Golf Cart Sensor Fusion for Golfer Shot Position Estimation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing golf vehicles lack the capability to accurately track the position of golfers relative to the vehicle during a golf stroke, which can hinder efficient management and scoring of golf games.
Innovation Solution
A golf system equipped with sensors and processing circuits that determine when a golfer has exited the vehicle, the vehicle's current location, and the golfer's relative position during a stroke, using artificial intelligence models to estimate the golfer's shot position based on sensor data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional golf vehicles are used without sensors, then the vehicle structure remains simple, but the capability to track golfer position and manage games is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The golf vehicle is equipped with multi-functional sensors that serve multiple purposes: tracking golfer position, detecting golf strokes, and providing game management data. This allows a single system to perform several functions simultaneously, improving measurement precision without proportionally increasing complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The sensors automatically detect and track golfer positions and stroke events without requiring manual input or intervention. The system self-monitors and records data continuously, eliminating the need for manual scoring or position tracking by golfers or caddies
2Productivity
If manual tracking methods are used, then the system remains simple to operate, but the efficiency of game management and scoring is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The sensors continuously monitor and track golfer positions and detect strokes in real-time throughout the game, eliminating interruptions for manual scoring. This continuous data collection improves game management efficiency by providing up-to-date information without stopping play
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides real-time feedback on golfer positions and stroke events to game management systems, enabling immediate updates to scores and positions. This automated feedback loop eliminates delays associated with manual tracking and allows for more efficient game management
Data Source
AI summary
A golf system includes a golf cart, one or more sensors coupled to the golf cart, and one or more processing circuits including one or more memory devices coupled to the one or more processors. The one or more memory devices are configured to store instructions thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: determine, based on one or more first signals from the one or more sensors, that a golfer has exited the golf cart, determine, based on one or more second signals from the one or more sensors, a current location of the golf cart, determine, based on one or more third signals from the one or more sensors, a golf stroke of the golfer has occurred, determine a relative position of the golfer during the golf stroke to the current location of the golf cart, and determine a shot position of the golfer based on the relative position of the golfer and the current location of the golf cart.