KR20140043995A - Display device converting a golf putting distance into flatland distance and controlling method therefore - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an apparatus for converting a golf putting distance into a flatland distance and displaying the flatland distance and a method for controlling the same, wherein the apparatus comprises: a signal transmitting member installed inside a golf shoe and sensing a height of the golf green to wirelessly transmit a golf green height signal; and a portable signal receiving member for converting a distance between a hole cup and the green ground at which a golf ball is positioned into a flatland distance based on the golf green height signal that is wirelessly transmitted from the signal receiving member. According to the present invention as above, the portable signal transmitting member for sensing the height of the golf green and wirelessly transmitting a golf green height signal is mounted inside the golf shoe, and the portable signal receiving member receives the wirelessly transmitted golf green height signal, and then converts the distance between the golf ball and the hole cup into the flatland distance and displays the flatland distance. Therefore, at the time of golf putting, after the portable single receiving member precisely converts the distance between the hole cup and the putting location regardless of the height of the green and then displays the converted value, a golfer recognizes the converted and displayed information and thus conduct accurate putting, thereby maximizing the golf putting performance.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a device for displaying a golf putting distance in terms of a flat distance and a control method thereof,

The present invention relates to a device for displaying a golf putting distance by converting a golf putting distance into a flat distance and a control method thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to a device for sensing a height of a golf green, The present invention relates to a device for displaying a golf putting distance by converting a golf putting distance into a flat distance by receiving a signal from a portable receiving member and converting the distance from the golf ball to the hole cup into a flat distance.

In general, in order to put a ball into a golf ball in a golf putting green, it is necessary to grasp the inclination of the putting green and putting it according to the inclination. At this time, the golfer's sense of the putting line was previously used to grasp the inclination of the putting line, or to determine the inclination of the putting line at a different level. However, as described above, in the method of grasping the inclination of the putting line by the golfer's senses, it is often the case that a wrong judgment is made due to the shape or arrangement of the surrounding feature, the direction of the sun, shadow, Also, in order to grasp the slope of the putting line at a separate level, you may carry a separate level in addition to the putter on the putting green.

The prior art related to the golf putting measuring apparatus as described above is disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2006-0060436 (entitled: Putting Impulse Measuring Instrument, Measuring Method and Golf Club Having the Measuring Instrument) ; Release date: 06/05/2006) is known.

1, when the golf ball 71 is put on the rear or side of the golf club head 70, a change in the acceleration of the club head 70 is detected, An acceleration sensor unit 72 for generating an acceleration signal;

A signal waveform corresponding to a change in acceleration at the time of striking the golf ball among the acceleration signals sensed by the acceleration sensor unit 72 is integrated to calculate an impact amount so that one side of the grip 73 at which the stroke of the golf ball 71 is calculated A signal processing unit 74 installed in the vehicle body;

And a display unit 76 displayed on the screen of the golf ball 71 and installed at one side of the step 75.

When the golfer hits the golf ball 71 with the club head 70 when the golfer hits the golf ball 71, the operation of the conventional golf putting impact amount measuring apparatus as described above is performed. The controller 72 senses the acceleration change of the club head 70 and outputs the detected acceleration change signal to the signal processor 74. [ Then, the signal processing unit 74 calculates the impact distance by integrating the signal waveform corresponding to the acceleration change at the golf ball striking among the signals generated by the acceleration sensor unit 72, calculates the impact amount, . Therefore, the golfer confirms the amount of putting impact according to the hit distance displayed on the display unit 76, and uses the putting impact.

However, in the conventional golf putting impact amount measuring device as described above, when the golf ball has a large degree of local bending from the putting position to the hole cup and the smoothness of the green bottom is severe, the accuracy of measuring the inclination of the putting line is insufficient, There is a problem that the putting information can not be provided and the use of such putting information can hardly be used in the case of a beginner.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a golfer who is capable of accurately measuring the distance from the putting position to the hole cup, And displaying the converted golf putting distance in the form of a flat distance by recognizing the converted information and performing accurate putting, and a control method thereof.

The present invention as described above is an apparatus for converting a golf putting distance into a flat distance by displaying the distance from the putting position to the hole cup by using the converted information displayed on the portable receiving unit even if the golfer is a beginner, And a control method thereof.

In order to accomplish the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a golf club head comprising: a transmitting member installed inside a golf ball to sense the height of the golf green and wirelessly transmit the ball;

Based on the golf green height signal transmitted wirelessly from the transmitting member to convert the golf putting distance including a portable receiving member for converting the distance between the green ground and the hole cup in which the golf ball is located in a flat distance to the flat distance to display the flat distance Provide the device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a golf club head comprising: a first step of measuring a distance from a base point of a putt to a hole cup and utilizing the measured distance as a basic distance;

A second step of measuring a slope detection signal between the golf ball and the corresponding green paper whenever the golfer takes a step through the transmission member built in the golf ball after the first process and wirelessly transmitting the detected signal to the receiving member;

After calculating the slope detection signal transmitted from the transmitting member of the golf shoe after the second process into the equation (1) and displays the total flat putting distance converted from the current point to the hole cup to the flat distance on the display Provided is a control method of an apparatus for converting a golf putting distance including a process into a flat distance and displaying the same.

According to the present invention, a transmitting member for wirelessly transmitting the golf green height is sensed inside the golf ball, and a wireless receiving signal of the golf green is received from the portable receiving member, The distance from the putting position to the hole cup is precisely converted and displayed through the portable receiving member regardless of the height of the green when the golf putting is performed and then the golfer recognizes the converted information and performs the correct putting Therefore, it has the effect of maximizing the golf putting ability.

In addition, since the present invention as described above allows the golfer to accurately recognize the distance from the putting position to the hole cup using the converted information displayed on the portable receiving unit, the golf putting function can be significantly improved There is also an effect.

1 is an explanatory view for explaining a conventional golf putting impact amount measuring device.
2 is an explanatory view schematically explaining an entire apparatus of the present invention.
3 is an explanatory view schematically illustrating a transmitting member and a receiving member of the inventive device.
4 is a graph showing the state of the total putting distance measured by the inventive device.
5 is a flowchart of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 2, the apparatus of the present invention includes a transmitting member 2 installed inside a golf ball 1 for sensing the height of a golf green and wirelessly transmitting the golf ball;

And a portable receiving member 5 for converting the distance from the green paper surface 3 where the golf ball is located to the hole cup 4 to a flat distance on the basis of the golf green height signal wirelessly transmitted from the transmitting member 2 .

3, the transmitting member 2 includes a plurality of piezoelectric sensors 7A-B and 7A-B, which are installed at both ends of the golf ball 1 and detect that the bottom surface of the golf ball 1 is in contact with the ground surface ;

A tilt detection sensor 6 installed at one side of the golf shoe 1 for detecting a tilt of the golf ball 1 generated according to a tilt of the ground surface 3;

An encoding unit 8 for encoding and outputting a detection signal detected by the piezoelectric sensors 7A-B and the inclination detecting sensor 6;

And a wireless transmission unit 10 for wirelessly processing the detection signals of the sensors 6 and 7A-B encoded by the encoding unit 8 and then transmitting them through the transmission antenna 9 to the outside.

Here, the inclination detecting sensor 6 may be an acceleration sensor or a tilt detecting sensor.

3, the portable receiving member 5 includes a wireless receiving unit 12 for receiving and outputting a detection signal wirelessly transmitted from the transmitting member 2 through a receiving antenna 11, and outputting the processed signal;

A decoding unit (13) for decoding and outputting an encoded detection signal of the transmitting member (2) output by the wireless receiving unit (12);

An arithmetic unit 14 for converting the height of the green paper surface transmitted from the transmitting member 2, which is output from the decoding unit 13, into a display signal in terms of a flat distance using the following equation;

And a display unit 15 for externally displaying the total putting distance converted by the arithmetic unit 14 as a character distance or a numerical signal.

Here, the transmitting member 2 may be embedded in the insole of both golf shoes 1.

The transmitting member 2 and the receiving member 5 may be provided with a key input unit for inputting a user's function control signal and a memory unit for storing information.

Furthermore, the receiving member 5 may be provided with an interface port capable of transmitting and receiving information and application applications to and from a wireless Internet by combining a smart device such as a smart phone or a smart phone, and an external mass storage device, A USB connector for inserting a USB or the like is installed.

On the other hand, the calculation unit 14 calculates the total flat putting distance through the equation (1) assuming the number of steps from the golf ball 16 to the hole cup (4).

    [Equation 1]

        Here, looking at the process until the total flat putting distance (1) is derived, first, the distance to the golf ball 16 and the hole cup (4) on the green is measured by foot.

      The inclination detecting sensor 6 of the transmitting member 2 mounted in the golf ball 1 of the golfer 17 is capable of measuring the height of the golf ball 1, The tilt is measured at that point of time after the sensor 1 A is recognized by the sensor 7A-B mounted before or after the golf ball 1 to be in close contact with the surface of the green sheet, do. Therefore, the receiving member 5 inserts the tilt signal of the tilt detection sensor 6 wirelessly transmitted from the transmitting member 2, that is, the distance of the point at which the golf ball 1 comes into contact with the ground surface, Calculates the height of the current point, and displays the height on the display unit 15.

     As described above, the entire height signal can be obtained when all the measured height signals are accumulated every time the golfer 17 takes a step.

     That is, in Equation 1, when the golfer's stride is shown as an inclination angle obtained from the tilt sensor by the k-th golfer's foot as shown in FIG. It can be defined together.

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     Here, the flat putting distance at the height is to take into account gravity. Therefore, in this case, the flat putting distance corresponding to the kth stride may be summarized as in Equation 3.

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      If the number of steps from the golf ball to the hole cup is

The total flat putting distance can be obtained as shown in Equation (1).

[Equation 1]

Of course, Equation (1) applies equally to downward putting or flat putting.

Next, a control method of the apparatus of the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described.

As shown in FIG. 5, the method of the present invention includes a first step S2 of measuring a distance from a reference point of a putting to a hole cup in an initial state S1 and using the measured distance as a basic distance;

A second step (S3) of measuring a tilt detection signal formed by the golf ball and the corresponding green paper surface each time a golfer takes a step through a transmission member built in the golf ball after the first step (S2) and wirelessly transmitting the tilt detection signal to the receiving member;

After the second process (S3), the tilt detection signal transmitted from the transmitting member of the golf shoes is calculated by the equation (1), and the entire flat putting distance obtained by converting the distance from the current point to the hole cup into the flat distance is displayed on the display (S4).

In Equation (1) of the third process (S4)

[Equation 1]

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”)를 측정하여 인코딩부(8)로 출력시킨다. 그러면 상기 인코딩부(8)는 상기 압전센서(7A-B)와 경사검출센서(6)에 의해 검출된 검출신호를 인코딩하여 무선송신부(10)로 출력시킨다. 따라서, 상기 송신부재(2)의 무선송신부(10)는 상기 인코딩부(8)에 의해 인코딩된 기울기검출신호(“

”)를 포함한 센서(7A-B)의 검출신호를 무선신호처리한후 외부로 송신안테나(9)를 통해 전송한다. In other words, the apparatus of the present invention is first operated when a golfer performs putting while moving to the hole cup 4 by wearing the golf ball 1 equipped with the transmitting member 2 of the present invention, The piezoelectric sensors 7A-B detect the state in which the golfers 1 are separated from the ground, and then the piezoelectric sensors 7A-B sense the footsteps of the golfer 17, for example, . At the same time as the footstep sensing, the inclination detecting sensor 6 detects the inclination of the golf ball 1, for example,

Quot;) and outputs it to the encoding unit 8. Then, the encoding unit 8 encodes the detection signal detected by the piezoelectric sensors 7A-B and the inclination detecting sensor 6, and outputs the encoded signal to the wireless transmission unit 10. Therefore, the radio transmitter 10 of the transmitting member 2 receives the tilt detection signal ("

&Quot;), and then transmits the signal through the transmitting antenna 9 to the outside.

”)를 포함한 검출신호를 디코딩하여 연산부(14)로 출력시킨다. 그러면 상기 연산부(14)는 상기 디코딩부(13)로부터 출력된 송신부재(2)로부터 무선전송된 기울기검출신호(“

”)를 포함한 그린지면의 높낮이 검출신호를 근거로 수학식1을 이용하여 해당 지점을 평지거리로 환산한 후 디스플레이부(15)로 출력한다. 따라서, 상기 디스플레이부(15)는 상기 연산부(14)에 의해 출력되는 평지거리로 환산된 총퍼팅거리를 문자나 숫자신호로 하여 외부로 표시한다. 그러므로, 상기 골퍼는 자신이 휴대하고 있는 휴대용 수신부재(5)의 디스플레이부(15)상에 표시된 현지점의 실제 퍼팅거리를 확인한후 홀컵(4)까지 정밀한 퍼팅을 실행하게된다.
The detection signal wirelessly transmitted from the transmitting member 2 as described above is received through the radio receiving unit 12 of the portable receiving member 5 carried by the golfer. 11 and outputs the detection signal to the decoding unit 13. [ The decoding unit 13 receives the encoded tilt detection signal (" tilt detection signal ") of the transmission member 2 output by the radio reception unit 12,

Quot;) and outputs the decoded signal to the operation unit 14. [ Then, the arithmetic unit 14 receives the tilt detection signal (" tilt detection signal ") transmitted from the transmission member 2, which is output from the decoding unit 13,

Quot;) on the basis of the height detection signal of the green paper, and outputs the converted value to the display unit 15 after converting the corresponding point into the flat distance. Accordingly, the display unit 15 externally displays the total putting distance converted by the arithmetic unit 14 as a character or numerical signal. Therefore, the golfer confirms the actual putting distance of the local point displayed on the display unit 15 of the portable receiving member 5 carried by him, and performs accurate putting to the hole cup 4. [

1: golf shoes 2: transmission member
3: Green surface 4: Hole cup
5: portable receiving member 6: inclination detecting sensor
7A-B: Piezoelectric sensor 8:
9: Transmit antenna 10: Radio transmitter
11: Receive antenna 12: Wireless receiver
13: decoding unit 14:
15: display unit 16: golf ball
17: Golfer

Claims (8)

A transmission member installed inside the golf shoe to sense the height of the golf green and wirelessly transmit the sensed height;
Based on the golf green height signal transmitted wirelessly from the transmitting member to convert the golf putting distance including a portable receiving member for converting the distance between the green ground and the hole cup in which the golf ball is located in a flat distance to the flat distance to display the flat distance Device. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transmitting member comprises: a plurality of piezoelectric sensors installed at both ends of the golf shoe to detect that the bottom surface of the golf shoe contacts the ground;
A tilt detection sensor installed at one side of the golf shoe and detecting a tilt of a golf ball generated according to a tilt of a green surface;
An encoder for encoding and outputting a detection signal detected by the piezoelectric sensor and the tilt detection sensor;
Further comprising: a wireless transmitting unit for wirelessly processing the detection signal of the sensor encoded by the encoding unit and then transmitting the detection signal to the outside through a transmission antenna; and converting the golf putting distance into a flat distance. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the inclination detection sensor is an acceleration sensor. [2] The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the portable receiving member comprises: a wireless receiving unit for receiving and outputting a detection signal wirelessly transmitted from a transmitting member through a receiving antenna;
A decoding unit decoding and outputting an encoded detection signal of the transmitting member output by the wireless receiving unit;
A calculator for converting the flat distance into a flat signal using the following equation based on the height detection signal of the green plane wirelessly transmitted from the transmitting member output from the decoding unit;
And a display unit for externally displaying the total putting distance converted by the arithmetic unit as a flat distance in the form of a character or a numeral signal, and converting the golf putting distance into a flat distance.        The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transmitting member is embedded in the insole of both golf shoes. The golf putting distance is calculated by converting the flat putting distance to a flat distance, wherein the calculation unit calculates the total flat putting distance through Equation 1 when it is assumed that the number of steps from the ground where the golf ball is located to the hole cup is calculated. Device.
[Equation 1]

Measuring a distance from a reference point of the putting to the hole cup and using the distance as a basic distance;
A second step of measuring a slope detection signal between the golf ball and the corresponding green paper whenever the golfer takes a step through the transmission member built in the golf ball after the first process and wirelessly transmitting the detected signal to the receiving member;
After calculating the slope detection signal transmitted from the transmitting member of the golf shoe after the second process into the equation (1) and displays the total flat putting distance converted from the current point to the hole cup to the flat distance on the display Control method of the device for converting the golf putting distance including the process to the flat distance display. The method of claim 4, wherein the third process further comprises calculating a total flat putting distance by Equation 1.
[Equation 1]

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