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US 12,311,236 B1Granted
Method and system utilizing imaging analysis for golf balls
AssigneeTopgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
InventorsJulie Caterina, Megan Ilnicky
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Abstract
A method and system for determining concentricity of a multiple layer golf ball are disclosed herein. One or more images of a golf ball are generated using an X-ray source, a camera or a digital detector, and an image intensifier. An edge detection algorithm is preferably utilized. The method also includes calculating Y,Z center coordinates of the a best fit diameter or ellipse of the inner edge layer and outer edge layer of the multiple layer golf ball.
Claims5
A machine for determining concentricity of a multiple layer golf ball, the machine comprising:
- an x-ray source;
- a digital detector;
- a static fixture within a measurement region;
- wherein the machine is configured to average a first plurality of images of the full cross-sectional view of the golf ball using the x-ray source and the digital detector into a single first image of a full cross-sectional view of the golf ball;
- wherein the machine is configured to calculate Y,Z center coordinates of a best fit diameter or ellipse of an inner edge layer and an outer edge layer of a specific layer of the multiple layer golf ball using the single first image of the full cross-sectional view of the golf ball;
- wherein the machine is configured to average a second plurality of images of the full cross-sectional view of the golf ball in a new orientation using the x-ray source and the digital detector into a second single image of the full cross-sectional view of the golf ball;
- wherein the machine is configured to calculate X,Z center coordinates of a best fit diameter or ellipse of the inner edge layer and outer edge layer of the specific layer of the multiple layer golf ball;
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- wherein the machine is configured to compare the X, Z and Y,Z center coordinates of the specific layer to determine the concentricity of the specific layer within an outer layer of the multiple layer golf ball.
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