Golf Club Head Bending System with Real-Time Sensor Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional golf club head bending systems are cumbersome, time-consuming, and prone to manipulation errors due to the need for complex calibration and expensive measurement components, and they lack real-time feedback.
Innovation Solution
A golf club head bending system that includes a clamping assembly with a position sensing device equipped with an accelerometer and gyroscope, providing real-time feedback and allowing for precise determination of loft and lie adjustments through a sensor array and electronic controller, and a bending tool with a bar and bit for engaging the hosel, facilitating accurate bending without the need for extensive mechanical protractors and scales.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If conventional mechanical protractors and scales are used for measurement, then measurement precision can be achieved, but the device complexity and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces conventional mechanical protractors and scales with electronic sensors (accelerometer and gyroscope) that provide digital measurements of loft and lie angles. This substitution eliminates complex mechanical calibration systems while maintaining measurement precision through electronic data collection and processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses a sensor array that creates a digital representation of the club head's orientation and position. Instead of relying on physical mechanical indicators, the system captures spatial information through sensors and processes it electronically, simplifying the measurement system while preserving accuracy.
2Ease of manufacture
If conventional bending machines are used, then bending capability is achieved, but the weight and portability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the bending system into separate functional components: a clamping assembly for securing the club head, a sensor array for measurement, and a bending tool for applying force. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and makes the overall system more compact and manageable compared to traditional integrated bending machines.
3Measurement precision
If conventional measurement and calibration processes are used, then loft and lie determination is achieved, but the time consumption and productivity decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements real-time feedback through the sensor array, which continuously monitors the club head's position and orientation during the bending process. The electronic controller processes sensor data and provides immediate feedback, allowing for real-time adjustments and eliminating the need for time-consuming post-bending measurements and calculations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary measurement and calculation of the required bending adjustments before the actual bending operation begins. The sensor array captures the initial club head orientation, and the electronic controller calculates the necessary changes, allowing the bending process to proceed directly without intermediate measurement steps.
4Manufacturing precision
If conventional calibration procedures are used, then bending accuracy is achieved, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service calibration through the sensor array and electronic controller, which automatically determine the club head's initial orientation and calculate required adjustments without requiring manual calibration procedures. The system performs its own calibration by capturing sensor data and processing it through the electronic controller, eliminating the need for operator intervention in complex calibration routines.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system enables efficient, accurate, and real-time adjustment of golf club head loft and lie, reducing the complexity and cost associated with conventional methods while improving operational ease and precision.
Implementation Method 1
The position sensing device includes a sensor array including an accelerometer and a gyroscope
Implementation Method 2
The position sensing device includes a sensor array including an accelerometer and a gyroscope
Implementation Method 3
The clamping assembly includes a pre-clamp magnet configured to magnetically attach to a strike face of the golf club head
Data Source
AI summary
A bending system for bending a golf club head includes a clamping assembly, configured to clamp the golf club head. The bending system also includes a position sensing device, selectively attachable to a golf club. The position sensing device includes a sensor array comprising an accelerometer and a gyroscope. The bending system further includes an electronic controller, configured to determine at least one of a lie or a loft of the golf club head, when the position sensing device is selectively attached to the golf club and the golf club head is clamped by the clamping assembly, based at least partially on sensor data received from the accelerometer and the gyroscope.