System for remotely swinging a golf club

摘要

A method, system, and computer program product for remote golf club swinging is provided. The method can include receiving in a robotic golf club swing fixture from a remote operator over a computer communications network a set of swing parameters defining different aspects of a golf club swing. The method also can include directing a plurality of robotic arms of the fixture to swing a coupled golf club according to the received swing parameters. The method yet further can include sensing a result of the swinging of the coupled golf club. Finally, the method can include transmitting data derived from the sensed result to the remote operator over the computer communications network.

主权项

1. A remote golf club swinging method comprising:
receiving, by a processor executing in a memory of a computer and coupled to a robotic golf club swing fixture, from a remote operator over a computer communications network a set of swing parameters including direction and shot shape defining different aspects of a golf club swing in response to the remote operator setting the set of swing parameters in a graphical user interface (GUI) in a web browser on a computing device remotely disposed from the robotic golf club swing fixture, where shot shape indicates a shape of a shot of a golf ball in reference to golf ball flight upon a golf club making contact with the golf ball; directing, by the processor, a plurality of robotic arms of the robotic golf club swing fixture to swing a coupled golf club resulting in the remote operator remotely causing the robotic golf club swing fixture to swing the coupled golf club according to the set of swing parameters set via the GUI, wherein directing the plurality of robotic arms comprises transforming, by the processor, the received set of swing parameters to a data string; sensing, by the processor, a result of the swinging of the coupled golf club; and, transmitting, by the processor, data derived from the sensed result to the remote operator for display in the web browser on the computing device over the computer communications network, wherein the result is a sensed performance of the golf club.