JP2010005267A - Safety management system for golf links - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a safety management system for a golf links, wherein a warning for avoiding the danger is given to a player who does not have to do a danger-avoidance action as before when a dangerous ball falls into an adjacent course. <P>SOLUTION: The safety management system for the golf links includes a trajectory-measuring device placed on a tee-ground of the golf links while measuring the trajectory of the teed-off golf ball, a weather-measuring instrument system for observing a wind direction and a wind speed on the course of the golf links, a course-map information creation device by GPS for keeping a track of location information on the tee-ground and the whole courses, a falling-point estimation device for estimating the falling point of the golf ball from the observed wind direction/wind speed and the course-map information, and a warning system for letting the adjacent course know the incoming of a dangerous ball. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a golf course safety management system for notifying a player playing a golf course of a dangerous ball.

  The play safety management system for golf courses is constructed within the master station and transmitted from each party, with a slave station that can input at least the direction in which the dangerous ball hit by the player flew and sends the input data to the master station. Recognize the hole being played for each party by the hole number, determine the dangerous hole where the dangerous ball will fly from the input data, extract the party currently playing in that dangerous hole, and send the dangerous ball flying signal only to the players of that party And a receiver capable of receiving a dangerous ball flying signal transmitted from the play management unit and at least possessed by each player belonging to each party (for example, a patent) Reference 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 7-31714

  In recent years, self-play where caddies are not playing has become mainstream, and due to a decrease in manners due to an increase in golf beginners due to lower prices, the tee shot OB (Out of Bounds) hit a dangerous ball on the adjacent course In many cases, there are many players who do not perform danger avoidance actions to inform the danger of the fore, so a system for notifying the arrival of a dangerous ball as described in Patent Document 1 is required, and each player must have a receiver. There is a problem.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a golf course safety management system in which a warning for avoiding a danger is issued when a dangerous ball falls on an adjacent course even if the player does not perform a conventional danger avoiding action. .

  A golf course safety management system according to the present invention is arranged on a tee ground of a golf course and measures a trajectory of a golf ball hit by a tee shot, and observes wind direction and wind speed on the course of the golf course. A meteorological instrument system, a course map information creation device for grasping GPS tee ground and position information of the whole course, the measured ballistic trajectory, the observed wind direction and wind speed, and the course map information from the point of fall of the golf ball And a warning system for informing the adjacent course of the arrival of a dangerous ball.

  The effect of the golf course safety management system according to the present invention is that the wind direction wind speed data of the golf course is obtained periodically, the trajectory of the tee shot golf ball in the windless state is calculated, and the flying line in the windless state Detecting the position of the golf ball placed when taking a tee shot and correcting the flying ball line using the wind direction and wind speed data to find the point of actual fall, if the fall point is other than the tee shot hole Since the warning is issued, the player can be given time to move to the avoidance action against the dangerous ball by telling the player that the dangerous ball is flying, and can enjoy playing safely.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a golf course safety management system according to the best mode for carrying out the present invention.
The golf course safety management system of the best mode for carrying out the present invention includes a ballistic measuring device 1, a meteorological instrument system 2, a course map information creating device 3, a falling point predicting device 4, an alarm system 5, and a GPS system. 6 is provided.
The trajectory measuring device 1 is provided on a tee ground, and an image processing unit 13 that shoots a golf ball shot on a tee ground, an image processing unit 13 that obtains an initial speed, a rotation speed, a launch angle, and the like from the captured image, A trajectory calculation unit 14 that calculates a trajectory from raw data 101 such as initial speed, rotation speed, launch angle, and the like, and a GPS receiver 11 that acquires tee ground position information 103 sent from the GPS 6 are provided.

The meteorological instrument system 2 is arranged at an appropriate point on the course and measures the wind direction and wind speed. The meteorological instrument 21 _{1 to} 21 _n and the wind direction and wind speed data sent from each meteorological instrument 21 _{1 to} 21 _n. A meteorological instrument data synthesizing unit 22 that synthesizes 201 and creates wind direction wind speed data of the entire course is provided.
The course map information creation device 3 creates course map information by superimposing the terrain data of each hole on the tee ground position information obtained from the GPS system 6.
The falling point prediction device 4 predicts a falling point from the ballistic data 102, the wind direction and wind speed data 202, and the map data 301.
The alarm system 5 includes an alarm device 51 that is installed on the course and issues a warning, and an alarm device control unit 52 that controls the alarm device 51 based on the fall position data 401.

FIG. 2 is a layout diagram of two holes for explaining the operation of the golf course safety management system according to the present invention.
Next, the operation of the golf course safety management system according to the present invention will be described.
In the adjacent holes A801 and the hole B 901, with tee A802 hall A801 golf ball 806 tee shot, a few seconds after drawing a flight trajectory A803 in direction in which the player ₉₀₃ 1-903 ₄ play in the hall B 901 An example of reaching this will be described.
Periodically, the periodic wind direction and wind speed data 202 obtained from the meteorological instruments 21 _{1 to} 21 _n of the meteorological instrument system 2 installed around the hall A 801 and the hall B 901 and others are synthesized.

The golf ball 806 shot with a tee is photographed, and the trajectory of the golf ball 806 in the absence of wind is calculated to obtain a flying ball line A803 in the absence of wind. Further, the ballistic measuring device 1 arranged in the tee ground 802 of the hall A 801 acquires position information of the tee ground 802 of the hall A 801 from the GPS system 6.
Next, using the wind direction wind speed data 202, wind direction wind speed data on the flying ball line A803 during no wind is generated.

The course map information creation device 3 superimposes the position data 101 at the teeing ground obtained from the GPS system 6 on the position information of the entire course area.
In the falling point prediction device 4, the wind direction wind speed data on the flying ball line A 803 obtained by the meteorological instrument system 2 is added to the flying ball line A 803 when no wind is calculated by the ballistic measuring device 1, and the wind of the wind direction wind speed data is calculated. The flying ball line B804 of the golf ball 806 when the ball is blowing is obtained, and the point where the flying ball line B804 reaches the ground is predicted as the falling point. Then, the fall point prediction device 4 sends the fall position data 401 to the alarm control unit 52.
In the alarm device control unit 52 of the alarm system 5, based on the fall position data 401 sent from the fall point prediction device 4, as shown in FIG. 2, the fall point of the golf ball 806 is other than the hole A802 that hit the tee shot. when in on the course and the hole B, sends the alarm control signal 501 ₁ ~501 _n to alert alarm in 51 ₁ to 51 _n close to landing area, alarm devices alarm control signal is sent 51 _{1 to} 51 _n issue warnings.

  For example, assuming that the player is playing in a windless state, the falling point is a point where the flying ball line A803 at the time of no wind reaches the ground and is in the course of the hole A801. In the alarm controller 52, since the golf ball A falling into the hole A801 is not a dangerous ball, it is not necessary to prompt the dangerous ball avoiding operation.

  The golf course safety management system according to the present invention obtains the wind direction wind speed data of the golf course periodically, calculates the trajectory of the tee shot golf ball in the no-wind state, and obtains the flying ball line in the no-wind state. Detecting the position of the golf ball placed when taking a tee shot with it, correcting the flying ball line using the wind direction and wind speed data to find the actual falling point, and warning if the falling point is other than the hole where the tee shot was made Therefore, the player can be given time to move to the avoidance action against the dangerous ball by telling the player that the dangerous ball is flying, and can enjoy playing safely.

It is a block diagram of the safety management system of the golf course of the best form for implementing this invention. FIG. 2 is a layout diagram of two holes for explaining the operation of the golf course safety management system according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ballistic measuring device, 2 Meteorological instrument system, 3 Course map information creation device, 4 Falling point prediction device, 5 Alarm system, 6 GPS system, 11 GPS receiver, 12 Image pick-up part, 13 Image processing part, 14 Ballistic calculation part , 21 _{1 to} 21 _n meteorological instrument, 22 meteorological instrument data synthesis unit, 51 _{1 to} 51 _n alarm unit, 52 alarm unit control unit, 101 position data, 102 ballistic data, 103 position information, 201 _{1 to} 201 _n wind direction Wind speed data, 202 Wind direction wind speed data, 301 Map data, 401 Fall position data, 501 _{1 to} 501 _n alarm control signal, 801 Hole A, 802 Tee ground A, 803 Flying ball line A, 804 Flying ball line B, 806 Golf Ball, 901 hole B, 902 tee ground B, 903 _{1 to} 904 ₄ players.

Claims (1)

A trajectory measuring device that is disposed on a tee ground of a golf course and measures the trajectory of a golf ball that has been tee shot;
A meteorological instrument system for observing wind direction and wind speed on the course of the golf course;
Course map information creation device that grasps the location information of the tee ground and the whole course by GPS,
A falling point prediction device that predicts the falling point of the golf ball from the measured trajectory, the observed wind direction wind speed and course map information;
An alarm system that informs the adjacent course of the arrival of a dangerous ball,
A golf course safety management system comprising:

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