Apparatus and method for tracking the flight of a golf ball

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1994-08-29

1996-02-06

Harrison, Jessica J.

Amusement devices: games

Surface projectile game; game element

Simulated game

273 35R, 2731831, 273185R, 273 32B, 434252, A63B 6936

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054890993

ABSTRACT:
The golf ball tracking apparatus has a video camera for producing data representative of video images of a golf ball, a video frame processor connected to receive data from the video camera for determining the golf ball image position within a video frame of the camera, a flight path predictor responsive to the video frame processor for predicting the flight path of the golf ball in response to data from the video frame processor, and a motion controller responsive to the flight path predictor for controlling the movement of the camera to thereby track the actual flight of the golf ball.

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