Golf cart control system

A method for controlling the movement of a golf cart relative to a selected area on a golf course comprising:

• a. positioning a transmitting antenna at the restricted area on the golf course;
• b. positioning a receiving antenna on the golf cart;
• c. producing a transmission signal at the transmitting antenna positioned at the restricted area on the golf course;
• d. receiving the transmission signal at the receiving antenna positioned on the golf cart when the golf cart moves into the vicinity of the transmitting antenna at the selected restricted area;
• e. activating a first alarm to an operator of the golf cart in response to a selected parameter of the transmission signal received by the receiving antenna to indicate that the golf cart has moved into the restricted area on the golf course;
• f. timing the activation of said first alarm;
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• g. disabling the cart in the forward direction after a predetermined time period of activation of said first alarm to prevent forward movement of the cart.

A system for controlling the movement of a golf cart relative to a selected restricted area on a golf course comprising:

• a. a signal transmitter having a transmitting antenna for placement in the vicinity of the selected restricted area o the golf course for producing a transmission signal at the restricted area;
• b. a signal receiver having a receiving antenna on the golf cart for receiving the transmission signal when the golf cart moves into the vicinity of the transmitting antenna, said signal receiver producing a desired activation signal when a selected parameter of the transmission signal received by the receiving antenna meets a predetermined condition;
• c. a first alarm on the golf cart activated by the activation signal for indicating to an operator of the golf cart that the golf cart has moved into the restricted area on the golf course;
• d. a DC power source;
• e. a switch circuit connected between the power source and the first alarm, the switch circuit being responsive to the activation signal from the receiver to enable activation of the first alarm, the switch circuit including an SCR responsive to the activation signal, the SCR having main terminals connected between the first alarm and the DC power source and a gate responsive to the activation signal;
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• f. a DC to AC converter connected between the DC power source and one of the main terminals of the SCR.

A system for controlling the movement of a golf cart relative to a selected restricted area on a golf course, wherein the golf cart is of the type having a golf cart starter-switch circuit with a forward direction and a reverse direction, said system comprising:

• a. a signal transmitter having a transmitting antenna for placement in the vicinity of the selected restricted area on the golf course for producing a transmission signal at the restricted area;
• b. a signal receiver having a receiving antenna on the golf cart for receiving the transmission signal when the golf cart moves into the vicinity of the transmitting antenna;
• c. an alarm on the golf cart responsive to a selected parameter of the transmission signal received by the receiving antenna for indicating to an operator of the golf cart that the golf cart has moved into the restricted area on the golf course;
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• d. disablement circuitry responsive to the golf cart starter-switch circuit to disable the alarm when the golf cart starter-switch circuit is set in the reverse direction.

A system for controlling the movement of a golf cart relative to a selected restricted area on a golf course wherein said golf cart is of the type having a golf cart starter-switch circuit with a forward direction and a reverse direction, said system comprising:

• a. a signal transmitter having a transmitting antenna for placement in the vicinity of the selected restricted area on the golf curse for producing a transmission signal at the restricted area;
• b. a signal receiver having a receiving antenna on the golf cart for receiving the transmission signal when the golf cart moves into the vicinity of the transmitting antenna, said signal receiver producing a desired activation signal when a selected parameter of the transmission signal received by the receiving antenna meets a predetermined condition;
• c. a first alarm on the golf cart activated by the activation signal for indicating to an operator of the golf cart that the golf cart has moved into the restricted area on the golf course;
• d. first timer circuitry responsive to the activation signal for producing a trigger signal after a predetermined time period of said activation signal;
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• e. cart interface switch circuitry connected with the golf cart starter-switch circuit for disabling the cart in the forward direction in response to the trigger signal to prevent forward movement of the cart.

A system for controlling the movement of a golf cart relative to a selected restricted area on a golf course, the golf cart having a forward direction of operation and a reverse direction of operation, the system comprising:

• a. a signal transmitter having a transmitting antenna for placement in the vicinity of the selected restricted area o the golf course for producing a transmission signal at the restricted area;
• b. a signal receiver having a receiving antenna on the golf cart for receiving the transmission signal when the golf cart moves into the vicinity of the transmitting antenna;
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• c. cart interface switch circuitry connected with the signal receiver for disabling the cart in the forward direction at the restricted area to prevent forward movement of the cart in response to a selected parameter of the transmission signal received by the receiving antenna, the cart interface switch circuitry permitting operation of the cart in the reverse direction when the cart is disabled in the forward direction at the restricted area so that the cart can be removed from the restricted area in the reverse direction.

A system for controlling the movement of a golf cart relative to a selected restricted area on a golf course comprising:

• a. a signal transmitter having a transmitting antenna for placement in the vicinity of the selected restricted area on the golf course for producing a transmission signal at the restricted area;
• b. a signal receiver having a receiving antenna on the golf cart for receiving the transmission signal when the golf cart moves into the vicinity of the transmitting antenna, the signal receiver being responsive to the transmission signal received by the receiving antenna for signalling when the cart moves into the restricted area;
• c. a time-delayed alarm on the golf cart responsive to the signalling by the signal receiver for indicating to an operator of the golf cart that the golf cart has remained in the restricted area on the golf course for a selected time period, the alarm being activated after the expiration of said selected time period;
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• d. a timer connected between the receiver and the alarm for timing the signalling from the signal receiver for the selected time period, said timer enabling time-delayed activation of the alarm upon expiration of the selected time period.

A method for controlling the movement of a golf cart relative to a selected area on a golf course, the golf cart having a forward direction of operation and a reverse direction of operation, the method comprising:

• a. positioning a transmitting antenna at the restricted area on the golf course;
• b. positioning a receiving antenna on the golf cart;
• c. producing a transmission signal at the transmitting antenna positioned at the restricted area on the golf course;
• d. receiving the transmission signal at the receiving antenna positioned on the golf cart when the golf cart moves into the vicinity of the transmitting antenna at the selected restricted area;
• e. disabling the cart in the forward direction in response to a selected parameter of the transmission signal received by the receiving antenna to prevent further forward movement of the cart at the selected restricted area;
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• f. enabling operation of the cart in the reverse direction when the cart is disabled in the forward direction at the restricted area so that the cart can be removed from the restricted area in the reverse direction.

A method for controlling the movement of a golf cart relative to a selected area on a golf course comprising:

• a. positioning a transmitting antenna at the restricted area on the golf course;
• b. positioning a receiving antenna on the golf cart;
• c. producing a transmission signal at the transmitting antenna positioned at the restricted area on the golf course;
• d. receiving the transmission signal at the receiving antenna positioned on the golf cart when the golf cart moves into the vicinity of the transmitting antenna at the selected restricted area;
• e. producing a desired activation signal on the golf cart when the transmission signal received by the receiving antenna reaches a predetermined level;
• f. timing the activation signal for a predetermined time period;
• g. enabling adjustment to the predetermined time period so that the predetermined time period may be adjustably set for different selected amounts of time;
• h. producing a trigger signal after an adjustable time delay provided when the activation signal reaches the adjustably set predetermined time period;
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• i. providing an alarm to an operator of the golf cart in response to the trigger signal to indicate that the golf cart has remained in the restricted area on the golf course for the adjustably set predetermined time period.

A method for controlling the movement of a golf cart relative to a selected area on a golf course comprising:

• a. positioning a transmitting antenna at the restricted area on the golf course;
• b. positioning a receiving antenna on the golf cart;
• c. producing a transmission signal at the transmitting antenna positioned at the restricted area on the golf course;
• d. receiving the transmission signal at the receiving antenna positioned on the golf cart when the golf cart moves into the vicinity of the transmitting antenna at the selected restricted area;
• e. activating a first alarm to an operator of the golf cart in response to a selected parameter of the transmission signal received by the receiving antenna to indicate that the golf cart has moved into the restricted area on the golf course;
• f. timing the activation of said first alarm;
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• activating a second alarm to the operator after a predetermined time period of activation of said first alarm to indicate that the golf cart has remained in the restricted area for the predetermined time period.