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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2007
Norman Matheson Lindsay, Amersham, GB;
Norman Matheson Lindsay, Amersham, GB;
Other;
Abstract
Identification of the tee-off bay () from which a golf ball landing on a golf-range target () originated, is made by calculating an estimate of flight duration (Edur) of the descending ball as a function of the measured angle (β) of descent in elevation, and, in respect of each ball launched from the bays (), comparing this estimate for a match with a measured interval between the launch of the respective ball and descent of the descending ball. The originating bay () of the launched ball for which there is the closest match is identified as the origin of the descending ball, and ambiguity or uncertainty between which bay () is identified is resolved through comparison of the measured angle (α) of descent in azimuth of the descending ball with estimates (Edir) of it calculated for each launched ball, and through similar comparison in respect of a calculated decelaration ratio (Edec) and flight duration (Dur).