Patent ID: 9616346
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A63B,A63F

Claim:
1. A system for computer generated sports simulation, the system comprising: a screen configured to have a sports object launched thereat and to display a future trajectory of the sports object thereon; a projector configured to project the future trajectory of the sports object on the screen; a launch area configured to have the sports object launched therefrom and toward the screen; one or more infrared strobe lights directed toward the launch area and coupled to a strobe controller; a triggering device coupled to the strobe controller to flash the infrared strobe lights and illuminate the launch area; a first camera, wherein the first camera is positioned over the launch area and configured to capture one or more images of the launch area illuminated by the one or more strobe lights; a second camera, wherein the second camera is positioned to capture one or more images of the sports object as the sports object travels from the launch area toward the screen; at least a first sensor plane located between the launch area and the screen; and a processor in data communication with the first camera, the second camera, the one or more strobe lights, the triggering device, the strobe controller, and the first sensor plane, wherein the processor is configured to execute a set of instructions to perform a method comprising: