Need some help with your golf game? This concept from Pillar Vision in California uses a personal drone to monitor or track actions during a sporting activity. The drone is normally attached to the golfer until they're ready for their shot and then the drone is launched. The drone captures the golf ball flight path data which is used to track and analyze the shot. The concept can be used for other sports and events as well.
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ABSTRACT A system for monitoring objects at sporting events or other types of events uses a wearable drone that has at least one camera or other sensor for capturing or otherwise sensing data . When the drone is to be used for monitoring , such as monitoring an object at a sporting event , the wearable drone may be detached from its user , and it may hover or otherwise fly within a certain position of an object to be monitored . While flying , the drone's sensor may be used to capture information , such as performance data or images , of the object during the sporting event .
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING OBJECTS AT SPORTING EVENTS
Inventors : Alan W. Marty , Menlo Park , CA ( US ) ; U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
John Carter , Elkmont , AL ( US ) 8,267,781 B2
8,617,008 B2 ( 73 ) Assignee : Pillar Vision , Inc. , Menlo Park , CA
( 22 ) Filed : Feb. 28 , 202