One camera stereo system

摘要

A one camera system that measures golf club and golf ball kinematics is disclosed. Preferably, a plurality of retroreflective or fluorescent markers are placed on the surface of a golf ball. Using a single strobe lamps, images of a golf ball at two points in motion are acquired. The output of each of the strobe lamps is preferably filtered to pass predetermined colors of light. The input to each of the cameras is also preferably filtered. The output from the strobe lamp passes through at least one of a beam splitting mirror and reflective front surface mirror. Based on the filtered light outputs generated by the strobe lamp and the filtered camera input, at least two images of the golf ball, taken from two different angles, may be acquired. The acquired images may be used to analyze the kinematics of the golf ball.

主权项

1. A camera system for monitoring the movement of golf equipment through a field of view, comprising:
a single camera comprising an imaging sensor operable to simultaneously acquire two perspective views of an object at a first location along a trajectory within the field of view of the camera and simultaneously acquire two perspective views of the object at a second location along a trajectory within the field of view: wherein the two perspective views of a single field of view are based on at least two surfaces, wherein one of the surfaces is semi-transmissive and the other surface is substantially reflective.