on the horizontal and vertical distances.

1 . A method for training comprising:
 determining, via a controller, physical characteristics of a trainee;   adjusting a target zone based on the physical characteristics;   adjusting one or more parameters of a delivery device based on the physical characteristics;   projecting, via the delivery device, an object toward the target zone along a trajectory; and   scoring a performance score of the trainee to track the object along a portion of the trajectory.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 detecting, via one or more sensors, the physical characteristics of the trainee;   determining settings for the one or more parameters based on the physical characteristics; and   projecting the object along the trajectory defined by the settings of the one or more parameters.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein adjusting the one or more parameters comprises automatically adjusting, via a controller, the one or more parameters based on the physical characteristics. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein characteristics of the trajectory are controlled by settings of the one or more parameters of the delivery device. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the trajectory is configured to mimic a game trajectory of a game object in a real-life event; wherein a player to which the game object was projected in the real-life event has different physical characteristics than the trainee; and wherein the one or more parameters are adjusted to mimic the game trajectory that is adjusted to accommodate adjustments of the target zone. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining the physical characteristics of the trainee comprises:
 identifying the trainee via voice recognition, facial recognition, body movements, or combinations thereof; and   retrieving the physical characteristics from a database.   
     
     
         7 . A method for sports training comprising:
 projecting, via a delivery device, an object toward a target zone along a trajectory at a first speed;   a trainee attempting to impact the object at an appropriate location with a desired impact location of a sport tool;   capturing imagery, via an imaging sensor, that contains the object at the appropriate location and the desired impact location of the sport tool;   determining a horizontal distance, and a vertical distance between the desired impact location of the sport tool and the object arriving at the appropriate location; and   scoring a performance of the trainee to impact the object at the appropriate location based on the horizontal distance and the vertical distance.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the imagery contains a grid that is positioned perpendicular to the target zone, and wherein the grid provides a visual reference for determining the horizontal distance, and the vertical distance. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the imagery is analyzed by a controller to determine the horizontal distance, and the vertical distance. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the appropriate location is at the target zone or before the target zone. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein an impact device is positioned at the target zone, with the target zone positioned on one side of the impact device and the sport tool configured to impact an opposite side of the impact device. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 projecting, via the delivery device, a next object toward the target zone along the trajectory at a second speed, wherein the second speed is different than the first speed; and   scoring a performance of the trainee to impact the next object at the appropriate location.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 projecting, via the delivery device, a plurality of objects toward the target zone along the trajectory at a plurality of speeds; and   scoring a performance of the trainee to impact each of the plurality of objects at the appropriate location.   
     
     
         14 . A method for training comprising:
 projecting, via a delivery device, a first object toward a first segment of a target zone along a trajectory, wherein the first segment is selected based on a first color that is received at a controller, and wherein the controller adjusts one or more parameters of the delivery device to deliver the first object along the trajectory to the first segment; and   scoring a performance score of a trainee to impact the first object at an appropriate location at the target zone.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 receiving a second color at the controller that indicates a second segment of the target zone; and   adjusting the one or more parameters of the delivery device to deliver a second object along the trajectory to the second segment; and   scoring a performance score of the trainee to impact the second object at an appropriate location at the target zone.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 assigning, via the controller, a color to each segment of the target zone based on a heat map for the trainee, wherein the heat map is a color map of the target zone to indicate performance levels of the trainee for each segment of the target zone; and   adjusting the one or more parameters of the delivery device to deliver one or more objects to the target zone according to the heat map.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the one or more objects are projected by the delivery device to segments of the target zone that are indicated by a third color that indicates a first performance level of the trainee. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein one or more additional objects are projected by the delivery device to segments of the target zone that are indicated by a fourth color that indicates a second performance level of the trainee. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the first performance level indicates a poor performance level by the trainee, and the second performance level indicates an average performance level by the trainee that is higher than the poor performance level. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 prior to projecting the first object, indicating to the trainee, via augmented reality goggles, the first segment that is to receive the first object.