AR Golf Ball Placement on Putting Greens Using Topography
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing golf ball positioning systems fail to efficiently guide players to accurate ball placement locations on putting greens, especially in virtual golf systems, leading to potential obstacles and uneven wear patterns due to manual repositioning errors.
Innovation Solution
A golf system that utilizes a computing device with a processor and memory to determine a target destination location on a playing surface based on topographical data and anticipated golf ball trajectories, overlaying direction interface elements on a real-time image feed to guide players to ball placement locations using augmented reality, with landmark objects as spatial anchors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual repositioning of golf balls is used, then players can replace balls on the green, but placement accuracy decreases and uneven wear patterns occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical ball repositioning with an automated system using mobile devices, GPS technology, and augmented reality to guide players to precise ball placement locations, eliminating manual measurement and placement errors
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a digital intermediary layer between the player and the ball placement process, using virtual overlays and directional guidance from mobile devices to bridge the gap between intended and actual ball positions
2Reliability
If players manually reposition balls without guidance, then ball replacement is possible, but uneven wear patterns develop on the green
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides real-time feedback through mobile device displays showing precise ball placement locations and directional guidance, allowing players to adjust their actions to achieve consistent placement and distribute wear more evenly across the green
Solution Approach 2:
The system calculates and communicates ball placement locations in advance before players execute their putts, allowing players to prepare and position balls accurately at predetermined spots that distribute wear evenly across the playing surface
3Measurement precision
If virtual golf hole characteristics are fully considered, then accurate virtual hole emulation is achieved, but computational requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and processes only the essential topographical features and trajectory data needed for accurate ball placement guidance, filtering out unnecessary virtual hole characteristics to reduce computational load while maintaining sufficient emulation accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the virtual hole characteristics into relevant topographical data and irrelevant details, processing only the segmented essential information needed for trajectory calculation and ball placement guidance
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AI summary
A golf system. The golf system includes a computing device associated with a user at a playing surface having at least one landmark object. The computing device includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory may store processor-executable instructions that, when executed, configure the processor to: obtain topography data associated with a virtual golf hole for a virtual golf ball; determine a target destination location for the virtual golf ball on the playing surface based on the topography data and an anticipated virtual golf ball trajectory; and generating signals for communicating the target destination location and a ball placement location on the playing surface.