JPH06131038A - Play urge system for golf link - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To grasp the progressing situation of each hole by a monitor at a management center by providing a sensor which senses a magnetic force at a cart which travels on a magnetic guide road in which a magnetic substance is laid, and discriminating the position of the cart by the distributing state of the magnetic substance. CONSTITUTION:The departure and stoppage of a cart 20 is operated by receiving a signal transmitted from a remote controller carried by a player. The traveling cart 20 senses the magnetic force of the magnetic substance laid in the guide road of a magnetic guide road 30 by the sensor provided under the floor of the cart, and a controller calculates a position data signal from the laid distribution pattern of the magnetic substance, and transmits the obtained position data signal to a management center 40 by radio as necessary. The position data signal is received by the management center 40, and the layout of a hole 50 and the position of the cart are displayed by the monitor provided in the center 40. Thus, the progressing situation of each hole can be grasped by looking at the monitor.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a play promoting system on a golf course for promoting the progress of golf playing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, caddies have been used to play golf. Caddy services include transporting golf clubs and providing players with information such as course layout.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the conventional operation of a golf course, there are the following problems. <B> In the development of golf courses, it has been proposed to provide a wide natural zone (20 m or more) made of forest between each hole in order to protect the natural environment. However, providing a wide natural zone between each hole inevitably increases the distance the player moves between holes.

<B> A shortage of caddies has become a serious problem in the operation of golf courses. Therefore, there is a strong demand for the development of a golf course management system that does not require a caddy.

<C> A cart may be used to move the player within the course. In this case, a road for cart running is laid on the side of the course. However, it is necessary to widen the course width (rough zone) because there is a risk that the ball will bounce irregularly on this road.
In addition, since the cart moves on the side of the course, the player cannot select or remove the club near the ball.
It hinders the progress of play.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a play promoting system on a golf course which acts as a caddy.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] That is, the present invention relates to a magnetic guideway in which a magnetic body is embedded, and a moving body which runs on the magnetic guideway. A play promoting system on a golf course, which comprises a cart provided with a sensor for detecting a magnetic force and a discriminating device for discriminating the position of the cart according to the distribution state of the magnetic body. Further, the present invention relates to a magnetic guideway in which a magnetic body is embedded, and a cart which is a moving body traveling on the magnetic guideway and is provided with a sensor for detecting the magnetic force of the magnetic body in the magnetic guideway. , A discriminating device for discriminating the position of the cart according to the distribution state of the magnetic body, a function for calculating a positional data signal from a signal obtained from the sensor, a transmitting device for the positional data signal, and receiving the positional data signal However, it is a play promotion system in a golf course, which is composed of each cart and an operation management center having a wireless communication function. Further, the present invention is the play promoting system on a golf course described above, wherein an elastic member is arranged on the surface portion of the magnetically guided road, and the elastic member has an elastic coefficient substantially equal to that of a fairway. .

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. <B> Overall Configuration FIG. 1 shows a play promotion system 10. The play promotion system 10 includes a cart 20, a magnetically guided road 30, and a management center 40. Each part will be described in detail below.

<B> Magnetically Guided Road The magnetically guided road 30 is a passage for the cart 20 described later. The magnetic guideway 30 is laid in the hall 50 in the direction from the tee ground 53 to the pin 52, and is formed by arranging a guideway 33 and a distance measuring path 34 in parallel. The guiding path 33 and the distance measuring path 34 have the magnetic body 3 inside.
1 is embedded and the surface thereof is covered with an elastic member 32. The magnetic body 31 includes a guide path 33 and a distance measuring path 3
It is buried in the inside of 4 at a constant interval, for example, 5 yards at a predetermined depth. As the magnetic body 31, for example, a bar magnet can be adopted. The elastic member 32 is a member that covers the surfaces of the guide path 33 and the distance measuring path 34, and the bound degree of the golf ball has an elastic constant equivalent to that of a fairway, and, for example, rubber or the like is adopted. Therefore, even if the ball 51 flies on the magnetic guideway 30 laid in the hall 50, it does not unnaturally bounce. In the guide path 33, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, a predetermined number of magnetic bodies 31 are embedded at regular intervals. In the distance measuring path 34, the magnetic substance 3
The arrangement of 1 makes it possible to identify the hole number being played and the cart position so that the magnetic material 3 is provided at predetermined intervals.
1 are arranged in different distribution patterns. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, different patterns can be formed by changing the directions of the S and N poles of the magnetic body 31 and the number of embedded magnetic bodies 31. The magnetic body 31 embedded in the distance measuring path 34 forms a hole display portion 31a indicating a hole number and a distance display portion 31b indicating a distance to the pin 52.

<C> Cart As shown in FIG. 4, the cart 20 is an automobile for moving the player. The cart 20 can be moved by a manual operation by a player or a guide operation by a remote controller 21. As the remote controller 21, a publicly known remote controller can be used. The cart 20 is shown in FIG.
Also, as shown in FIG. 5, the sensor 22, the control device 23, and the CRT 2
4 and a wireless device 25 are installed. The sensor 22 is attached to the bottom of the cart 20, for example, and senses the magnetic force generated from the magnetic guideway 30 and outputs it as an electric signal. The control device 23 has a function of inputting a signal from the sensor 22 to calculate a position data signal and a function of controlling guidance of the cart 20. In addition, the control device 23
It also has a function of displaying the layout of each hole on the CRT 24 described later by setting an IC card or the like in which the layout of each hole is stored in advance. CRT24 is
Input the position data signal, and as shown in FIG.
0 is displayed and the position of the cart 20 is displayed at the same time.
The wireless device 25 is a transmission / reception device capable of wirelessly communicating with the management center 40, which will be described later. The wireless device 25 also has a function of modulating and transmitting a position data signal.

<D> Management Center The management center 40 is a place for managing the play progress of each hole, and can receive the position data signal transmitted from each hole and display the progress of each hole on the monitor. it can. Further, it is possible to make a wireless call with the cart 20 used in each hall.

[0012]

Next, the guiding function, distance measuring function and play progress management function of the present invention will be described. <B> Guidance function The guidance function works when the cart 20 is in the guidance operation state, and the magnetic guidance road 30 is operated by the remote controller 21.
This is a function of guiding the upper cart 20 to travel. Cart 2
The start and stop of 0 are performed by receiving a signal transmitted from the remote controller 21. The traveling cart 20 detects the magnetic force of the magnetic body 31 embedded in the guideway 33 of the magnetic guideway 30 with the sensor 22, and based on the signal, sends a command from the control device 23 to the directional operation mechanism to constantly drive the cart. The front wheels of 20 are controlled so as to face the extension direction of the magnetic guideway 30. Therefore, the cart 20 can travel without being disengaged from the magnetically guided road 30.

<B> Distance Measuring Function The cart 20 located on the magnetically guided road 30 detects the magnetic force of the magnetic body 31 embedded in the distance measuring path 34 of the magnetically guided road 30 with the sensor 22. Then, the position data signal is calculated by the control device 23 from the embedded distribution pattern of the magnetic material 31, and the hole 5 is formed by the CRT 24 based on the position data signal.
The layout of the entire 0 and the position of the cart 20 are displayed at the same time. Therefore, when the player sees the display on the CRT 24, the player can see the layout of the hole 50 and the pin 5 from the ball 51.
The distance to 2 can be grasped in an instant.

<C> Play Progress Management Function The cart 20 transmits the position data signal obtained from the distance measuring path 34 to the management center 40 at any time. The position data signal is received by the management center 40, and the layout of the hall 50 and the cart position 42 are displayed by the monitor 41 installed in the management center 40 as shown in FIG. By looking at each monitor 41, the progress of each hall can be grasped. After confirming this progress status, a message such as "Hurry up" is sent to the carts 20 that are behind in progress to promote the progress of the play.

[0015]

Since the present invention is as described above, the following effects can be obtained. <B> The layout of holes is displayed on the CRT of the moving cart, and the distance to the pin is automatically measured by detecting the magnetic material distribution pattern in the magnetically guided road. I don't need any advice.

<B> Since the progress status of each hole can be grasped by the monitor at the management center, it is possible to promptly contact the group in which the progress of the play is delayed so as to promote the play.

<C> In the past, it was necessary to provide a space for a cart running road on the side of the course. However, in the present invention, it is possible to lay a magnetic guideway for cart running in the course. For this reason,
It is not necessary to secure the space for the road for running carts, the natural zone can be widened, and it can contribute to nature conservation. In addition, the player can select and remove the club near the ball, and the play can be smoothly progressed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 Explanatory diagram of a play promotion system

[Fig.2] Illustration of cart and magnetically guided road

[Fig. 3] Plan view of magnetically guided road

[Figure 4] Illustration of the cart

5 is an explanatory diagram of the inside of the cart in VV of FIG.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of CRT display.

[Figure 7] Illustration of the monitor at the management center

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A cart having a magnetic guideway in which a magnetic material is embedded and a mobile body traveling on the magnetic guideway, the cart having a sensor for detecting the magnetic force of the magnetic body in the magnetic guideway. A play promoting system on a golf course, comprising a discriminating device for discriminating the position of the cart based on the distribution state of the magnetic body. 2. A magnetic guideway in which a magnetic material is embedded, and a cart which is a moving body traveling on the magnetic guideway and is provided with a sensor for detecting the magnetic force of the magnetic body in the magnetic guideway. A discriminating device for discriminating the position of the cart based on the distribution state of the magnetic material, a function for calculating a positional data signal from a signal obtained from the sensor, a transmitting device for the positional data signal, and receiving the positional data signal However, a play promotion system on a golf course that is composed of each cart and an operation management center that has a wireless call function. 3. The magnetic member according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an elastic member is arranged on a surface portion of the magnetically guided road, and the elastic member has an elastic coefficient substantially equal to that of a fairway. Play promotion system on a golf course.