The automated boxing scoring system (ABSS) is a research and development project being developed by a group of
Australian institutions and private companies. It aims to provide a training aid and unbiased scoring for the sport of
Amateur Boxing
Amateur boxing is a variant of boxing practiced at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as many associations.
Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration, comprising three rounds of three ...
and potentially other
Combat
Combat (French for ''fight'') is a purposeful violent conflict meant to physically harm or kill the opposition. Combat may be armed (using weapons) or unarmed ( not using weapons). Combat is sometimes resorted to as a method of self-defense, o ...
and
Martial art
Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; combat sport, competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; a ...
sports.
Development organisations
*
Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).
*PWP Designs Pty. Ltd.
*
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).
Previous involvement in the project:
*
CRC for
microTechnology
Microtechnology deals with technology whose features have dimensions of the order of one micrometre (one millionth of a metre, or 10−6 metre, or 1μm). It focuses on physical and chemical processes as well as the production or manipulation of str ...
.
*
Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne University of Technology (often simply called Swinburne) is a public research university based in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1908 as the Eastern Suburbs Technical College by George Swinburne to serve those without acce ...
(
Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
)
*
Griffith University
Griffith University is a public research university in South East Queensland on the east coast of Australia. Formally founded in 1971, Griffith opened its doors in 1975, introducing Australia's first degrees in environmental science and Asia ...
(
Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...
)
Overview
The system uses
wireless communication
Wireless communication (or just wireless, when the context allows) is the transfer of information between two or more points without the use of an electrical conductor, optical fiber or other continuous guided medium for the transfer. The mos ...
, micro sensors, smart integration, and computer scoring in an attempt to encourage accuracy and safety in the sport of amateur boxing based on a concept initially developed at Griffith University by Kurt Pope.
[Boxing Suit Monitoring System Using integrated PVDF Sensors, June 2002, School of Engineering, Griffith University] The "boxing suit" also aims to provide a powerful training aid for coaches and
sports scientists
Sports science is a discipline that studies how the healthy human body works during exercise, and how sport and physical activity promote health and performance from cellular to whole body perspectives. The study of sports science traditionally inc ...
.
The system allows monitoring of performance in real-time and is able to indicate the location of hits, display basic statistics on hit locations, and the show current score of each boxer. The advanced software package allows further analysis and playback of recorded bouts which allows the boxing coach and sports scientists to analyse and compare bouts blow-by-blow. The system comprises two suits, each of which includes a pair of standard
boxing gloves
Boxing gloves are cushioned gloves that fighters wear on their hands during boxing matches and practices. Unlike "fist-load weapons" (such as the ancient cestus) which were designed as a lethal weapon, modern boxing gloves are non-lethal, design ...
, head guard protector, and thin light weight vests. Each suit has been instrumented to allow detection of impacts.
A new sport derived from boxing but modified for safety, called
Box'Tag, is now using the system to score competitions.
See also
References
*
Automated Boxing Scoring System (ABSS)Sports Technology
- PWP Designs Pty. Ltd.
A wireless-sensor scoring and training system for combative sports
{dead link, date=October 2016 , bot=InternetArchiveBot , fix-attempted=yes - SPIE Abstract.
- Transcript of interview with developer.
- Transcript of interview with developer.
MIT Technology Review
- Article: Making boxing fairer
- Transcript
- Transcript of interview with Prof. Allan Hahn (AIS)
Strongarm Boxing - Box'Tag
- New sport derived from boxing with an emphasis on fitness safety
Australian Institute of Sport - Collaborators
Boxing
Sports officiating technology
Combat sports
Boxing in Australia