Virtual Golfer Avatar Generation from Shot Data

Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional virtual golf simulation apparatuses either fail to accurately reflect a golfer's actual golf ability or require excessive effort and equipment installation, limiting their environmental implementation.

Innovation Solution

A virtual golf simulation system that acquires measurement data from a golfer's actual shots, analyzes shot characteristics, and generates a virtual golfer avatar with corresponding abilities, allowing the golfer to simulate shots in a virtual space through a user-friendly interface.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If a virtual golf simulation apparatus uses a measurement device to accurately reflect a golfer's actual golf ability, then the golf ability reflection accuracy is improved, but the device complexity and environmental restrictions increase due to requiring hitting base installation

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvegolf ability reflection accuracyVSAvoidequipment installation complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a virtual golfer that copies the actual golfer's shot characteristics by acquiring measurement data from a measurement device and generating a virtual model with identical shot patterns, flight distances, and performance metrics. This allows the golfer to experience virtual golf that accurately reflects their ability without requiring complex physical installation infrastructure

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a server as an intermediary that receives measurement data from the measurement device, processes it to generate virtual golfer characteristics, and transmits the processed data to the virtual golf simulation apparatus. This intermediary approach separates the measurement function from the simulation function, reducing the complexity of individual devices and allowing flexible environmental implementation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Measurement precision

If a virtual golf simulation apparatus requires installation of a hitting base and measurement device, then the golf ability reflection accuracy is improved, but the ease of operation and environmental adaptability deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvegolf ability reflection accuracyVSAvoidease of virtual golf execution

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary action by acquiring measurement data from the golfer's actual shots in advance and using this data to generate a virtual golfer with accurate shot characteristics before the virtual golf simulation begins. This preliminary data collection and processing enables the simulation to proceed without requiring complex real-time measurement infrastructure during gameplay

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a virtual golfer that copies the actual golfer's shot characteristics by acquiring measurement data from a measurement device and generating a virtual model with identical shot patterns, flight distances, and performance metrics. This allows the golfer to experience virtual golf that accurately reflects their ability without requiring complex physical installation infrastructure

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

3Ease of operation

If conventional virtual golf games allow free operation without measurement devices, then the ease of operation is improved, but the ability to reflect actual golf ability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of operationVSAvoidgolf ability reflection accuracy

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a virtual golfer that copies the actual golfer's shot characteristics by acquiring measurement data from a measurement device and generating a virtual model with identical shot patterns, flight distances, and performance metrics. This allows the golfer to experience virtual golf that accurately reflects their ability without requiring complex physical installation infrastructure

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements feedback by using measurement data from the golfer's actual shots to generate a virtual golfer whose performance reflects the golfer's real ability. The system provides feedback through the virtual simulation results that mirror the golfer's actual shot characteristics, allowing them to experience and analyze their own golf performance in a virtual environment

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS10773147B2Virtual golf simulation apparatus

Publication Date: 2020.09.15 SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD

AI summary

Provided is a virtual golf simulation apparatus including a processor. The processor is connected to an output device and is configured to acquire measurement data obtained by using a measurement device to measure an actual shot performed by a golfer, analyze a shot characteristic of the golfer based on the measurement data, virtually generate a virtual golfer having a shot characteristic corresponding to the shot characteristic of the golfer, receive, from the golfer, an instruction instructing the virtual golfer to perform an action in a virtual space, simulate a shot of the virtual golfer in the virtual space in accordance with the instruction, and output a result of the simulation to the output device.