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US 12,502,592 B1Granted
Launch monitor utilizing a smart golf ball
AssigneeTopgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
InventorMario Raposo
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Abstract
A method and system for obtaining golf ball launch parameters is disclosed herein. The system comprises a golf ball with sensors, a vertical wall, and a monitor. The processor is configured to calculate the launch angle of the golf ball based on the height of the golf ball at impact with the vertical wall.
Claims3
A system for obtaining golf ball launch parameters, the system comprising:
- a golf ball with a plurality of sensors therein, the plurality of sensors comprising an accelerometer and magnetometer, the golf ball also comprising a transceiver;
- a vertical wall;
- a monitor comprising a processor and a transceiver;
- wherein the golf ball is teed at a known distance to the vertical wall;
- wherein the processor is configured to calculate a height of the golf ball at impact based on the time the golf ball takes to fall to the floor after impact with the vertical wall;
- wherein the processor is configured to calculate the launch angle of the golf ball based on the height of the golf ball at impact with the vertical wall;
- wherein the processor is configured to calculate a ball speed based on the time from club impact to wall impact and distance from the ball at rest to the ball at impact height;
- wherein the processor is configured to calculate a spin and spin axis from magnetometer readings;
- and
- wherein the processor is configured to calculate a path angle of the golf ball until wall impact based on the spin axis in relation to a gravitational reference plane defined by the values for the accelerometer and magnetometer at rest;
- wherein the magnetometer operates at 85 Hertz or greater.
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A system for obtaining golf ball launch parameters, the system comprising:
- a golf ball comprising
- an epoxy sphere comprising a body and an electronic component, the electronic component comprising an integrated circuit, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, and a BLUETOOTH low energy (BTLE) radio, and at least one battery, the body composed of an epoxy material, wherein the body encompasses the electronic component,
- a core layer disposed on the epoxy sphere, and
- a cover layer disposed over the core layer,
- wherein the BTLE radio has a range of at least 700 meters;
- a vertical wall;
- a monitor comprising a processor and a transceiver;
- wherein the golf ball is teed at a known distance to the vertical wall;
- wherein the processor is configured to calculate a height of the golf ball at impact based on the time the golf ball takes to fall to the floor after impact with the vertical wall;
- wherein the processor is configured to calculate the launch angle of the golf ball based on the height of the golf ball at impact with the vertical wall;
- wherein the processor is configured to calculate a ball speed based on the time from club impact to wall impact and distance from the ball at rest to the ball at impact height;
- wherein the processor is configured to calculate a spin and spin axis from magnetometer readings;
- wherein the processor is configured to calculate a path angle of the golf ball until wall impact based on the spin axis in relation to a gravitational reference plane defined by the values for the accelerometer and magnetometer at rest;
- and
- wherein the magnetometer operates at 85 Hertz or greater.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.