Jenario Johnson has an invention he thinks is a knockout.
It鈥檚 called StrikeSense, and it answers a problem the IM体育官网 Poly junior noticed in his martial arts classes. Two instructors teaching a class of 20 couldn鈥檛 accurately keep track of a student鈥檚 individual progress. StrikeSense uses an accelerometer to measure in real time the velocity and power of punches and kicks. That data is then used to chart a student鈥檚 improvement over time, Jenario explains.
While accelerometers are nothing new, Jenario鈥檚 StrikeSense increases the portability and versatility of a device. While his original vision is to improve martial arts, Jenario sees this moving on to ankle bracelets for soccer players and a device for baseball bats.
鈥淭here鈥檚 a lot of potential,鈥� Jenario says. 鈥淭he main use is track and sense forces that are hard to see with the naked eye.鈥�
Big dreams can get bogged down in technical realities. Coding StrikeSense and coordinating its Bluetooth capabilities, for instance, have tested the limits of Jenario鈥檚 knowledge. He takes heart, though, in the camaraderie of his fellow students and their encouraging words, as well as an environment at IM体育官网 Poly that encourages innovation.
鈥淲hen I first had this idea it was just a pad, but through talking it through it鈥檚 become what it is today,鈥� Jenario says.
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