Arranging Apparatus of Destination Line in Golf and Golf Putter

Abstract

An aligning apparatus of a golf destination line is provided. The aligning apparatus aligns a putter face of a golf putter with a destination line connecting a golf ball and a destination. A rotation angle between the destination line and the putter face and an acceptance angle are set in a variance setting unit, and the acceptance angle is an acceptable error range of the rotation angle. A 3-axis magnetic resistance sensor measures a magnetic field strength applied to the golf putter, and a 3-axis accelerometer measures an acceleration applied to the golf putter. A processor calculates a tilt angle of the 3-axis magnetic resistance sensor from the measured acceleration, and compensates the measured magnetic field strength with the tilt angle to calculate an azimuth of the putter face of the golf putter. An output unit outputs a reporting signal when a difference between the azimuth and an aligning azimuth determined by the rotation angle is within a range of the acceptance angle.

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       5 . An aligning apparatus of a golf destination line for aligning a both shoulders line of a user with a destination line connecting a golf ball and a destination, the apparatus comprising:
 a variance setting unit in which a rotation angle between the destination line and the both shoulders line and an acceptance angle are set, the acceptance angle being an acceptable error range of the rotation angle;   a 3-axis magnetic resistance sensor configured to measure a magnetic field strength applied to the user;   a 3-axis accelerometer configured to measure an acceleration applied to the user;   a processor configured to calculate a tilt angle of the 3-axis magnetic resistance sensor from the measured acceleration, and to compensate the measured magnetic field strength with the tilt angle to calculate an azimuth of the both shoulders line; and   an output unit configured to output a reporting signal when a difference between the azimuth and an aligning azimuth determined by the rotation angle is within a range of the acceptance angle.   
   
   
       6 . The aligning apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the apparatus is installed on the user. 
   
   
       7 . The aligning apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the rotation angle is set to 90° when the destination line is perpendicular to the both shoulders line. 
   
   
       8 . The aligning apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to:
 calculate the acceleration from a resultant vector of 3-axis accelerations measured by the 3-axis accelerometer;   calculate a pitch angle and a roll angle of the 3-axis magnetic resistance sensor when the acceleration is equal to a gravity acceleration; and   calculate the azimuth of the both shoulders line by compensating the measured magnetic field strength with the pitch angle and the roll angle, wherein   the tilt angle comprises the pitch angle and the roll angle.   
   
   
       9 . The aligning apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the aligning azimuth corresponds to a sum of a sighted azimuth and the rotation angle. 
   
   
       10 . The aligning apparatus of  claim 5 , further comprising an input unit configured to input a start signal for indicating measurement. 
   
   
       11 . The aligning apparatus of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 an input and output module comprising the input unit and the output unit; and   a main body module comprising the variance setting unit, the 3-axis magnetic resistance sensor, the 3-axis accelerometer, and the processor,   wherein the input and output module and the main body module communicate by wire.   
   
   
       12 . The aligning apparatus of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 an input and output module comprising the input unit, the output unit, and a first wireless transmitting/receiving unit; and   a main body module comprising the variance setting unit, the 3-axis magnetic resistance sensor, the 3-axis accelerometer, the processor, and a second wireless transmitting/receiving unit,   wherein the input and output module and the main body module communicate wirelessly.   
   
   
       13 . The aligning apparatus of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 an input module comprising the input unit and a wireless transmitting unit; and   a main body module comprising the variance setting unit, the 3-axis magnetic resistance sensor, the 3-axis accelerometer, the processor, the output unit, and a wireless receiving unit,   wherein the input module and the main body module communicate wirelessly.   
   
   
       14 . An aligning apparatus of a golf destination line for aligning a reference line with a destination line connecting a golf ball and a destination, the apparatus comprising:
 a variance setting unit, a rotation angle between the destination line and the reference line being set in the variance setting unit;   a 3-axis magnetic resistance sensor configured to measure a magnetic field strength of the reference line;   a 3-axis accelerometer configured to measure an acceleration of the reference line;   an input unit configured to input a start signal for indicating measurement of the magnetic field strength and the acceleration;   a processor configured to calculate an azimuth of the reference line from the measured magnetic field strength and the measured acceleration, and to compare the azimuth with an aligning azimuth determined by the rotation angle; and   an output unit configured to output the result compared by the processor.   
   
   
       15 . The aligning apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the aligning azimuth corresponds to a sum of a sighted azimuth and the rotation angle, and the sighted azimuth is an azimuth sighted by a user when the measurement is started. 
   
   
       16 . The aligning apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein an acceptance angle is further set to the variance setting unit, and the acceptance angle is an acceptable error range of the rotation angle, and
 wherein the result is output when a difference between the azimuth and the aligning azimuth is within a range of the acceptance angle.   
   
   
       17 . The aligning apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the processor is configured to:
 calculate a tilt angle of the 3-axis magnetic resistance sensor from the measured acceleration;   compensate the tilt angle with the magnetic field strength; and   calculate an azimuth of the reference line from the compensated magnetic field strength.   
   
   
       18 . The aligning apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the reference line is parallel to a putter face of a golf putter. 
   
   
       19 . The aligning apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the rotation angle is set to 90° when the destination line is parallel to the putter face. 
   
   
       20 . The aligning apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the reference line is parallel to a both shoulders line connecting both shoulders of a user. 
   
   
       21 . The aligning apparatus of  claim 20 , wherein the rotation angle is set to 90° when the destination line is perpendicular to the both shoulders line. 
   
   
       22 . The aligning apparatus of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 a first module comprising at least one of the variance setting unit, the 3-axis magnetic resistance sensor, the 3-axis accelerometer, the input unit, the processor, and the output unit; and   a second module comprising the remaining elements of the variance setting unit, the 3-axis magnetic resistance sensor, the 3-axis accelerometer, the input unit, the processor, and the output unit,   wherein the first module and the second module communicate by wire.   
   
   
       23 . The aligning apparatus of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 a first module comprising a first wireless transmitting/receiving unit, and at least one of the variance setting unit, the 3-axis magnetic resistance sensor, the 3-axis accelerometer, the input unit, the processor, and the output unit; and   a second module comprising a second wireless transmitting/receiving unit, and the remaining elements of the variance setting unit, the 3-axis magnetic resistance sensor, the 3-axis accelerometer, the input unit, the processor, and the output unit,   wherein the first module and the second module communicate wirelessly.   
   
   
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