Patent ID: 9568407
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: E01C,G01L,G01N,G01P

Claim:
1. A method of determining the impact attenuation of a surface for a playground or sports field utilizing a wireless, handheld impact tester in order to mitigate related injuries, the method comprising the steps of: a) allowing a user to select a location of a playground or sports field to test; b) providing the user with a wireless handheld impact tester, said wireless handheld impact tester comprising at least one multiaxis accelerometer and a communication system; c) providing the user with an application to receive data from the wireless handheld impact tester, said application loaded on a computing device; d) instructing the user to drop the wireless handheld impact tester on the surface of said playground or sports field from a height to be tested, said dropping the wireless handheld impact tester irrespective of rotation of said handheld impact tester and angle of impact with the ground; e) using the at least one multi axis accelerometer associated with said wireless handheld impact tester to obtain data pertaining to the impact attenuation of said surface of said playground or sports field during said drop of said wireless handheld impact tester; and f) allowing the wireless communication system associated with said wireless handheld impact tester to remotely transmit data pertaining to the impact attenuation of said surface of said playground or sports field back to said computing device in real time.