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Method of and apparatus for golf driving range distancing using focal plane array

  • US 5,798,519 A
  • Filed: 02/12/1997
  • Issued: 08/25/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for tracking golf balls within a driving range, the driving range being of the type having a fairway for driving balls therein and a plurality of tee-off positions adjacent to the fairway, comprising:

  • imaging a portion of the fairway and at least one tee-off position onto a solid-state detector focal plane array with a plurality of detectors;

    sequentially capturing, from the array, frames of data corresponding to an image of the fairway and position on the detectors;

    detecting each moving golf ball within the frames by determining frame-to-frame movement of an image of the golf ball through one or more detectors; and

    tracking the golf ball motion to determine a distance traveled for each golf ball originating from the tee-off position.

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