System, method and apparatus for golf simulation
AssigneeTrugolf, Inc.
InventorsEarl Van Wagoner, Steven R. Johnson
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to simulation, generally, and in some embodiments, more specifically to simulating a flight path of a golf ball. In such embodiments, a computer may be adapted to determine a first trajectory of the golf ball based on one linear expression; determine variations based on a flight path of the golf ball according to a first plane and a second plane, the first plane and second plane having orthogonality; adjust the first trajectory based on the variations; and provide a virtual golf ball with a virtual flight path based on the adjusted trajectory.
Claims20
A golf simulator, comprising:
- an image capture system comprising a first camera and a second camera, wherein the first camera and the second camera are adapted to be positioned in a stereographic arrangement;
- and
- a computer, wherein the computer is adapted to generate simulation data of a golf ball flight path responsive to a club swing event by:
- determining a first trajectory of the golf ball based on a linear expression;
- determining variations responsive to a flight path of the golf ball according to a first plane and a second plane, the first plane and second plane having orthogonality;
- adjusting the first trajectory responsive to the variations;
- and
- generating simulation data indicative of a virtual golf ball with a virtual flight path responsive to the adjusted first trajectory.
A computer-implemented method of simulating a golf ball flight path, comprising:
- determining, by a processor, a first trajectory of the golf ball based on a linear expression;
- determining, by the processor, variations based on a flight path of the golf ball according to a first plane and a second plane, the first plane and second plane having orthogonality;
- adjusting, by the processor, the first trajectory based on the variations;
- and
- providing, for computer simulation, a virtual golf ball with a virtual flight path based on the adjusted first trajectory.
A golf simulator, comprising:
- a stereographic image capture system;
- an image capture device;
- and
- a computer, wherein the computer is adapted to generate simulation data of a golf ball flight path responsive to a club swing event by:
- determining a first launch angle of the golf ball based on a linear expression;
- determining variations responsive to a flight path of the golf ball according to a first plane and a second plane, the first plane and second plane having orthogonality;
- adjusting the first launch angle based on the variations;
- and
- generating simulation data indicative of a virtual golf ball with a virtual flight path responsive to the adjusted first launch angle.
A method of simulating a golf ball flight path, comprising:
- determining, by a processor, a first launch angle of the golf ball based on a linear expression;
- determining, by the processor, variations based on a flight path of the golf ball according to a first plane and a second plane, the first plane and second plane having orthogonality;
- adjusting, by the processor, the first launch angle based on the variations;
- and
- providing, for computer simulation, a virtual golf ball with a virtual flight path based on the adjusted first launch angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.