Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hybrid golf launch monitor
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Application No.: US16890186Application Date: 2020-06-02
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Publication No.: US11351436B2Publication Date: 2022-06-07
- Inventor: David M. Hendrix , Caleb A. Pinter , Elliot S. Wilder , Jeffrey B. Wigh , Maxwell C. Goldberg , William Perry Copus, Jr.
- Applicant: Garmin Switzerland GmbH
- Applicant Address: CH Schaffhausen
- Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbH
- Current Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbH
- Current Assignee Address: CH Schaffhausen
- Agent Samuel M. Korte; Max M. Ali
- Main IPC: A63B69/36
- IPC: A63B69/36 ; A63F13/213 ; A63F13/573 ; A63F13/812 ; A63B24/00 ; A63B71/06 ; A63B102/32

Abstract:
A golf launch monitor is configured to determine a flight characteristic of a golf ball. The golf launch monitor includes two low-speed cameras, a trigger device, and a processor. The trigger device is configured to detect a golf swing. The processor is configured to instruct, upon the trigger device detecting said golf swing, the first camera to capture the first ball image; instruct the second camera to capture the second ball image after a time interval, wherein the time interval is less than the first frame rate and the second frame rate; and determine, based at least in part on the first ball image and the second ball image, the flight characteristic of the golf ball.
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