Golf navigation appliance
First Claim
1. A portable golf navigation appliance for determining and indicating a position of a golf player on a golf course comprising a navigation device, a memory device, an input device and a display device which are connected to an arithmetic device, the navigation device comprising a relative-position determination device which comprises a first motion sensor producing measurement data and a model-based estimator for a distance covered on foot which is designed to process the measurement data in a biomechanical model.
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Abstract
Navigation appliance for determining and indicating the position of a pedestrian, in particular a golfer on a golf course, which appliance is portable and has a navigation device, a memory device, an input device and a display device which are connected to an arithmetic device, where the navigation device comprises a relative-position determination device which has a motion sensor and is designed to estimate a distance covered on foot by the golf player. The invention also extends to a method for navigation using a relative-position determination device, having the following steps: measurement of acceleration values using a motion sensor arranged on a pedestrian, in particular on a golf player; storage of the acceleration values over a time period; and calculation of walking speed and/or distance walked for the user using an estimation model. The invention also relates to a method for navigation in a golf game with reading and display of a sample game progression.
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- 1. A portable golf navigation appliance for determining and indicating a position of a golf player on a golf course comprising a navigation device, a memory device, an input device and a display device which are connected to an arithmetic device, the navigation device comprising a relative-position determination device which comprises a first motion sensor producing measurement data and a model-based estimator for a distance covered on foot which is designed to process the measurement data in a biomechanical model.
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12. A method for navigation in a golf game, comprising:
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reading an area of a digital golf course map from a memory device, offering a selection option between at least one sample game progression or an actual game progression stored in the memory device, reading a sample game progression from the memory device, determining a current position using a navigation device, storing an actual game progression in the memory device, and displaying the actual game progression or comparing the actual game progression with a selected game progression.
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17. A method for navigating using a relative-position determination device, comprising:
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measuring acceleration values using a motion sensor arranged on a pedestrian user, storing the acceleration values over a time period, and calculating walking speed or distance walked for the pedestrian user using a biomechanical estimation model.
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25. A portable navigation appliance for determining and indicating the position of a pedestrian comprising a navigation device, a memory device, an input device and a display device which are connected to an arithmetic device, the navigation device comprising a relative-position determination device which comprises a first motion sensor producing measurement data and a model-based estimator for a distance covered on foot which is designed to process the measurement data in a biomechanical model.
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