Methods and apparatus for a portable golf training system with an optical sensor net
US6302802A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2024/0034
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An optical sensor net system for measuring the relational dynamic information of a spheroidal projectile. A support frame for the system may include light emitters that generate divergent non-parallel rays of light. The non-parallel rays of light emitted may be directed to and received by a plurality of light detectors substantially arranged within a single plane. The intersecting non-parallel rays of light may form an asymmetrical optical sensor net that may also capture both golf ball and golf club information as they pass through. The light detectors that receive the rays of light may be spaced apart at preselected locations and distances less than the diameter of a spheroidal object such as a golf ball. A data processor or computer may be connected to the sensor net to detect relational spatial information for the golf ball and the golf club, and to determine instantaneous dynamic information for either including ball velocity or club speed based at least in part on the locations of the rays of light which are blocked off, and the measured time in which the rays of light emitted to the light detectors are interrupted and monitored by clock instrumentation. The optical sensor ne…
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