TRAJECTORY EXTRAPOLATION AND ORIGIN DETERMINATION FOR OBJECTS TRACKED IN FLIGHT AND SENSOR COVERAGE DETERMINATION

    公开(公告)号:US20230085842A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-23

    申请号:US17381155

    申请日:2021-07-20

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for 3D flight tracking of objects include a method including determining a golf ball trajectory based on observations by sensor(s), extrapolating the trajectory backward in time, calculating distance measure(s) between the extrapolated trajectory and physical locations, determining one of the physical locations to be an origin of the golf ball based on the distance measure(s) and two types of separately estimated errors, wherein a first of the two types of separately estimated errors affects ball positional error for the initial observations, and a second of the two types of separately estimated errors affects an angle of the extrapolated trajectory; and presenting golf ball data on a display device associated with the origin of the golf ball.

    TRAJECTORY EXTRAPOLATION AND ORIGIN DETERMINATION FOR OBJECTS TRACKED IN FLIGHT

    公开(公告)号:US20220357440A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-10

    申请号:US17418191

    申请日:2021-01-21

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for 3D flight tracking of objects include a method including determining a golf ball trajectory based on observations by sensor(s), extrapolating the trajectory backward in time, calculating distance measure(s) between the extrapolated trajectory and physical locations, estimating a systemic error for observation(s), wherein the systemic error affects observed ball positions, estimating a stochastic error associated with the observation(s), wherein the stochastic error affects an angle of a trajectory determined from observed ball positions, combining the estimated systemic and stochastic errors to form error measure(s) for the distance measure(s), identifying one of the physical locations as an origin for the golf ball when the error measure(s) satisfy a criterion, and waiting for additional observations of the golf ball by the sensor(s) when the error measure(s) do not satisfy the criterion.

    TRAJECTORY EXTRAPOLATION AND ORIGIN DETERMINATION FOR OBJECTS TRACKED IN FLIGHT AND SENSOR COVERAGE DETERMINATION

    公开(公告)号:US20250065189A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-27

    申请号:US18886550

    申请日:2024-09-16

    Abstract: A method includes assessing errors for golf shots using observations by sensor(s), the assessing being in accordance with variations in a location for the sensor(s), and providing a map indicating at least one preferred location for the sensor(s) for use in setting up an object tracking system. Further, a method includes assessing how an estimated error affects identification of an originating location for a golf shot, including projecting a first value of the error back to the originating location and multiplying a second value of the error by a distance to the originating location, and identifying the originating location for the golf shot based on a first effect of the error and a second effect of the error. Finally, a system includes a building including tee areas, targets, and a sensor system including sensor(s), in which a dedicated sensor system is not included for any one of the tee areas.

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