Virtual golf simulation apparatus and method and sensing device and method used for the same
AssigneeGolfzon Co., Ltd.
InventorsHyung Wook Jang, Hyun Dam Jeong, Hyun Jin Park, Hyung Sik Yoon
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Abstract
Disclosed are a virtual golf simulation apparatus and method in which a golf ball hit by a user who swings at the golf ball is sensed by a sensing device, and the trajectory of the golf ball is simulated on a virtual golf course based on the sensed result so that the user can enjoy virtual golf on the virtual golf course, thereby providing the same sense of reality that the user would feel playing a round of golf on a real golf course.
Claims15
A sensing device used in a virtual golf simulation apparatus, comprising:
- at least one capturing means for acquiring a plurality of frame images of a ball hit by a user;
- an image collection means for sequentially collecting the frame images acquired by the at least one capturing means;
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- an image processing means for receiving and processing the frame images collected by the image collection means in real time to extract information on physical properties of the ball which is moving.
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A sensing method for virtual golf simulation, comprising:
- acquiring a plurality of frame images of a ball hit by a user;
- an image collection means sequentially collecting the acquired frame images;
- transmitting the frame images collected by the image collection means to an image processing means in real time;
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- the image processing means processing the frame images received in real time to extract information on physical properties of the ball which is moving.
A virtual golf simulation method comprising:
- sensing whether hitting preparation has been completed;
- sensing whether hitting has been performed when the hitting preparation has been completed;
- collecting and storing an image when the hitting has been performed and images before and after the hitting on a per frame basis;
- processing the collected images in real time to extract information on physical properties of a moving ball;
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- realizing a simulation image of a trajectory of the ball based on the extracted information on the physical properties of the ball.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.