Golf Aid Heads-Up Display for Real-Time Trajectory Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Golfers face challenges in analyzing and improving their game due to the lack of effective tools for tracking golf ball trajectories and club performance data in real-time, which hinders muscle memory development and optimal club selection.
Innovation Solution
A golf aid system featuring a heads-up display worn on the user's head, a golf ball tracking system, and a processor that computes and displays shot statistics such as initial ball speed, spin rate, and carry distance, along with club statistics, providing users with real-time feedback on their trajectories and club performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If golfers use traditional analysis methods without real-time tracking, then device complexity is reduced, but measurement precision and information availability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a camera as an intermediary device to capture golf ball trajectories, replacing direct human observation or simple tracking methods. The camera records flight paths and provides visual feedback through a display device, enabling precise measurement without requiring complex sensor arrays or tracking infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a visual copy of the golf ball trajectory through camera recording and display. Instead of directly measuring physical parameters with complex sensors, the system captures an optical copy of the ball's flight path and presents it to the golfer, simplifying the measurement process while maintaining precision.
2Loss of information
If golfers use real-time feedback systems, then information availability improves, but loss of time for processing and displaying data increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary recording of the entire golf ball trajectory during flight without interruption. All shot statistics and trajectory data are captured in advance during the natural ball flight, eliminating the need for real-time computation during the shot itself. The analysis and display occur after the ball has landed, ensuring no time loss during the critical shooting moment.
3Loss of information
If comprehensive shot statistics are displayed, then information completeness improves, but ease of operation deteriorates due to information overload
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the comprehensive shot statistics into distinct, organized categories including trajectory visualization, shot statistics (distance, speed, angle), and club performance data. Each type of information is presented separately and systematically, allowing golfers to access specific data types without being overwhelmed by a wall of undifferentiated information.
Data Source
AI summary
A golf aid including a practice mode for use while hitting a plurality of golf balls with a golf club includes a golf ball tracking system, a heads up display, and a processor. The golf ball tracking system tracks a plurality of golf ball trajectories, each corresponding to a respective golf ball being hit by the golf club. The heads up display is configured to be worn on the user's head and display an image within a field of view of the user. The processor is configured to compute one or more shot statistics for each one of the plurality of trajectories, display the one or more computed shot statistics and a plurality of trajectory traces within the field of view of the user.