Hybrid Golf Guide System Using Segmented Modes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional golf guide systems provide only basic distance information and do not offer customized shot guidance tailored to the golfer's skills and the specific geography of the golf course, leading to potential inaccuracies in shots played.
Innovation Solution
A hybrid golf guide system that includes a terminal for golfers, a location information transmitter at each hole, and a main server, allowing for automatic, caddie, or hybrid modes to provide detailed golf fitting information, including distance, club recommendations, and real-time analysis of the course's geography and obstacles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a rangefinder is used to provide distance information, then distance measurement is improved, but customization of shot guidance according to golfer skills is not achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the golf guidance function into multiple components: automatic mode for basic distance measurement, caddie mode for human expertise input, and hybrid mode that combines both. This segmentation allows the system to provide customized shot guidance by integrating automated distance data with golfer-specific parameters and caddie recommendations, resolving the contradiction between precise measurement and customization capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The hybrid golf guide system is designed to perform multiple functions: it acts as a rangefinder for distance measurement, a database for golfer skill analysis, a communication platform for caddie interaction, and a decision-support system for shot selection. This multi-functionality enables the system to simultaneously provide accurate distance information and customized shot guidance tailored to individual golfer skills.
2Ease of operation
If a caddie provides information, then simple distance and cautions are given, but incorrect information may be provided and customized attack guidance is not achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where caddie recommendations are compared against database information about golfer skills and course conditions. The system can verify caddie information accuracy by cross-referencing with multiple data sources and provide feedback to both the golfer and caddie, thereby improving the reliability of the information provided while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a composite information structure that integrates caddie expertise with automated distance measurement data and database information about golfer skills and course geography. This composite approach combines the strengths of human judgment with objective measurement and data analysis, producing more reliable and customized shot guidance than either source alone.
3Loss of information
If only straight-line distance is provided, then simple information is given, but customized attack guide information considering environment and geography is not provided
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis of course geography, obstacles, and golfer skills before providing shot guidance. By pre-processing this environmental and performance data and storing it in the database, the system can quickly retrieve and apply relevant information during play, maintaining simplicity of information delivery while ensuring high accuracy through comprehensive pre-analysis.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from providing only one-dimensional straight-line distance information to multi-dimensional shot guidance that incorporates course geography, obstacles, wind conditions, and golfer skill levels. This dimensional expansion enriches the information provided without overwhelming the golfer, as the system presents synthesized recommendations rather than raw data.
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AI summary
A golf guide system includes a terminal to be carried by a user who is playing golf, and a location information transmitter provided in the terminal and a hole and transmitting location information of the hole to the terminal, generates a distance by measuring a distance between the terminal and the location information transmitter, and guides a distance and a recommendable club based on analysis of environment and geography between the terminal and the hole.