Improved skiing equipment

Abstract

A skiing equipment (1) is provided, comprising two skis (3) each including a base body (31), a fastening group (32) for attaching (3d, 3e) to the base body (31); a track (4) closed around the base body (31); a mover (5) for the said track (4) around the base body (31); sensors configured to detect a movement of said ski (3) relative to said terrain (1a); and a control unit (6) for said mover (5) of each of said skis (3) and thus the sliding of said track (4) around said base body (31) based on said movement of said ski (3) relative to said terrain (1a).

1 . Skiing equipment ( 1 ) comprising two skis ( 3 ) each of which comprising
 a base body ( 31 ) defining a longitudinal direction ( 3   a ),   at least one fastening group ( 32 ) to said base body ( 31 ) of a binding ( 3   d ,  3   e ) of a ski boot of a user   a track ( 4 ) closed on itself defining a development trajectory ( 4   a ) closed around said base body ( 31 ) and configured to rest on a ground ( 1   a );   a mover ( 5 ) of said track ( 4 ) around said base body ( 31 );   
       characterized by comprising
 for each of said skis ( 3 )
 sensors configured to detect a movement of said ski ( 3 ) with respect to said ground ( 1   a ); 
 
 
       by comprising
 a unit ( 6 ) for controlling said mover ( 5 ) of each of said skis ( 3 ) and thus the sliding of said track ( 4 ) around said base body ( 31 ) based on said movement of said ski ( 3 ) with respect to said ground ( 1   a ); 
 
       and in that
 said two skis ( 3 ) comprise a first ski ( 3 ) and a second ski ( 3 ); wherein said sensors associated with said first ski ( 3 ) measure a first movement of said first ski ( 3 ); 
 said sensors associated with said second ski ( 3 ) measure a second movement of said second ski ( 3 ); 
 said unit ( 6 ) controls said track ( 4 ) of said first ski ( 3 ) to have a first sliding speed based on said first movement; wherein said unit ( 6 ) controls said track ( 4 ) of said second ski ( 3 ) a second sliding speed based on said second movement; and 
 said second sliding speed and said first sliding speed are equal to each other if said first movement is equal to said second movement and different to one another if said first movement is different than said second movement. 
 
     
     
         2 . Skiing equipment ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein said sensors comprise at least one force sensor ( 6   d ) configured to measure the contact force between said fastening group ( 32 ) and said base body ( 31 ); and wherein if said force sensor ( 6   d ) associated with said first ski ( 3 ) measures that said contact force is different by at least 5% than the contact force measured by said force sensor ( 6   d ) associated with said second ski ( 3 ); said unit ( 6 ) is configured to control said mover ( 5 ) of said first ski ( 3 ) to have a first sliding speed of said track ( 4 ) around said base body ( 31 ) and said . . . of said mover ( 5 ) of said first ski ( 3 ) to have a second sliding speed of said track ( 4 ) around said base body ( 31 ). 
     
     
         3 . Skiing equipment ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , comprising at least one pole ( 2 ) configured to come into contact with said ground ( 1   a ); and for each of said at least one pole ( 2 ) a thrust sensor ( 6   c ) configured to measure the thrust force applied by said pole ( 2 ) onto said ground ( 1   a ); and wherein said unit ( 6 ) is configured to control the sliding of said track ( 4 ) around said base body ( 31 ) based on said thrust force. 
     
     
         4 . Skiing equipment ( 1 ) according to  claim 3 , wherein said at least one pole ( 2 ) comprises a first pole ( 2 ) and a second pole ( 2 ); and wherein if said thrust sensor ( 6   c ) associated with said first pole ( 2 ) measures that said thrust force is different by at least 5% than the thrust force measured by said thrust sensor ( 6   c ) associated with said second pole ( 2 ); said unit ( 6 ) is configured to control said mover ( 5 ) control of said first ski ( 3 ) to have a first sliding speed of said track ( 4 ) around said base body ( 31 ) and said control of said mover ( 5 ) of said first ski ( 3 ) to have a second sliding speed of said track ( 4 ) around said base body ( 31 ). 
     
     
         5 . Control procedure ( 100 ) comprising
 said skiing equipment ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 ,   
       and characterized by comprising
 an acquisition phase ( 140 ) wherein said sensors detect the movement of each of said skis ( 3 ) with respect to said ground ( 1   a ); and 
 a control phase ( 150 ) wherein said unit ( 6 ) controls each of said skis ( 3 ) to slide said track ( 4 ) around said base body ( 31 ) based on said movement of said ski ( 3 ) relative to said ground ( 1   a ). 
 
     
     
         6 . Control procedure ( 100 ) according to  claim 5 , wherein said two skis ( 3 ) comprise a first ski ( 3 ) and a second ski ( 3 ); wherein in said acquisition phase ( 140 ) said sensors associated with said first ski ( 3 ) measure a first movement of said first ski ( 3 ) and said sensors associated with said second ski ( 3 ) measure a second movement of said second ski ( 3 ); wherein in said control phase ( 150 ) said unit ( 6 ) controls said track ( 4 ) of said first ski ( 3 ) to have a first sliding speed based on said first movement; wherein said unit ( 6 ) controls said track ( 4 ) of said second ski ( 3 ) to have a second sliding speed based on said second movement; and wherein said second sliding speed and said first sliding speed are equal to each other if said first movement is equal to said second movement and different to each other if said first movement is different than said second movement. 
     
     
         7 . Control procedure ( 100 ) according to  claim 6 , said skiing equipment ( 1 ); wherein in said acquisition phase ( 140 ) said force sensor ( 6   d ) associated with said first ski ( 3 ) measures said contact force different by at least 5% than the contact force measured by said force sensor ( 6   d ) associated with said second ski ( 3 ); and wherein in the control phase ( 150 ) said unit ( 6 ) controls said control of said mover ( 5 ) of said first ski ( 3 ) to have a first sliding speed of said track ( 4 ) around said base body ( 31 ) and said control of said mover ( 5 ) of said first ski ( 3 ) to have a second sliding speed of said track ( 4 ) around said base body ( 31 ). 
     
     
         8 . Control procedure ( 100 ) according to  claim 7 , wherein in said acquisition phase ( 140 ) said force sensor ( 6   d ) associated with said first ski ( 3 ) measures said contact force different by less than 5% than the contact force measured by said force sensor ( 6   d ) associated with said second ski ( 3 ); and wherein in the control phase ( 150 ) said unit ( 6 ) controls said first sliding speed substantially equal to said second sliding speed. 
     
     
         9 . Control procedure ( 100 ) according to  claim 5 , comprising said skiing equipment ( 1 ); wherein in said acquisition phase ( 140 ) said thrust sensor ( 6   c ) associated with said first ski ( 3 ) measures said thrust force applied by said pole ( 2 ) onto said ground ( 1   a ); and wherein said unit ( 6 ) controls the sliding of said track ( 4 ) around said base body ( 31 ) based on said thrust force. 
     
     
         10 . Control procedure ( 100 ) according to  claim 9 , comprising said skiing equipment ( 1 ); wherein in said acquisition phase ( 140 ) said thrust sensor ( 6   c ) associated with said first pole ( 2 ) measures said thrust force different by at least 5% than the thrust force measured by said thrust sensor ( 6   c ) associated with said second pole ( 2 ); and wherein said unit ( 6 ) controls said mover ( 5 ) control of said first ski ( 3 ) to have a first sliding speed of said track ( 4 ) around said base body ( 31 ) and said control of said mover ( 5 ) of said first ski ( 3 ) to have a second sliding speed of said track ( 4 ) around said base body ( 31 ). 
     
     
         11 . Control procedure ( 100 ) according to  claim 10 , wherein in said acquisition phase ( 140 ) said force sensor ( 6   d ) associated with said first ski ( 3 ) measures said contact force different by less than 5% than the contact force measured by said force sensor ( 6   d ) associated with said second ski ( 3 ), and said thrust sensor ( 6   c ) associated with said first pole ( 2 ) measures said thrust force different by less than 5% than the thrust force measured by said thrust sensor ( 6   c ) associated with said second pole ( 2 ); and wherein in the control phase ( 150 ) said unit ( 6 ) controls said first sliding speed substantially equal to said second sliding speed.