LED Screen for Interactive Golf Driving Ranges
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional driving ranges lack an engaging and informative experience for golfers, with limited feedback and interaction, and the back wall often being a bland, unobtrusive element that does not enhance the practice session.
Innovation Solution
An LED screen is integrated between the sports net and the back wall, providing an augmented reality experience by displaying media, tracking ball trajectories, and offering feedback and virtual targets, enhancing the gaming experience and providing coaching advice.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a traditional back wall is used in a driving range, then the structure is simple and cost-effective, but the gaming experience is bland and unengaging with limited feedback
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the traditional back wall structure with an LED screen system to create a hybrid solution. The LED screen is mounted on or integrated with the back wall, combining the structural simplicity of a traditional wall with the interactive capabilities of digital display, thereby enhancing gaming experience without completely replacing the original structure
Solution Approach 2:
The back wall is transformed into a multi-functional element by integrating an LED screen that can display various content including virtual targets, ball trajectory tracking, coaching feedback, and gaming information. This allows a single structure to serve both as a physical barrier and an interactive information display system
2Adaptability or versatility
If an LED screen is integrated between the sports net and back wall, then the gaming experience becomes immersive with real-time feedback, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The LED screen system is divided into modular components including the screen itself, mounting structures, power supply units, and control systems. This segmentation allows for easier installation, maintenance, and replacement of individual components without affecting the entire system, thereby managing complexity through modularity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intermediary elements such as mounting frames, power distribution systems, and control interfaces that mediate between the LED screen and the existing driving range infrastructure. These intermediaries simplify the integration process by providing standardized connection points and reducing direct complexity between components
3Adaptability or versatility
If an LED screen is used for outdoor driving range, then real-time feedback and virtual targets are provided, but durability against outdoor elements must be ensured
Solution Approach 1:
The LED screen is protected by weather-resistant enclosures and protective coatings that shield the electronic components from outdoor elements such as rain, sun, and dust. These protective layers maintain the screen's functionality while ensuring durability in outdoor environments
Solution Approach 2:
The LED screen system is designed with adjustable parameters including brightness levels that can be modified based on ambient lighting conditions, and IP ratings that ensure protection against specific environmental factors. These parameter adjustments allow the system to adapt to outdoor conditions while maintaining reliability
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The LED screen enhances the overall impression of the facility, improves training productivity, and provides a more immersive experience by offering real-time feedback and interactive elements, such as virtual targets and graphics, while being durable and cost-effective for outdoor use.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of enclosures each housing LED nodes, where the plurality of enclosures is arranged in a plurality of rows to form an LED screen
Data Source
AI summary
An LED screen for use in interactive golf driving ranges is disclosed. In an embodiment, a system includes a plurality of enclosures each housing LED nodes, where the plurality of enclosures is arranged in a plurality of rows to form an LED screen. The system also includes a coupler configured to couple a first one of the plurality of enclosures to a second one of the plurality of enclosures. The system also includes an LED processor configured to control each of the nodes via the coupler to display media on the LED screen.