Responsive Open-Field Targets With Hit Detection and Scoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Large open fields such as farms, pastures, parks, and sports stadiums are underutilized and generate little income, necessitating a means to enhance their usage for additional activities.
Innovation Solution
An open field game arrangement system comprising a playing field with targets, a launch area, and a control system that detects projectile hits, initiating responses such as light, sound, fog, and visual effects, and scoring, utilizing physical or projected targets that can be stationary or mobile.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If large open fields are used for traditional purposes only, then the field maintains its primary function, but income generation and usage diversity are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms single-purpose open fields into multi-functional spaces by integrating game targets, sensing systems, and entertainment features into existing agricultural, recreational, or sports fields. This allows the same physical space to serve both its original purpose and host interactive games, thereby increasing usage diversity and potential income streams without requiring separate dedicated spaces
2Ease of operation
If sensing systems and response systems are added to detect projectile hits, then user engagement and entertainment value increase, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sensing systems automatically detect projectile launches and target impacts without requiring manual intervention. The system self-monitors through sensors that detect projectile motion, target strikes, and automatically triggers appropriate responses through connected output devices, reducing the need for complex manual control mechanisms while maintaining high user engagement
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback loops where sensing systems detect user actions (projectile launches, target hits) and automatically generate responses through sound generators, light emitters, or display screens. This closed-loop feedback mechanism enhances user engagement by providing immediate, automated responses to user actions without requiring complex manual intervention
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple response systems (lights, sound, fog, visual effects) are implemented, then entertainment value increases, but energy consumption and operational cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The response systems operate periodically rather than continuously, activating only when sensing systems detect specific events such as projectile launches or target impacts. This event-driven periodic operation allows multiple entertainment features (lights, sound, fog effects) to be available on-demand, increasing entertainment value while minimizing energy consumption during non-active periods
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
Enables additional income generation and entertainment value by transforming open fields into interactive game spaces, enhancing user engagement and revenue for owners.
Implementation Method 1
A control system disclosed herein comprises a sensing system configured to detect the presence of a projectile
Implementation Method 2
one or more lights to generate a light effect
Data Source
AI summary
An open field game arrangement comprising a playing field including one or more unmanned vehicles that serve as ground or air targets, one or more display projectors that generate holographic targets, and a control system that determines whether a particular target was struck and generates one or more responses, such as a sound effect, a smoke effect, a scoring event, or other preprogrammed responses to a particular event.