Basketball Launching Device with Height Compensation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing basketball launching devices do not adequately compensate for variations in player height, leading to inconsistent ball reception heights, which can affect training effectiveness and ergonomics.
Innovation Solution
A basketball launching device that allows users to input their height information, either directly or through associated player profiles, and automatically adjusts launch characteristics such as speed and force to ensure the ball is received at approximately chest height.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a fixed launch speed and force is used, then the device structure is simple, but the ball reception height is inconsistent for players of different heights
Solution Approach 1:
The launching device dynamically adjusts launch parameters (speed and force) based on the player's height input. The system transitions from a fixed, static configuration to a dynamic one where launch characteristics are modified in real-time according to user specifications, ensuring consistent chest-height ball reception across players of varying heights.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the launch parameters (speed and force) as a function of the player's height. By accepting height input and automatically modifying the corresponding launch parameters, the device maintains consistent ball reception height at the chest level regardless of the player's stature, resolving the contradiction between simplicity and precision.
2Manufacturing precision
If the launch speed is increased for taller players, then the ball reception height is appropriate, but the launch force consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system optimizes energy consumption by dynamically adjusting launch parameters based on the player's height. Rather than using a fixed high-speed setting for all players, the device calculates the appropriate launch speed and force required to achieve chest-height reception, thereby minimizing motor energy consumption while maintaining accuracy.
3Manufacturing precision
If the launch force is decreased for shorter players, then the ball reception height is appropriate, but the launch distance may be insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system simultaneously adjusts both launch speed and force based on the player's height to achieve the correct reception height while maintaining adequate travel distance. For shorter players, the device modifies the parameter combination to ensure the ball reaches the appropriate chest height without sacrificing the necessary distance to the shooting location.
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AI summary
A basketball launching device and related systems and methods which compensate for player height are provided. A controller in electronic communication with a user interface and a launching mechanism causes a player information prompt to be generated at the user interface, receives data from the user interface in response to the player information prompt which includes an indication of player height, and causes the launching mechanism to launch the basketballs with a level of force or speed where the level of force or speed is selected, and varies, based on the player height indicated.