KR100945982B1 - Golf simulator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a golf simulator, comprising: a striking platform that provides a space for striking a golf ball, a sensor unit for sensing the speed and angle of the golf ball, an image of the golf course, and a trajectory of the hit golf ball on a screen Display unit, tilt control unit for adjusting the inclination of the hitting platform, the first control unit for calculating the trajectory and stop point of the golf ball, and controls to display the image of the golf course according to the trajectory of the golf ball and the trajectory of the golf ball, inclination The second control unit for controlling the height and the inclination angle of the control unit, comparing the data on the height and the inclination angle of the stop point received from the first control unit and the data on the height and the inclination angle of the inclination control unit to compare the difference value to the second control unit And a third control unit for transmitting the data sensed by the sensor unit and the height and inclination angle of the hitting platform. Compare, and has the effect of providing a third control unit which, if there is a difference compensate, preventing problems that interfere with the golf practice due to the difference in height and tilt angle of the striking platform.

Impact platform, sensor, tilt control unit, control unit, database, mapping unit, image control unit, display unit, screen

Description

Golf simulator

The present invention relates to a golf simulator, and more particularly, by configuring the striking platform hitting the golf ball is automatically adjusted to the same height and inclination angle as the stop point of the hit golf ball, so that the golfer can vary the height and The present invention relates to a golf simulator configured to practice golf in a terrain condition having an inclination angle.

In general, golf is a sports game in which the golf ball is hit in the smallest number of hits and put into the hole cup. As the popularity of golf has increased recently, the population using the actual golf course is increasing, but golfers or actual golf courses that have no time to go to the actual golf course The frequency of finding indoor golf courses is increasing, especially for beginners who are hard to use.

However, the fairway of the actual golf course is equipped with various obstacles such as bunkers, greensides, hazards, and water hazards. However, indoor golf courses did not take into account these ground conditions, but simply provided golf practice devices that could be used only by regular hitting practice.

Therefore, in the related art, many golf simulation systems have been proposed in which a swing practice can be performed even in a narrow space by directing the above situation, and the height and inclination angle of the hitting platform on which the golfer hits the golf ball according to the ground conditions are controlled. One such example is shown in FIG. 1.

1 shows a conventional tangible golf demonstration system 10 disclosed in Patent Document 1, the tangible golf demonstration system 10 is a swing plate capable of tilt adjustment so that a golfer can hit a golf ball at various inclinations (20), the inclination adjustment means 25 for adjusting the inclination of the swing plate 20, the detection sensor unit 30 for detecting the moving speed and angle of the golf ball, the keypad for the golfer to select the golf course demonstration environment (40), an image photographing unit (50) for photographing a swing operation of golf, a computer processing unit (60) for drawing and editing the flight trajectory of the golf ball and the corresponding image from a database, and a projector (70) for providing an image. And a screen 80 are configured.

This haptic golf demonstration system 10 operates as follows.

First, the golfer selects the golf course demonstration environment using the keypad 40.

Next, when the golfer hits the golf ball, the sensor sensor 30 tracks the trajectory of the golf ball.

Next, the sensor 30 transmits the data of tracking the trajectory of the golf ball to the computer processor 60.

Finally, the computer processing unit 60 provides the image through the projector 70 and the screen 80 based on this data, and at the same time controls the tilt adjusting means 25 to adjust the height and the tilt angle of the swing plate 20. To control.

However, in the conventional golf demonstration system 10, the computer processing unit 60 controls the inclination adjusting means 25 in a one-way manner based on the data transmitted from the sensor 30. This difference occurs because there is no means of checking whether the image of the golf demonstration environment provided on the screen 80 that the golfer visually checks and the height and the inclination angle of the swing plate 20 that the golfer feels on two feet match. If there was a problem that would interfere with the golfer practice.

In addition, when the golfer continues to hit the height of the swing plate 20 and the angle of inclination to continue to adjust, by comparing the current position of the swing plate 20 with the next position to adjust the inclination adjustment means ( There is a problem that the power consumption is too high to drive the inclination adjustment means 25, and the inclination adjustment means 25 is overloaded because the driving of the inclination control means 25 is not driven.

[Patent Documents] Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-0359929

The present invention has been made to solve the problems described above, an object of the present invention is a feedback for comparing the height and the inclination angle of the stop point of the ball detected through the hitting platform hitting the golf ball and the sensor unit By applying the system, it provides a golf simulator that achieves perfect golf practice conditions by compensating for any differences.

Another object of the present invention is caused by the overload during the adjustment by comparing the previous position of the hitting platform with the next position to be adjusted when adjusting the height and tilt angle of the hitting platform, so that the hitting platform is adjusted with minimal movement. It is to provide a golf simulator that can prevent the problem.

Golf simulator according to the present invention, a golf platform that supports the golfer, and provides a space for the golfer to hit the golf ball, a sensor unit for detecting the speed and angle of the hit golf ball, the trajectory and golf of the golf ball The display unit for displaying an image of the course through the screen, the tilt control unit is disposed on the lower surface of the hitting platform, and receives the data about the speed and angle of the golf ball from the sensor unit A first controller configured to calculate a trajectory and a stop point of the golf ball, and to control an image of a golf course according to the trajectory of the golf ball and the trajectory of the golf ball to be displayed through the display unit; Controlling the height and inclination angle of the inclination control unit by receiving data about the height and the inclination angle of the support point The difference value is calculated by comparing the data about the height and the inclination angle of the stop point received from the second control unit and the first control unit with the data about the height and the inclination angle of the inclination control unit controlled by the second control unit. It characterized in that it comprises a golf simulator, characterized in that it comprises a third control unit for transmitting to the second control unit.

Here, one side of the upper surface of the hitting platform is characterized in that the control means for controlling the operation of the golf simulator is provided.

The sensor unit may include one sensor selected from an infrared sensor, an optical sensor, or an LVDT sensor.

In addition, the inclination control unit, the base which is located below the striking platform to support the striking platform, installed between the striking platform and the base, the adjusting means for moving up / down one side of the striking platform by a drive means And a brake means installed at the other side of the upper surface of the base, on which the adjusting means is installed, to support the striking platform, and a support installed at the center of the base to support the striking platform.

In addition, the drive means, a motor, a drive shaft rotated by the motor and is installed on one side of the drive side, characterized in that it comprises a control rod that is forward / backward as the drive shaft rotates.

In addition, the adjustment means, the drive bracket hinged to the control rod of the drive means, one side is hinged to the drive bracket is rotated in accordance with the forward / backward of the control rod, the other end is connected to the lower surface of the striking platform Drive support is attached to the connection, the adjustment bracket hinged to one side of the base and one side is hinged to the adjustment bracket, the other side is characterized in that it comprises an adjustment support hinged to one point of the drive support.

In addition, the first control unit, the database is stored in the image of the various golf courses that are programmed with the coordinate values for each point of the golf course, the golf ball from the angle and speed of the golf ball received from the sensor unit Calculates the trajectory and the stop point of the, and receives the coordinate value from the mapping unit and the mapping unit to find the coordinate value of the point corresponding to the trajectory and the stop point of the golf ball in the golf course stored in the database, the displayed golf course It is characterized by including an image control unit for transmitting the display unit to limit the range.

In addition, the second control unit is connected to the motor of the driving means, characterized in that for controlling the movement of the motor.

The second control unit may include a differential control unit controlling to adjust the current position of the inclination adjustment unit to the next position with a minimum movement.

The third control unit may transfer the difference value to the differential control unit.

According to the golf simulator of the present invention, by comparing the data sensed by the sensor and the height and inclination angle of the hitting platform, and providing a third control to compensate for the difference, the golfer visually checks the image and two Due to the difference in height and inclination angle of the hitting platform felt through the foot, there is an effect of preventing problems that interfere with golf practice.

In addition, by comparing the current position of the striking platform with the position to be adjusted, by providing a differential control for adjusting the next position with the minimum movement of the inclined adjuster in the current position of the striking platform, the tilt control unit due to the driving of the striking platform There is an effect to minimize the load and the resulting power consumption.

Hereinafter, a golf simulator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 2 is a schematic block diagram showing a golf simulator according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a perspective view schematically showing the extraction of the hitting platform and the tilt control unit of Figure 2, Figure 4 is a schematic view showing an excerpt of the sensor of Figure 2 Perspective view.

As shown in Figures 2 to 4, the golf simulator 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is a hitting platform 200 that provides a space for a golfer to hit the golf ball, the trajectory and stop point of the golf ball Sensor unit 300 for tracking the image of the golf course and the display unit 350 to display the trajectory of the hit golf ball on the screen 360, the tilt control unit 400 for adjusting the inclination of the hitting platform, golf ball The first control unit 500 for controlling the image of the golf course according to the trajectory and the trajectory of the golf ball to be displayed on the screen 360, the tilt control unit to correspond to the height and inclination angle of the stop point detected by the sensor unit ( And a second control unit 600 for controlling 400, and a third control unit 700 for adjusting the inclination control unit 400 by comparing the height and inclination angles of the inclination control unit 400 and the stop point. .

The striking platform 200 serves as a support plate to allow the golfer to swing up, has a predetermined width, and one side of the upper surface is provided with control means 210 for controlling the operation of the golf simulator 100. .

Here, the control means 210 is configured to manually turn on / off the golf simulator 100 or select a desired golf course.

In addition, the control unit 210 is a sensor that can manually adjust the height and inclination angle of the hitting platform 200 so that the golfer can practice at a desired position regardless of whether the golf simulator 100 is used (not shown) And a golfer can adjust the height and the inclination angle of the hitting platform 200 by pressing a sensor with a foot or a golf club.

On the other hand, the striking platform 200 may be provided with artificial turf on its upper surface as in a conventional golf practice machine, and may further be provided with a golf ball supply means (not shown) on one side.

In addition, the golf tee 220 is provided on the upper surface of the hitting platform 200 to put a golf ball to practice driving shots, and a predetermined interval to practice the iron shot at a desired position according to the user's needs By forming a plurality of support grooves 230, the user can put the golf ball in the desired position to practice the drive shot or iron shot.

On the other hand, Figure 3 is shown that the control means 210 is provided on the upper surface of the hitting platform 200, it may be configured to be connected to the external control so that there is no restriction on the activity radius of the user.

The sensor unit 300 is for tracking the trajectory and the stop point of the hit golf ball, the sensor 310 for detecting the speed and angle of the hit golf ball, the sensor support frame on which the sensor 310 is disposed ( 320 and a memory device 330 for storing data on the speed and angle of the golf ball sensed by the sensor 310.

The sensor 310 detects the speed and angle of the hit golf ball and transmits the same to the first to third controllers 500, 600, and 700, and may use an infrared sensor, an optical sensor, or an LVDT sensor. .

The sensor support frame 320 is for providing a space in which the sensor 310 is disposed in the golf simulator, and a plurality of trajectories of the golf ball are disposed between the hitting platform 200 and the screen 360. This allows the sensor 310 to track.

As shown in FIG. 3, the sensor 310 is disposed on both sides of the sensor support frame 320 as well as on both sides thereof so as to detect the horizontal and vertical movement of the golf ball. Some sensors are placed on one side of the striking platform 200 to measure the initial speed of the golf ball leaving the striking platform 200 by the golfer and the initial angle between the striking platform 200 and the golf ball.

The memory device 330 is for storing data regarding the trajectory and the stop point of the hit golf ball, the stored data is transmitted to the third control unit 700 to be described later to readjust the height and the inclination angle of the hitting platform 200. In addition to being used to play golf, golf is used to identify your game.

Meanwhile, although the sensor unit 300 is illustrated as including the memory device 330 in FIG. 1, it may be possible to directly transfer the detection result to the controller without the separate memory device 330.

The display unit 350 is an output device for displaying an image of the golf course and the trajectory of the hit golf ball. The display unit 350 displays an image of the golf course and the trajectory of the hit golf ball transmitted by the first control unit 500. Display).

In this case, the display unit 350 uses a projector that displays the image of the golf course received from the first control unit 500 and the trajectory of the hit golf ball on the screen 360 through the lens.

The inclination control unit 400 is to adjust the inclination of the striking platform 200 by the control of the second control unit 600 to be described later, is coupled between the striking platform 200 and the base 410 disposed on the ground It is installed in the center of the inclination adjustment means 420 for tilting the striking platform 200, the brake means 440 and the base 410 for supporting the striking platform 200 inclined by the inclination adjustment means 420 by pneumatic pressure. And consists of a support 450 supporting the striking platform 200.

The inclination adjustment means 420 is installed at three corners of the four corners of the base 410 to support the inclined impact platform 200 while tilting the impact platform 200, and is fixed to the upper surface of the base 410. Combination is composed of a driving means 421 for raising / lowering the hitting platform 200 through the adjusting means 425 and the adjusting means 425 for adjusting the inclination of the hitting platform 200.

The driving means 421 is connected to the motor 422 generating power, the drive shaft 423 rotatable by the motor 422 and the spirally formed outward, and connected to the drive shaft 423 to rotate the drive shaft 423. The control rod 424 is configured to be forward / backward.

The adjusting means 425 is a driving bracket 426 hinged to the control rod 424 of the driving means 421, one side is hinged to the driving bracket 426, the other side is connected to the lower surface of the striking platform 200 Drive support 427 is attached to the connection portion 428, one side is hinged to one point (for example, interruption) of the drive support 427, the other side is separated from the drive bracket 426 by a predetermined distance to the base It is configured to include a control support (429) is hinged to the fixed adjustment bracket 430 is fixed.

Here, when the drive shaft 423 is rotated by the motor 422, the drive shaft 423 is inserted into the control rod 424 connected along the spiral formed on the outer side of the drive shaft 423, the control rod 424 is forward or backward The pressure is applied to the driving bracket 426 of the adjusting means 425, and accordingly the driving support 427 hingedly coupled with the driving bracket 426 is advanced, and an adjustment support connected to one point of the driving support 427 429 is rotated about the adjustment bracket (430). Therefore, the driving support 427 to move forward or backward is raised and lowered according to the rotation of the adjustment support 429 and to adjust the inclination of the striking platform 200 through the connection 428 connected with the driving support 427. do.

Furthermore, the motor 422 of the driving means 421 is controlled by the second control unit 600 and the third control unit to be described later, the hitting platform 200 to automatically correspond to the height and inclination angle of the stop point of the golf ball Will be adjusted.

On the other hand, the inclination adjustment means 420 is also possible to employ the inclination adjustment unit provided with the driving means disclosed in the "golf practitioner" of the Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-0672896, the contents of the present invention is included in the present invention as reference.

The brake means 440 and the support 450 are preferably the brake means disclosed in the "golf exerciser" of the Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-0672898 and the support disclosed in the "golf exerciser" of the Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-0672896, The contents of the above inventions are incorporated into the present invention by reference.

The first control unit 500 receives data on the speed and angle of the golf ball detected by the sensor unit 300, calculates the trajectory and the stop point of the golf ball, the trajectory of the golf ball, the stop point and the trajectory of the golf ball. In order to display the image of the golf course on the screen 360 through the display unit 350 to be described later, it is composed of a database 510, the mapping unit 520 and the image control unit 530.

Database 510 is a golf course image is stored, a variety of golf courses are input, it is possible to update the image of the additional golf course if necessary. Each point of the golf course stored in this database 510 is programmed with assigned coordinate values.

The mapping unit 520 calculates the golf ball trajectory and the stopping point from the data on the speed and angle of the golf ball received from the sensor unit 300, and coordinates of the specific point corresponding to the trajectory and the stopping point on the golf course. In order to find, the specific coordinate value on the golf course is found by comparing the calculated data about the trajectory and the stop point of the golf ball with the coordinate values stored in the database 510.

Here, the mapping unit 520 calculates the trajectory and the stop point of the golf ball from the speed and angle of the golf ball received from the sensor unit 300, and based on the calculated data and the coordinate values stored in the database 510 Correspondingly, a specific coordinate value is found and transmitted to the image controller 530.

On the other hand, the mapping unit 520 stores data about the trajectory and the stop point of the golf ball corresponding to the speed and angle of the golf ball, and configured to find coordinate values stored in the database 510 through the stored data. Things will also be possible.

The image controller 530 divides the range of the golf course to be displayed on the screen 360 by using a specific coordinate value received from the mapping unit 520 and transmits it to the display unit 350. By reference the golfer controls the golf course required for the next strike to be displayed.

The second control unit 600 is to allow the inclination control unit 400 to be driven in response to the height and inclination angle of the stop point calculated by the mapping unit 520 of the first control unit 500. Receives the data about the height and the inclination angle of the stop point is transmitted to the driving means 421 of the inclination control unit 400, in particular, the motor 422, the striking platform 200 at the same height and inclination angle as the stop point To control.

Here, the second control unit 600 is programmed with the optimum conditions for controlling the inclination control unit 400 in response to a specific height and a specific inclination angle of the golf course, the data value received from the sensor unit 300 By transmitting a predetermined optimum condition according to the inclination control unit 400 to control the height and the inclination angle of the striking platform 200.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 2, between the second control unit 600 and the tilt control unit 400 by comparing the difference between the current position and the next position of the tilt control unit 400, the tilt control unit 400 It is preferable to include a differential control unit 650 for controlling the inclination control unit 400 with the minimum movement at the current position of the.

The differential control unit 650 compares a continuous signal for controlling the inclination control unit 400 from the second control unit 600 by using a feedback system, and with a minimum movement at the current position of the inclination control unit 400. It serves to control the inclination control unit 400 to be adjusted to the desired next position.

If there is no such differential control unit 650, when changing the position of the inclination control unit 400, after changing the inclination control unit 400 to the initial state again to change the position, or do not present the optimum adjustment conditions This will result in more time and power consumption to adjust the tilt control unit 400.

The third controller 700 compares the stop point calculated by the mapping unit 520 of the first controller 500 with the height and the inclination angle of the inclination control unit 400 to compensate for the difference, and the inclination control unit It is connected to the driving means 421 of 400 receives the movement of the driving means 421, and receives the data of the stop point detected by the mapping unit 520 to compare the two.

If there is a difference between the movement of the inclination control unit 400 and the data value calculated by the mapping unit 520, the third control unit 700 resets the driving means 421 of the inclination control unit 400 again. The inclination adjustment unit 400 is readjusted by transmitting a difference value to the second control unit 600 so as to control it.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 2, the third control unit 700 directly transmits a signal for the difference value to the differential control unit 650 so as to adjust the current position of the inclination control unit 400 to the next desired position with the minimum movement. It is desirable to.

Referring to the operation of the golf simulator 100 according to the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, the golfer selects a golf course to play through the control means 210.

Next, when the golfer hits the golf ball on the hitting platform 200, the sensor 310 detects the speed and angle of the hit golf ball, and the data of the speed and angle are mapped by the mapping unit of the first controller 500 ( 520).

Next, the mapping unit 520 calculates the trajectory and the stop point of the golf ball from the data on the speed and angle of the golf ball, the point corresponding to the trajectory and the stop point of the golf ball in the golf course stored in the database 510 Find the coordinates of.

Next, the image controller 530 receives the coordinate values from the mapping unit 520 and limits the displayed image range to the display unit 350.

Next, the display 350 displays an image of the golf course through the screen 360.

In this case, the second control unit 600 receives data about the stop point of the golf ball from the mapping unit 520, and adjusts the height and the inclination angle of the hitting platform 200 through the inclination control unit 400.

Next, the third control unit 700 compares the data about the stop point from the mapping unit 520 with the data about the height and the inclination angle of the inclination control unit 400, and if there is a difference, the second control unit 600 or The difference is transmitted to the differential controller 650 to readjust the inclination controller 400.

Finally, when the golfer hits the golf ball again, the above-described process is repeated, and the second control unit 600 receives the data regarding the stop point of the new golf ball received from the mapping unit 520 to adjust the inclination The signal for controlling the unit 400 is transmitted to the differential controller 650, and the differential controller 650 adjusts the next position with a minimum movement from the current position of the inclination controller 400.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, such modifications or variations will have to belong to the claims of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a conventional golf simulator;

2 is a block diagram schematically showing a golf simulator according to the present invention;

Figure 3 is a perspective view schematically showing an extracting the impact platform and the tilt control of Figure 2;

4 is a perspective view schematically showing an extract of the sensor of FIG.

Description of the main parts of the drawing

200: hitting platform 300: sensor

320: sensor 330: memory device

350: display unit 360: screen

400: inclination control unit 420: inclination control means

421: driving means 425: adjusting means

500: first control unit 510: database

520: mapping unit 530: image control unit

600: second control unit 650: differential control unit

700: third control unit

Claims (10)

A hitting platform that supports the golfer and provides space for the golfer to hit the golf ball; Sensor unit for detecting the speed and angle of the hit golf ball; A display unit configured to display a trajectory of the golf ball and an image of a golf course through a screen; An inclination control unit disposed on a lower surface of the striking platform to adjust the inclination of the striking platform; Receiving data about the speed and angle of the golf ball from the sensor unit, calculates the trajectory and the stop point of the golf ball, the image of the golf course according to the trajectory of the golf ball and the trajectory of the golf ball is displayed A first control unit controlling to be displayed through the unit; A second controller configured to control the height and the inclination angle of the inclination control unit by receiving data on the height and the inclination angle of the stop point from the first control unit; And The difference value is transmitted to the second controller by comparing the height and the inclination angle of the stop point received from the first control unit with the data of the height and the inclination angle of the inclination control unit controlled by the second control unit. And a third control unit. The method according to claim 1, Golf simulator, characterized in that the control means for controlling the operation of the golf simulator on one side of the upper surface of the hitting platform. The method according to claim 1, The sensor unit golf simulator, characterized in that it comprises one sensor selected from the infrared sensor, light sensor or LVDT sensor. The method according to claim 1, The tilt control unit, A base positioned below the striking platform to support the striking platform; An adjusting means installed between the striking platform and the base and configured to raise / lower one side of the striking platform by a driving means; Brake means installed on the other side of the upper surface of the base on which the adjustment means is installed to support the striking platform; And And a support installed at the center of the base to support and support the hitting platform. The method according to claim 4, The drive means, motor; A drive shaft rotated by the motor; And It is installed on one side of the drive shaft, the golf simulator, characterized in that it comprises a control rod that is forward / backward as the drive shaft rotates. The method according to claim 5, The adjusting means, A drive bracket hinged to the control rod of the drive means; One side is hinged to the drive bracket is rotated in accordance with the forward / backward of the control rod, the other end of the driving support is attached to the connection portion connected to the lower surface of the striking platform; Adjusting bracket hinged to one side of the base; And One side is hinged to the adjustment bracket, the other side is a golf simulator comprising an adjustment support hinged to one point of the drive support. The method according to claim 1, The first control unit, A database storing images of various golf courses that are programmed with assigned coordinate values for each point of the golf course; Mapping unit for calculating the trajectory and the stop point of the golf ball from the angle and speed of the golf ball received from the sensor unit, and finds the coordinate value of the point corresponding to the trajectory and the stop point of the golf ball in the database stored in the database ; And Receiving a coordinate value from the mapping unit, golf simulator, characterized in that it comprises an image control unit for limiting the range of the displayed golf course and delivered to the display unit. The method according to claim 5, The second control unit is connected to the motor of the driving means golf simulator, characterized in that for controlling the movement of the motor. The method according to claim 1, The second control unit comprises a differential control unit for controlling to adjust to the next position with a minimum movement from the current position of the inclination control unit. The method according to claim 9, And the third controller transfers the difference value to the differential controller.

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