Sports simulation system
First Claim
1. A sports simulation system comprising:
- a projectile tracking apparatus including a display surface on which a visually apparent three-dimensional sports scene is presented, and at least one pair of camera devices capturing images of a projectile tracking region disposed in front of said display surface to detect a launched projectile traveling through said projectile tracking region towards said display surface;
a launch area sensing unit capturing images of a region in which contact with said projectile is made; and
at least one processing stage receiving data from the camera devices and said launch area sensing unit and determining the three-dimensional positions, velocity, acceleration and spin of a detected launched projectile traveling through said projectile tracking region, the three-dimensional positions, velocity, acceleration and spin being used by said at least one processing stage to calculate a trajectory of said launched projectile into said visually apparent three-dimensional sports scene.
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Abstract
A sports simulation system includes a projectile tracking apparatus having a display surface on which a visually apparent three-dimensional sports scene is presented. The projectile tracking apparatus captures images of a projectile tracking region disposed in front of the display surface to detect a launched projectile traveling through the projectile tracking region towards the display surface. A projectile launch area sensing unit captures images of the projectile launch area. At least one processing stage communicates with the projectile tracking apparatus and the projectile launch area sensing unit and is responsive to the data received therefrom to determine the three-dimensional positions, velocity, acceleration and spin of a detected projectile traveling through the projectile tracking region. The determined three-dimensional positions, velocity, acceleration and spin are used by the at least one processing stage to calculate a trajectory of the launched projectile into the visually apparent three-dimensional sports scene. Updated image data is generated by the at least one processing stage that includes a simulation of the launched projectile into the visually apparent three-dimensional sports scene following the calculated trajectory. A projection unit coupled to the at least one processing stage receives the image data from the at least one processing stage and presents the visually apparent three-dimensional sports scene, including the simulation, on the display surface.
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33 Claims
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1. A sports simulation system comprising:
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a projectile tracking apparatus including a display surface on which a visually apparent three-dimensional sports scene is presented, and at least one pair of camera devices capturing images of a projectile tracking region disposed in front of said display surface to detect a launched projectile traveling through said projectile tracking region towards said display surface; a launch area sensing unit capturing images of a region in which contact with said projectile is made; and at least one processing stage receiving data from the camera devices and said launch area sensing unit and determining the three-dimensional positions, velocity, acceleration and spin of a detected launched projectile traveling through said projectile tracking region, the three-dimensional positions, velocity, acceleration and spin being used by said at least one processing stage to calculate a trajectory of said launched projectile into said visually apparent three-dimensional sports scene. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A sports simulation system comprising:
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a projectile tracking apparatus including a frame encompassing a display surface on which a video sequence portraying a visually apparent three-dimensional sports scene is presented; and
at least one pair of digital camera devices mounted on said frame and having fields of view looking across and in front of said display surface that overlap in a generally perpendicular fashion and encompassing a projectile tracking region, each of said digital camera devices including a first processor for processing image data and generating two-dimensional projectile coordinates when a projectile travels through said projectile tracking region and is captured in images acquired by said digital camera devices;a launch area sensing unit capturing images of a region in which contact with said projectile is made; a host processor communicating with said digital camera devices and said launch area sensing unit, said host processor calculating a three-dimensional trajectory of said projectile taking into account projectile spin using the two-dimensional projectile coordinates received from each first processor and the image data output of said launch area sensing unit and outputting image data including said calculated three-dimensional trajectory; and a display unit receiving said image data and presenting said video sequence including a simulation of said calculated trajectory on said display surface. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A sports simulation system comprising:
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at least one pair of digital camera devices having overlapping fields of view looking across and in front of a display surface; a launch area sensing unit capturing images of the region in which contact with said projectile is mode; at least one processing stage processing image data from the camera devices and said launch area sensing unit relating to images in which a launched projectile exists and determining the three-dimensional positions, velocity, acceleration and spin of a detected launched projectile traveling through said overlapping fields of view, the three-dimensional positions, velocity, acceleration and spin being used by said at least one processing stage to calculate a trajectory of said launched projectile into a visually apparent three-dimensional sports scene projected onto said display surface; and a projection unit presenting said three-dimensional sport scene on said display surface including a simulation of said projectile following said calculated trajectory. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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