AR Golf Trajectory Guidance via Sensor Fusion

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current electronic devices lack effective solutions for guiding user actions in sporting activities, particularly in golf, using augmented reality technology to provide real-time feedback and trajectory guidance for golf ball movement.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device equipped with a display, camera, and sensor, which identifies the device's position and external objects using sensor data, calculates the golf ball's trajectory based on environmental topography and weather conditions, and displays a visual path on the user's display to guide the golf ball's movement.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If augmented reality technology is integrated into electronic devices to guide sports actions, then user guidance capability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser guidance capabilityVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The electronic device integrates multiple functions including camera-based object identification, sensor-based position tracking, trajectory calculation, and AR visual guidance into a single system. This multi-functional approach enables comprehensive sports guidance capabilities while consolidating components to manage device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The processor acts as an intermediary that receives data from various sensors and cameras, processes this information to calculate trajectories, and generates visual guidance outputs. This intermediary processing layer coordinates different system components and simplifies the overall architecture by centralizing computational tasks.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Measurement precision

If real-time trajectory calculation based on environmental factors is implemented, then guidance accuracy is improved, but processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveguidance accuracyVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-calculates trajectory paths based on stored environmental data such as topography and weather conditions. By preparing trajectory information in advance using pre-stored environmental parameters, the system reduces real-time computational requirements while maintaining high guidance accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system adjusts trajectory calculations by changing parameters such as wind speed, elevation, and terrain characteristics that are stored in advance. By using pre-stored environmental parameter data rather than performing complete real-time calculations, the system achieves accurate guidance with reduced processing time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS20240033604A1Electronic device, method, and computer-readable storage medium for guiding movement of external object
Publication Date: 2024.02.01 THINKWARE
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AI summary

According to an embodiment, a processor of an electronic device may be configured to identify, based on data of a sensor, a first position of the electronic device. The processor may be configured to obtain, in response to an external object identified using the camera, information for moving the external object based on the first position. The processor may be configured to, while the external object is viewed through the display, display, based on the information, a visual object having a shape of a line extended from a second position in the display where the external object is viewed.