EP0336839B1 - Golfparcourssimulationsanlage - Google Patents

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EP0336839B1
EP0336839B1 EP89400933A EP89400933A EP0336839B1 EP 0336839 B1 EP0336839 B1 EP 0336839B1 EP 89400933 A EP89400933 A EP 89400933A EP 89400933 A EP89400933 A EP 89400933A EP 0336839 B1 EP0336839 B1 EP 0336839B1
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  • the invention relates to a device for simulating a golf course comprising a series of holes where a player must introduce his ball successively during corresponding stages, the ball progressing from a starting mark to the hole forming the objective of 'stages by a sequence of shots.
  • Document US-A-1 904 034 describes a device for precision shooting, with a track located between a starting mark and a hole, provided with a coating which simulates a lawn.
  • the track can be tilted using a lever to bring the ball back to the player.
  • a counter device records the entry of the ball into the hole and displays a gain, while the impact of the ball on a pediment behind the hole determines the recording and display of a missed shot.
  • US-A-3,601,407 and US-A-2,465,418 describe tracks of flexible material which can be deformed to create bumps or hollows and increase the difficulty of the shots.
  • the first document has a single hole, while the second has a plurality.
  • US-A-3,114,554 describes a track for putting training with a plurality of holes of which only one is open at a time, in sequence. Control devices are provided to take into account the entry of a ball into an open hole, open the next hole in the sequence and display the results.
  • US-A-4,133,534 describes a device close to the previous one.
  • the track has various obstacles: the holes are open, one at a time, in sequence; when a ball enters the open hole, the result is recorded and the hole closes by ejecting the ball on the track.
  • US-A-3,633,917 describes a starting point for golf training, but gives no indication of the location or structure of the holes.
  • the initial configuration is variable; on the one hand, three types of starting terrain are available, arranged on a triangular prism turret with a horizontal axis, one simulating a short grass (green), the second a tall grass (rough) and the third a sandpit (bunker).
  • This starting base on the other hand, is located in the center of a platform capable of tilting around two rectangular horizontal axes. Flexible aprons connect the platform to the surrounding surface.
  • US-A-3,684,293 describes a tunnel cage.
  • the walls of the cage, and in particular the bottom wall, include coatings chosen to cushion the impacts in a determined manner. We must be able to appreciate the length of the "swing" and the effects communicated to the ball. Putting training is also provided, with a hole in the cage.
  • US-A-4,045,023 describes a device for swing training, which essentially comprises, at a distance from a starting base, a pediment provided with impact detectors and divided into sectors both in width and in width height.
  • the division into sectors according to the width gives an account of the precision of the shooting in a direction, while the division in height makes it possible to appreciate the theoretical range of the shooting.
  • the devices of the prior art are intended either to offer sports games related to golf, or to allow training in this sport, under very limited conditions. These devices are far from simulating the variety and sequence of shots a real golf course, and allow you to appreciate the qualities of a player.
  • document US-A-2,783,999 has attempted to approach the simulation of a golf course, by limiting itself to long-range shots.
  • the simulator according to this document determines the speed and direction of a ball thrown from a "tee" equipped with a ball detector in the direction of a pediment equipped with a multiplicity of impact detectors and barring an elongated track in a general direction of fire.
  • a display shows the shooting parameters, distance and deviations.
  • an image synthesizer displays a synthetic image on the pediment, this image being synthesized from digital data stored in an information block associated with the cell of the step field corresponding to the origin of the shooting, the image representing a panorama centered on the objective hole, seen from the cell of the shooting origin stage field.
  • the launch pad comprises a plurality of original marks of firing which can be unmasked one by one and configured in simulation of a type of terrain, the information block associated with the stage field cell comprising specific data. land type.
  • the first bullet detector consists of a photoelectric element below an orifice where the bullet is placed, so that the bullet departure allows outside light to reach the photoelectric element.
  • the pediment comprises in longitudinal succession from a rigid vertical stop panel towards the launch pad, a first ply of rectilinear conductors, parallel and regularly spaced, a second ply of rectilinear elastic conductors, parallel and regularly spaced, arranged parallel to the first ply with an interval between them, the conductors of one ply being horizontal and those of the other vertical, and a flexible mat parallel to the stop panel and spaced from the second ply, the distances from the mat and from the second ply to the stop sign being such that a bullet impact on the mat pushes at least one conductor of the second ply in contact with at least one conductor of the first, at the point of impact.
  • each of the conductors of each of the layers will be connected to an input of a matrix encoder. While the sheet of vertical wires gives information on the direction of the shot, the sheet of horizontal wires gives rise information which, along with the initial speed information resulting from the duration of the journey of the ball from the starting mark to the pediment, in combination with the distance between the mark and the pediment, determines range information. Insofar as this distance is a constant, at least for the swings, the length of the swing can be known by consulting a shooting table (memorized) with an entry in journey time and an entry in increase.
  • the device for simulating a golf course essentially comprises a shooting area 1 as a whole, with a shooting range 3, a roof 2 equipped with means for lighting the area of shooting (not shown) and of the track, a track 5 articulated with respect to the shooting area 1, by means of a flexible mat 14, this track comprising a plurality of retractable holes 6 distributed over the track to various distances from the launch pad 3, and a movable pediment 8 mounted to slide along the track 5 by means of a carriage sliding in rails.
  • Runway 5 is provided on its upper surface with a covering simulating short grass. It comprises, supported by articulated hangers 15, a protective net (not shown so as not to overload the figure) which forms the side wall and roof of a shooting corridor of rectangular section, open on the launch pad and closed to the 'other end by the pediment 8.
  • the net is pressed by suitable means on the periphery of the pediment 8, for example by magnets cooperating with steel wires of the protective net.
  • the launch pad 3 represented in FIGS. 2A and 2B, comprises, in centered longitudinal alignment, four marks shooting start 32, 33, 34 and 35, respectively for the putting start 35, the so-called “tee” start 34, shown in more detail in FIG. 2E, the so-called “rough” start 33, and the start of " bunker "32. All these starting marks have in common, as will be described with reference to the departure from the" tee "34 in FIG. 2C, to be mounted on a plate 41 capable of taking two positions at 180 °, by maneuvering a motor 44. In a first position, the plate 41 comes flush with the ground of the launch pad 3, by a face provided with a coating simulating short grass.
  • the mark appears with its own characters: that is to say, for mark 35, a simulated short grass, for mark 34, a rod 42 offering a rest for the ball B, for the mark 33, a simulated tall grass, and for the brand 32, a depression simulating the sandboxes.
  • All brands have a centered ball rest position, with a vertical channel directed downwards, and in the axis of the channel, a photoelectric cell 43.
  • a light generator fixed to the roof 2 above the vertical channel sends a light beam towards the cell.
  • the cell 43 is in the dark, and can thus emit a signal when the ball leaves its starting position under the impact of a club. The use of the starting signal will be explained later.
  • the launch pad 3 comprises, on either side of the alignment of the starting marks 32 to 35, two symmetrical panels 30 and 31 of dimensions such that a player can stand on one or the other of these panels 30 or 31 to hit his ball.
  • the panel 30, to the left of the mark alignment, is intended for a right-handed player, while the panel 31, to the right, is intended for a left-handed player.
  • the panels 30 and 31 can be inclined by a jack 36 whose rod 37 controls two connecting rods 38 and 39, that is, in an extreme position, in a downward slope towards the starting mark (representation in solid lines) or, in the other extreme position, rising up towards the mark. It will be understood that it is thus a question of simulating the accidents of the course field, which require an adjustment of position of the player to strike his ball.
  • FIGS. 3, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 5C and 5D we will now refer to FIGS. 3, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 5C and 5D to describe the track 5. It will be noted that the features which will be described relate essentially to the game of "putting", when the results of previous shots simulated the approach of the hole by the ball at a distance less than the length of the track.
  • the track 5 is connected to the launch pad by a flexible apron 14, in order to allow inclinations of the track relative to the launch pad.
  • This track 5 is coated, as already mentioned, with a coating simulating a short grass (called, in technical golf language “green” or “fairway”).
  • Retractable holes 6 are distributed on the track, and here, a hole referenced 7 is open to constitute the objective.
  • the track rests on a frame in the form of a lattice beam, with, at its rear end connected to the platform 13 of the launch pad 3, a ball joint.
  • a jack 21 is coupled to a lateral edge of the track 5, and its elongation (FIGS. 5C and 5D) or its retraction (5B) communicates a transverse slope to the track 5. .
  • the inclinations shown in FIGS. 5B and 5C correspond to shooting difficulties with respect to the position of FIG.
  • recovery gutter 9 is dotted with photoelectric cells 10; a signal appears on these cells 10 when the ball, returning to the rear part of track 5, masks them. This gives information on the distance reached by the ball.
  • the retractable hole comprises a fixing plate 60, in which a circular hole is made, corresponding in diameter to conventional golf holes.
  • a circular cap 61 lined with same coating as the track 5.
  • the cover 61 is provided with a central rod 63, downwardly directed, and which is fixed on a slide 61a, parallel at the cover 61, provided with a hinge 61 b at one end and returned by a spring 66 at its other end.
  • the circular orifice which comes to close the cover 61 is extended downwards by a skirt 62 in the toric sector having as axis the axis of the hinge 61 b , with lights for the passage of the blade 61 a .
  • a rope 64 coupled to the rod of a jack 65. It is understood that the retraction of the jack 65 will lower the cover 61, pivoting around the hinge 61 b substantially up to the lower edge of the toroidal skirt sector 62.
  • the pediment 8 shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B is made up of a rectangular frame closed by a stop panel 85. It comprises a first ply of vertical, equidistant wires 81 (1-16) bearing on the stop panel 85, and a second ply parallel to the first ply, consisting of equidistant horizontal wires 82 (1-16). These wires 82 (1-16) are stretched elastically so as to be close to the first ply 81, but without contact with it. In front of the two plies 81 and 82 is disposed a flexible mat 80, capable of absorbing the impact of bullets B. As can be seen in FIG.
  • the wire bundles 81 (1-16) and 82 (1-16) lead to a matrix encoder 83 which will transmit an impact address signal m , n on an output 83 a , in correspondence with the point of impact on the pediment 8.
  • stop panel 85 can constitute the screen of an image synthesizer, as will be explained below.
  • FIGS. 3, 4A, 4B, 5A-5D, 6A, 6B mainly concerned precision shots, executed at a distance less than the length of track 5.
  • shooting parameters which will essentially be an initial speed of the ball, a rising angle or angle in a vertical plane under which the ball leaves from the passing horizontal plane. by the origin of the trajectory, and a drift angle or angle in a horizontal plane whose trajectory at the origin deviates from the line of sight.
  • the pediment is brought to a known distance from the mark from which the ball leaves; the initial speed will be the quotient of the duration which will separate a starting signal emitted by a photocell 43, as described with reference to FIG. 2C, and the contact between the wires 81 m and 82 n , as described with reference to FIG. 7B .
  • the index n of the ply yarn 82 in contact with the yarn 81 m will be representative of the angle of increase, while the number m - 8, with m index of the ply yarn 81 in contact with a wire of the sheet 82 will be representative of the drift, the sign of this drift indicating whether the drift has occurred on the right or else on the left.
  • FIG. 8 schematically represents a circuit for determining the firing parameters and the sequence of the next shot.
  • a computer circuit 121 equipped with a clock 120, receives on a first input 121 has the signal emitted by the photocell 43, and on a second input the signals emitted by the matrix encoder 83.
  • the signal emitted by the photocell 43 triggers the counting of the clock pulses 120, while the signal of contact between two wires of the pediment 8, transmitted by the matrix encoder 83, stops this counting.
  • the computer 121 determines the initial speed, taking into account the real distance from the start mark to the pediment, and displays the initial speed value on the output 121 c . It also shows the tangent of the upward angle, deduced from the index n on the output 121 d , and the drift angle, deduced from the index m on the output 121 e .
  • the two signals of initial speed on exit 121 c and of tangent of the angle of increase on exit 121 d are applied jointly to a read only memory 122 organized in table of shooting, where are recorded ranges defined by a pair of values initial velocity and tangent of rising angle, taken in a double multiplicity of discrete values.
  • This firing table 122 was formed from a certain number of experimental values, by appropriate interpolation.
  • the range appears on the output 122 a , and is applied, together with the drift angle appearing on the output 121 e , to a trajectory outcome computer 123, which performs, as will be explained below, a transformation of polar coordinates defined from a pole located on the origin of the shot, coordinates and constituted by the range and the angle of drift, in polar coordinates defined from a pole located on the objective hole.
  • This last pair of signals (distance and orientation of the trajectory end relative to the objective hole) is stored in 124 to initialize the computer 123 for the next shot, and is directed, by an output 125, to other control circuits.
  • the circuit shown in Figure 8 is integrated into a pilot's microcomputer programmed to define a series of hole steps, determine the advance of the ball in virtual space by the process mentioned above, determine the '' instant when the outcome of the shot corresponds to the entry of the objective hole into real space, open a hole 7 at the distance of the shooting step corresponding to the distance between the outcome of the previous shot and the objective hole, then determine, from the firing length measured using the cells 10 staggered along the track 5, when the tilting represented in FIG. 5E causes the balls to return to the reservoir-distributor 12, the hole 6 to be opened for the next shot, and so on until the ball is introduced into the objective hole, to start the next stage of the course.
  • the microcomputer records and displays (11 FIG. 1) performances, in particular the number of shots that were necessary to complete the entire stage, as well as a totalization over all of the stages already accomplished.
  • FIG. 9 schematically represents the configuration of a field corresponding to a stage of journey from a pole 100 corresponding to the stage start mark (tee 34) to a goal 103, corresponding to the objective hole.
  • This field comprises a plurality of cells such as 104, delimited laterally by two rays of a beam 101 (1-16) of angularly equidistant rays, and longitudinally by two arcs of a circle of a plurality 102 (1-27) of arcs of radii increasing in regular increments. It is easy to understand that the address of a cell 101 p , 102 q is defined by the angle of drift and the range of a supposed shot fired from the pole 100.
  • the microcomputer has a memory where data specific to each cell are recorded in as many address memory locations p , q , this particular data being the distance to the objective hole, the orientation of the polar radius (103-104), the type of terrain, ie "fairway” 105, either "bunker” 106, or “water” 107, or “rough” without contrary indications, and the transverse slope of the terrain, all these digitally coded data being usable, either to control the launch pad (choice of the mark among 32 to 35, inclination of the panels 30 and 31 where the player stands).
  • Each memory location contains information which makes it possible to recall, in a floppy type memory assigned to the field in progress, elements for forming an image to be sent to the image synthesizer arranged in conjunction with the pediment 8, this image reconstituting the aspect of the field centered on the objective hole, seen from cell 104 where the previous shot ended.
  • this image reconstituting the aspect of the field centered on the objective hole, seen from cell 104 where the previous shot ended.
  • Above the pediment screen 8 there is a range where appear, in alphanumeric representation, various information of interest to the player, in particular the distance from hole 103 and from the shooting start cell 104.

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1. Golfparcour-Simulationsanlage, die eine Serie von Löchern (6) umfaßt, in die der Spieler seinen Ball nacheinander in aufeinanderfolgenden Etappen einführen muß, wobei der Ball von einer Startmarke (3) aus durch eine Folge von Schüssen bis zu dem das Etappenziel bildenden Loch (109-113) vorrückt, Anlage, auf der der Spieler alle seine Schüsse von ein und demselben Ausgangspunkt (3) aus ausführt und das Vorrücken des Balls durch eine simulierte Bewegung des Ziellochs in Abhängigkeit von den Parametern des vorhergehenden Schusses ausgedrückt wird, wobei die Anlage einen Schießstand (3), bei dem der Ausgangspunkt der Schüsse einen ersten Ballfühler (43) aufweist, eine Bahn (5), die sich vom Schießstand (3) aus in einer allgemeinen Schußrichtung erstreckt, und eine Frontwand (8) umfaßt, die die Bahn (5) an ihrem dem Schießstand (3) entgegengesetzten Ende abschließt und mit einer Vielzahl von Aufschlagfühlern (81, 82) ausgerüstet ist, die auf ihrer Oberfläche verteilt sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Bahn eine Vielzahl von verschließbaren Löchern (6), denen zweite Ballfühler (67, 68) zugeordnet sind, und dritte Ballfühler (10) aufweist, die auf der Länge der Bahn (5) verteilt sind und die vom Ball auf der Bahn (5) nach einem Schuß erreichte Extremstellung bestimmen können, wobei die Stirnwand (8) eine Trennung zwischen einem reellen Raum diesseits der Trennwand und einem virtuellen Raum jenseits der Trennwand bildet und die Anlage ferner Steuereinrichtungen aufweist, die einen Rechner (11) umfassen, der so programmiert ist, daß er:
a) daß er eine Serie von Lochetappen definiert, wobei jeder Etappe ein Feld entspricht, das sich von der Startmarke (100) zum Zielloch (103) erstreckt, in eine geordnete Vielzahl von aneinandergrenzenden Zellen (101, 102) unterteilt ist und in Form einer Datei mit mehreren Informationsblöcken gespeichert ist, wobei jeder Block einer der Zellen (101, 102) des Etappenfelds zugeordnet ist und Informationen zur Ortung der zugeordneten Zelle in bezug auf die Startmarke (100) und in bezug auf das Zielloch (103) der Etappe enthält,
b) die Schußparameter entweder nach den Bedingungen des Aufschlags der Stirnwand (8) oder nach der Stellung des Balls auf der Bahn (5) am Schußende bestimmt, und zwar je nachdem, ob sich das Zielloch (103, 7) für die Zelle, mit der der Ausgangspunkt des Schusses simuliert wird, im virtuellen Raum (103) oder im reellen Raum (7) befindet;
c) die Zelle (101, 102) des Etappenfelds, in der der Ball am Schußende plaziert ist, ausgehend von Schußparametern und von der am Ende des vorhergehenden Schusses erreichten Zelle bestimmt;
d) der Datei Zielparameter entnimmt, die der Zelle (101, 102) entsprechen, die am Ende des vorhergehenden Schusses erreicht wurde, wobei diese Parameter, wenn sich für diese letztgenannte Zelle das Zielloch im reellen Raum befindet, durch die Öffnung eines besonderen verschließbaren Lochs (7) auf der Bahn verwirklicht werden; und
e) ein Etappenende in Antwort auf die Erregung eines zweiten Ballfühlers (67, 68) registriert, der dem Eintreten des Balls in das geöffnete Loch (7) entspricht.
2. Anlage nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie einen Bildsynthesizer besitzt, der mit dem Rechner gekoppelt ist und auf der Stirnwand (8) ein synthetisches Bild (113, 114, 116) erscheinen lassen kann, wobei jeder Informationsblock der Datei, der einer Zelle (101, 102) des Etappenfeldes zugeordnet ist, für die das Zielloch (103) sich im virtuellen Raum befindet, Daten umfaßt, die durch den Synthesizer in ein schematisches Panorama des Etappenfelds übersetzbar sind, gesehen von der zugeordneten Zelle (101, 102) auf das Zielloch (103).
3. Anlage nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Informationsblöcke der Datei ferner Zielinformationen enthalten, die in alphanumerischer Form auf der Stirnwand anzeigbar sind.
4. Anlage nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Schießstand (3) mehrere nacheinander aufdeckbare Schußausgangspunktmarken (32-35) besitzt, deren jede so konfiguriert ist, daß eine Geländebeschaffenheit simuliert wird, und in Antwort auf eine spezielle Information aufgedeckt wird, die in dem Informationsblock enthalten ist, der der Etappenfeldzelle (101, 102) zugeordnet ist, in der sich der Ball am Ende des vorhergehenden Schusses befindet.
5. Anlage nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der erste Ballfühler aus einem jeder Schußausgangspunktmarke zugeordneten photoelektrischen Element (43) besteht, das unter einer Öffnung angeordnet ist, die einen Ball (B) tragen kann, der dadurch für das photoelektrische Element (43) ein äußeres Licht (40) abdeckt.
6. Anlage nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Schießstand (3) dort, wo der Spieler zur Durchführung seines Schusses sich aufstellt, mit wenigstens einer neigbaren Bodenplatte (30, 31) ausgerüstet ist, wobei die Neigung in Antwort auf eine besondere Information gesteuert wird, die in dem Informationsblock enthalten ist, der der Etappenfeldzelle (101, 102) zugeordnet ist, in der sich der Ball am Ende des vorhergehenden Schusses befindet.
7. Anlage nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Schießstand (3) mit zwei neigbaren Bodenplatten (30, 31) mit gekoppelten Stellungen ausgerüstet ist, die zu beiden Seiten einer Längsrichtung angeordnet sind, die durch die Schußausgangspunktmarke (32-35) verläuft.
8. Anlage nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Bahn einen durch Steuereinrichtungen gesteuerten Neigungsmechanismus (14, 21) besitzt.
9. Anlage nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Bahn (5) in Längsrichtung neigbar ist.
10. Anlage nach einem der Ansprüche 8 und 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Bahn (5) in Querrichtung neigbar ist.
11. Anlage nach Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Bahn (5) ein Quergefälle annehmen kann, das so groß ist, daß ein Ball das Gefälle herunterrollt, wobei eine Längsrinne längs der Bahn angeordnet ist, um den das Quergefälle herunterrollenden Ball äufzufangen, die den aufgefangenen Ball zu dem Schießstand (3) leiten kann und mit den dritten, auf der Rinne (9) verteilten Ballfühlern ausgerüstet ist.
12. Anlage nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Vielzahl von verschließbaren Löchern (6) der Bahn mit einer Steuervorrichtung verbunden ist, die unter der Abhängigkeit der Steuereinrichtungen eines der Löcher (7) unter Ausschließung der anderen aufdecken kann.
13. Anlage nach Anspruch 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jedes Loch eine rohrförmige, torische Wand (62) mit einer zur Oberfläche der Bahn senkrechten Achse und einen Deckel (61) besitzt, der auf dieser Achse zwischen einer unteren geöffneten Stellung und einer oberen, mit der Bahn bündigen Stellung beweglich ist, in der das Loch verschlossen ist.
14. Anlage nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Stirnwand (8) in einer Längsfolge von einer starren vertikalen Sperrplatte (85) aus auf den Schießstand zu eine erste Bahn (81) von geradlinigen, zueinander parallelen und in gleichen Abständen angeordneten Leitern, die an der Sperrplatte (85) anliegen, eine zweite Bahn (82) von elastischen geradlinigen, zueinander parallelen und in gleichen Abständen angeordneten Leitern, die parallel zur ersten Bahn (81) mit einem gegenseitigen Abstand angeordnet ist, wobei die Leiter einer Bahn (82) horizontal, während die der anderen (81) vertikal sind, und ein nachgiebiges Geflecht (80) besitzt, das zur Sperrplatte parallel ist und in einem Abstand von der zweiten Bahn angeordnet ist, wobei die Abstände des Geflechtsund der zweiten Bahn von der Sperrplatte so sind, daß ein Aufschlag eines Balls (B) auf dem Geflecht (80) mindestens einen Leiter (82n) der zweiten Bahn an der Stelle des Aufschlags mit mindestens einem Leiter (81m) der ersten Bahn in Kontakt drückt.
15. Anlage nach Anspruch 14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Leiter (81(1-16); 82(1-16) jeder der Bahnen mit den entsprechenden Eingängen eines Matrizenkodierers (83) verbunden sind.
16. Anlage nach einem der Ansprüche 14 und 15, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der einen Zeitgeber (120) aufweisende Rechner (11) so programmiert ist, daß er eine Wegdauer des Balls (B) zwischen einem ersten Signal, das durch einen ersten Ballfühler (43) beim Start des Balls gesendet wird, und einem zweiten Signal mißt, das von der Stirnwand (8) in Antwort auf den Kontakt eines Leiters der zweiten Bahn (82n) mit einem Leiter der ersten Bahn (81m), eine Adresse (m, n) den Aufschlag je nach der Rangfolge der in Kontakt befindlichen Leiter in der zweiten und der ersten Bahn zuteilt, ausgehend von der gemessenen Wegdauer und der Adresse des Aufschlags Anfangsschußparameter definiert und ausgehend von den Anfangsparametern durch Konsultierung einer Schießtabelle (122) Endschießparameter erarbeitet.
17. Anlage nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 16, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Stirnwand (8) in Längsrichtung beweglich ist, so daß sie nach Wahl in einem von mehreren vorbestimmten Abständen vom Schießstand plaziert werden kann.
18. Anlage nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 17, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie mit Schutznetzen ausgerüstet ist, die einen Gang mit Seitenwänden und einer oberen Wand bilden, die ein Ball zwischen dem Schießstand (3) und der Stirnwand (8) nicht passieren kann.
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