Radar-Marked Golf Ball Structure for Accurate Launch Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Radar tracking systems struggle to accurately obtain launch condition data, particularly in limited travel distance environments, due to challenges with the positioning and durability of radar reflective stickers on golf balls, leading to a decrease in data quality.
Innovation Solution
A golf ball with integrated radar detectable marks formed from electrically conductive ink, applied to various surfaces, ensuring every great circle path intersects the marks, enhancing data collection accuracy and durability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If radar reflective stickers are placed on the outer surface of the golf ball, then radar tracking systems can obtain launch condition data, but the stickers suffer from inaccurate positioning, alignment issues, and lack of durability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the radar reflective function with the golf ball manufacturing process itself by incorporating radar reflective material into the ball layers during molding, eliminating the need for separate sticker application and ensuring permanent integration with the ball structure
Solution Approach 2:
The radar reflective material is incorporated into the golf ball layers during the manufacturing process before the ball is completed, ensuring proper positioning and alignment is built-in from the start rather than requiring post-manufacturing sticker application
2Measurement precision
If radar reflective stickers are placed on the golf ball, then launch condition data can be collected, but time and effort are required to place the stickers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the radar reflective function with the golf ball manufacturing process itself by incorporating radar reflective material into the ball layers during molding, eliminating the need for separate sticker application and ensuring permanent integration with the ball structure
Solution Approach 2:
The golf ball structure itself provides the radar reflective function through integrated material, eliminating the need for external sticker application processes and making the system self-sufficient
3Measurement precision
If radar reflective stickers are used, then radar tracking is enabled, but the stickers decrease in quality and need replacement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the radar reflective function with the golf ball manufacturing process itself by incorporating radar reflective material into the ball layers during molding, eliminating the need for separate sticker application and ensuring permanent integration with the ball structure
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates radar reflective material throughout multiple layers of the golf ball structure rather than using a single surface sticker, providing redundant reflective capability that maintains performance throughout the ball's lifespan
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 golf ball design improves the quality of launch condition data collection by radar tracking systems, providing enhanced accuracy and reliability in limited travel distance environments.
Implementation Method 1
A golf ball having at least one radar detectable mark disposed on a surface of at least one layer
Implementation Method 2
the electrically conductive material is optionally selected from the group consisting of silver, electrically conductive carbon, aluminum, graphene, nanotubes, nanometals, and combinations of two or more thereof
Data Source
AI summary
Golf balls including one or more layers having at least one radar detectable mark disposed on the surface thereof are provided.