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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2004
William Gobush, North Dartmouth, MA (US);
Diane I. Pelletier, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Douglas C. Winfield, Mattapoisett, MA (US);
Charles Days, South Dartmouth, MA (US);
Steven Aoyama, Marion, MA (US);
Edmund A. Hebert, Fairhaven, MA (US);
James Alan Silveira, Bristol, RI (US);
William Gobush, North Dartmouth, MA (US);
Diane I. Pelletier, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Douglas C. Winfield, Mattapoisett, MA (US);
Charles Days, South Dartmouth, MA (US);
Steven Aoyama, Marion, MA (US);
Edmund A. Hebert, Fairhaven, MA (US);
James Alan Silveira, Bristol, RI (US);
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a launch monitor system that measures flight characteristics of an object moving in a predetermined field-of-view. The system includes a support structure, a lighting unit, a camera unit disposed on the support structure, and a calibration assembly. The calibration assembly includes a calibration fixture and at least one telescoping member. A first end of the telescoping member is coupled to the support structure and a second end is contactable with or coupled to the fixture. In an extended position of the telescoping member, the calibration fixture is in the field-of-view of the camera unit. In a retracted position, the calibration fixture out of the field-of-view. The calibration fixture further includes contrasting markings. In another embodiment, the system includes a frame and the launch monitor is pivotally suspended from the frame so that it self-levels. The present invention further includes a method of calibrating a launch monitor having a calibration fixture.