Embedded Golf Sensor Data Capture and Wireless Transmission
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for tracking and analyzing golf swing parameters are cumbersome and expensive, making it difficult for golfers to improve their performance effectively, as they require in-person instruction, video recording, and manual data tracking, which are not always feasible or enjoyable.
Innovation Solution
A system that captures and transmits golf swing data using data modules in golf balls and clubs, which communicate with mobile computing devices via wireless protocols, allowing for the recording, analysis, and display of various swing parameters, and facilitates competitions and challenges through a web-based platform.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If in-person instruction and video recording are used to track golf swing parameters, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex mechanical/video-based measurement systems with electronic sensors embedded in the golf club and ball. Accelerometers, gyroscopes, and other electronic sensing elements directly measure swing parameters without requiring external video recording equipment or manual analysis, thereby reducing overall system complexity while maintaining measurement precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The golf club and ball themselves become the measuring instruments through embedded sensors. The system captures its own performance data automatically during normal play without requiring external observation equipment, making the measured object serve the measurement function and eliminating the need for separate complex tracking systems.
2Productivity
If manual data tracking is used, then device complexity is reduced, but productivity and data accuracy deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
Manual data tracking is replaced with electronic sensing and automated data capture systems. Sensors embedded in the club and ball automatically record swing parameters, eliminating the need for manual observation and recording while significantly improving data collection efficiency and accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
Electronic sensors and microprocessors act as intermediaries between the physical swing action and the recorded data. These intermediary devices automatically capture, process, and store swing parameters, bridging the gap between manual play and automated data collection without requiring complex external systems.
3Loss of information
If comprehensive golf swing parameter tracking is implemented, then information completeness is improved, but loss of time and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically captures all swing parameters during normal play without requiring golfer intervention. Sensors embedded in the club and ball self-record comprehensive data including swing speed, angle, ball velocity, and spin rate, providing complete information while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
Data collection occurs continuously throughout the swing motion without interrupting the golfer's natural play. The sensors continuously monitor and record parameters from address through follow-through, ensuring complete data capture while maintaining the flow and convenience of normal golf practice.
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AI summary
A method and system for capturing, transmitting, and displaying golf swing data uses data capture elements in golf balls (10) or golf clubs (20) to capture data and transmission elements to transmit the golf swing data to a mobile computing auxiliary device (30). The mobile computing auxiliary device (30) relays the captured and transmitted golf swing data to a mobile computing device (100). The mobile computing device transmits the golf swing data to a database (420). A server associated with the database generates web pages to make the golf swing data available over the internet.