Actuated Golf Plate Surface for Curved Terrain Simulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing golf swing plates cannot accurately emulate the curved terrain of outdoor practice ranges, limiting the training experience for golfers.
Innovation Solution
A golf plate device with a height adjustment part featuring actuators that deform and restore a planar plate into a curved shape, using a frame, plate, and actuators to mimic outdoor terrain.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a planar plate is used in the golf plate device, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but it cannot simulate the curved terrain of outdoor practice ranges
Solution Approach 1:
The plate is transformed from a static planar structure to a dynamic curved structure through the height adjustment part. The plate can change its shape from flat to curved according to the terrain simulation requirements, allowing it to adapt to different training scenarios while maintaining a simple planar base structure for ease of manufacture
Solution Approach 2:
The plate transitions from a two-dimensional planar surface to a three-dimensional curved surface by varying the height of multiple points on the plate. This dimensional change enables terrain simulation while the base plate remains a simple flat structure that is easy to manufacture
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple actuators are installed to adjust plate height, then curved terrain can be simulated, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The height adjustment function is segmented into multiple independent actuators distributed across the plate. Each actuator independently adjusts the height at its location, allowing complex curved terrain to be simulated through simple individual components rather than a single complex mechanism
Solution Approach 2:
The actuators serve multiple functions: they adjust plate height for terrain simulation, support the plate structure, and can be positioned at various locations to create different terrain profiles. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional specialized components
3Adaptability or versatility
If actuators are installed to adjust plate height, then terrain simulation is improved, but the load on actuators increases causing potential damage
Solution Approach 1:
The total load is segmented and distributed across multiple actuators rather than concentrated on a single actuator. This load distribution reduces the stress on each individual actuator, preventing damage while maintaining the ability to simulate complex terrain through coordinated actuator operation
Solution Approach 2:
The actuators are strategically positioned at specific locations on the plate where they can most effectively simulate terrain features while minimizing their load. This local optimization allows effective terrain simulation with reduced actuator stress
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 device effectively simulates outdoor practice range terrains by varying the plate's shape into a curved surface, dispersing load to prevent actuator damage and supporting various loads efficiently.
Implementation Method 1
a plate part 200 which is provided on the top of the frame part in a planar rectangular shape; and a height adjustment part 300 which includes a plurality of actuators 310 which are installed on the frame part at regular intervals to allow for individual operation, thereby adjusting the height of the plate part, wherein the plate part is made of a material which is deformable and restorable by elasticity
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AI summary
A golf plate device has a height adjustment part, a frame part and a plate part. The height adjustment part includes a plurality of actuators which are installed on the frame part at regular intervals to allow for individual operation. The plate part is made of a material which is deformable and restorable by elasticity. The golf plate device varies the planar shape of the plate part, which can be deformed and restored by the actuators of the height adjustment part, into a curved shape, thereby facilitating the emulation of the terrain environment of fairways and roughs of outdoor practice ranges, which have curved terrain.