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WO2003035198A1
WO2003035198A1 PCT/ES2002/000371 ES0200371W WO03035198A1 WO 2003035198 A1 WO2003035198 A1 WO 2003035198A1 ES 0200371 W ES0200371 W ES 0200371W WO 03035198 A1 WO03035198 A1 WO 03035198A1
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Silván Alberto ESCRIBANO
Juan TONDA ÁLVAREZ
Carlos De Carvajal Ballester
Antonio Saavedra Cueto
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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    • A63B69/36—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for golf
    • A63B69/3614—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for golf using electro-magnetic, magnetic or ultrasonic radiation emitted, reflected or interrupted by the golf club
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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    • A63B2220/30—Speed
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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    • A63B2220/30—Speed
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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    • A63B2220/80—Special sensors, transducers or devices therefor
    • A63B2220/89—Field sensors, e.g. radar systems
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/10—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterized by input arrangements for converting player-generated signals into game device control signals
    • A63F2300/1062—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game characterized by input arrangements for converting player-generated signals into game device control signals being specially adapted to a type of game, e.g. steering wheel
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F2300/00—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game
    • A63F2300/80—Features of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions, e.g. on a television screen, showing representations related to the game specially adapted for executing a specific type of game
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  • the present invention relates to a new control that, coupled as a peripheral to a PC, to a console or similar, allows the implementation of any of the existing golf games on the market, or others that may appear in the future and that admit the same operating coordinates as the current ones.
  • the object of the invention is to achieve a control that faithfully reproduces the action of a "swing” or movement of the club to hit the golf ball, providing reliable information regarding the speed of the club and the angle of the club face in the moment of impact on the ball, to the personal computer (PC) in which the golf game in question is being developed.
  • PC personal computer
  • the display shows an acceptable representation of a golf course, as well as an acceptable representation of the "swing” or movement of the club to hit the golf ball made by the player, there is no doubt that making such "swing” or movement of the club to hit the golf ball, with a mouse or a joystick leaves much to be desired, in this imitation of a real game.
  • the command for golf video games that the invention proposes solves in a fully satisfactory manner the above-mentioned problem, by allowing the player to participate in the video game in exactly the same way as he would in a real game, that is, using a golf club And a ball
  • the aforementioned stick will incorporate, duly in solidarity with its head, a magnetic strip, capable of acting on a sensor module at the moment in which the impact on the ball occurs, so that said sensor module is in turn capable of measuring both the velocity of the clubhead and the angle thereof at the time of its impact on the ball.
  • the sensor module will incorporate, as sensors themselves, a plurality of electromagnetic coils, preferably in the number of three, that when passing the magnetic strip associated to the head of the stick, generate voltages that are supplied to a measuring module, where they are properly amplified and compared with a reference signal and that, once the golf club has exceeded all the coils of the sensor module, they are sent to the PC where, with the collaboration of a suitable and complementary software, the data is interpreted to interact with the game and, specifically, so that a hit similar to that physically performed through the command of the invention occurs in it.
  • a socket (1) for correct positioning of the golfer participates in the command, specifically so that it is properly positioned before a sensor module (2), which will be discussed below, plinth (1) whose existence is optional and that can be materialized in a piece injected in plastic, covered with a mat, for example dimensions of 0.75 x 0.75 meters, enough for a person to stand on it to perform the "swing" or movement of the club to hit the golf ball.
  • An artificial grass mat will cover said support plate hiding all the mechanisms of the sensor module with the exception of said "Tee”.
  • Both the ball and the "Tee” are attached to the sensor module (2), by example by means of a rope, so that when the "swing” or movement of the club to hit the golf ball occurs, they do not disperse with respect to said module.
  • the coils (3) of the sensor module (2) are excited when the golf club head passes over them, thanks to the existence in the latter of a magnetic strip or ferrite that must be placed in the lower part of the head of the stick or its lateral face, arranged parallel to the active face thereof, with adhesive on its north pole for its attachment to the head of the stick, magnetic strip that must be flexible and anisotropic.
  • the sensor module (2) provides information, through a shielded cable (4) to a measuring device (5), fed from the network by means of a cable (6), with a power circuit to transform the mains voltage to the working voltage of the entire control, of the order of 5 volts in direct current, said meter (5) also having an amplification stage, a comparator circuit and a microprocessor, as well as a serial communication cable (7) with the PC (8) in which the game of golf is being developed.
  • the amplification stage is responsible for receiving the analog signals from the coils (3) of the sensor module (2) and amplifying them properly so that they can be compared with reference signals in the comparator circuit. If the amplified signal exceeds a certain threshold value, the comparator sends a signal to the microprocessor. Logically there will be three comparators, one for each coil (3) and, depending on the three signals received by the microprocessor by one of its ports according to the program, send the time data to the PC (8) by the cable

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Abstract

The invention relates to a control device comprising a peripheral which is connected to golf games that can be run on PCs currently available on the market. As a control element, the inventive device can replace the standard mouse or joystick, taking the form of a real golf club which is provided with a magnetic strip at the head thereof. A ball is positioned on a sensor (2) and when said ball is hit in a real manner, the magnetic strip excites a series of electromagnetic coils (3) acting as proximity sensors and said sensor (2) generates signals relating to speed and the angle of the club. The aforementioned signals are transmitted first to a measuring apparatus (5), where they are compared with reference signals, and subsequently to the PC (8) on which the game is being run, such that each swing or movement of the golf club performed by the player in order to hit the ball has an effect on the game. In this way, the electronic game or video game takes place in the same manner as a real game of golf, namely by swinging or moving the golf club in order to hit the ball.

Description

MANDO PAKA VI EOTTIEGOS DE GOLF PAKA VI EOTTIEGOS GOLF COMMAND

D E S R I P C I Ó ND E S R I P C I Ó N

OBJETO DE LA INVENCIÓNOBJECT OF THE INVENTION

La presente invención se refiere a un nuevo mando que, acoplable como un periférico a un PC, a una consola o similar, permite la puesta en práctica de cualquiera de los juegos de golf existentes en el mercado, u otros que puedan aparecer en un futuro y que admitan las mismas coordenadas de funcionamiento que los actuales.The present invention relates to a new control that, coupled as a peripheral to a PC, to a console or similar, allows the implementation of any of the existing golf games on the market, or others that may appear in the future and that admit the same operating coordinates as the current ones.

El objeto de la invención es conseguir un mando que permita reproducir fielmente la acción de un "swing" o movimiento del palo para golpear la bola de golf, suministrando información fiable respecto de la velocidad del palo y el ángulo de la cara del mismo en el momento del impacto sobre la bola, al ordenador personal (PC) en el que se está desarrollando el juego de golf de que se trate.The object of the invention is to achieve a control that faithfully reproduces the action of a "swing" or movement of the club to hit the golf ball, providing reliable information regarding the speed of the club and the angle of the club face in the moment of impact on the ball, to the personal computer (PC) in which the golf game in question is being developed.

ANTECEDENTES DE LA INVENCIÓNBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Son conocidos diversos juegos de golf ejecutables en PC, pudiendo citarse entre otros "Microsoft LINKS 2000 y 2001", "EA Sports Tiger WoodsSeveral golf games that are executable on PC are known, including "Microsoft LINKS 2000 and 2001", "EA Sports Tiger Woods

PGA Tour 2000 y 2001" y "Sierra PGA Championship Golf 2000", juegos que permiten al usuario, sentado ante su ordenador, emular el juego de golf real, mediante un campo de golf ficticio representado en la pantalla con todos los aditamentos para el desarrollo de este tipo de juego.PGA Tour 2000 and 2001 "and" Sierra PGA Championship Golf 2000 ", games that allow the user, sitting at his computer, to emulate the real golf game, through a fictional golf course represented on the screen with all the accessories for the development of this type of game.

Obviamente la participación esencial del jugador en el desarrollo del juego se produce en los momentos en los que éste debe efectuar un "swing", o movimiento del palo para golpear la bola de golf, en la actualidad es también ficticio y que se lleva a cabo con el ratón del ordenador o con los clásicos joysticks utilizados en todo tipo de videojuegos, de manera que a través de cualquiera de estos elementos se manejan los controles del juego de golf en los que el usuario puede influir.Obviously the essential participation of the player in the development of the game occurs in the moments in which it must perform a "swing", or movement of the club to hit the golf ball, nowadays it is also fictitious and is carried out with the computer mouse or with the classic joysticks used in all types of video games, so that through any of these elements the controls of the golf game that the user can influence are handled.

Aunque en pantalla aparezca una representación aceptable de un campo de golf, así como una representación también aceptable del "swing" o movimiento del palo para golpear la bola de golf efectuados por el jugador, no cabe la menor duda que el efectuar dichos "swing" o movimiento del palo para golpear la bola de golf, con un ratón o un joystick deja mucho que desear, en esta imitación de un juego real.Although the display shows an acceptable representation of a golf course, as well as an acceptable representation of the "swing" or movement of the club to hit the golf ball made by the player, there is no doubt that making such "swing" or movement of the club to hit the golf ball, with a mouse or a joystick leaves much to be desired, in this imitation of a real game.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE LA INVENCIÓNDESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

El mando para videojuegos de golf que la invención propone resuelve de forma plenamente satisfactoria la problemática anteriormente expuesta, al permitir que el jugador pueda participar en el videojuego de exactamente la misma forma que lo haría en un juego real, es decir utilizando un palo de golf y una bola.The command for golf video games that the invention proposes solves in a fully satisfactory manner the above-mentioned problem, by allowing the player to participate in the video game in exactly the same way as he would in a real game, that is, using a golf club And a ball

De forma más concreta, el citado palo incorporará, debidamente solidarizada a la cabeza del mismo, una tira magnética, capaz de actuar sobre un módulo sensor en el momento en el que se produce el impacto sobre la bola, de manera que dicho módulo sensor es capaz a su vez de medir tanto la velocidad de la cabeza del palo como el ángulo del mismo en el momento de su incidencia sobre la bola.More specifically, the aforementioned stick will incorporate, duly in solidarity with its head, a magnetic strip, capable of acting on a sensor module at the moment in which the impact on the ball occurs, so that said sensor module is in turn capable of measuring both the velocity of the clubhead and the angle thereof at the time of its impact on the ball.

Específicamente el módulo sensor incorporará, como sensores propiamente dichos, una pluralidad de bobinas electromagnéticas, preferentemente en número de tres, que al paso de la tira magnética asociada a la cabeza del palo, generan tensiones que son suministradas a un módulo medidor, donde son debidamente amplificadas y comparadas con una señal de referencia y que, una vez que el palo de golf haya sobrepasado todas las bobinas del módulo sensor, son enviadas al PC donde, con la colaboración de un software adecuado y complementario, se interpretan los datos para interactuar con el juego y, concretamente, para que se produzca en el mismo un golpe similar al físicamente realizado a través del mando de la invención.Specifically, the sensor module will incorporate, as sensors themselves, a plurality of electromagnetic coils, preferably in the number of three, that when passing the magnetic strip associated to the head of the stick, generate voltages that are supplied to a measuring module, where they are properly amplified and compared with a reference signal and that, once the golf club has exceeded all the coils of the sensor module, they are sent to the PC where, with the collaboration of a suitable and complementary software, the data is interpreted to interact with the game and, specifically, so that a hit similar to that physically performed through the command of the invention occurs in it.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE LOS DIBUJOSDESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Para complementar la descripción que se está realizando y con objeto de ayudar a una mejor comprensión de las características del invento, de acuerdo con un ejemplo de realización práctica del mismo, se acompaña como parte integrante de dicha descripción, una hoja única de planos en la que con carácter ilustrativo y no limitativo y en su única figura, se ha representado un diagrama de bloques correspondiente al mando para videojuegos de golf que constituye el objeto de la presente invención, debidamente acoplado a un PC. REALIZACIÓN PREFERENTE DE LA INVENCIÓNTo complement the description that is being made and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to an example of practical realization of the same, a single sheet of plans is attached as an integral part of said description. that with an illustrative and non-limiting nature and in its only figure, a block diagram corresponding to the command for golf video games that constitutes the object of the present invention, duly coupled to a PC, has been represented. PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

De acuerdo con un ejemplo de realización práctica representado en la figura, en el mando participa un zócalo (1) para un correcto posicionamiento del golfista, concretamente para que éste se sitúe debidamente ante un módulo sensor (2), del que se hablará seguidamente, zócalo (1) cuya existencia es opcional y que puede materializarse en una pieza inyectada en plástico, recubierta con una alfombrilla, por ejemplo unas dimensiones de 0,75 x 0,75 metros, suficientes para que una persona se sitúe de pie sobre ella para efectuar el "swing" o movimiento del palo para golpear la bola de golf.According to an example of practical embodiment represented in the figure, a socket (1) for correct positioning of the golfer participates in the command, specifically so that it is properly positioned before a sensor module (2), which will be discussed below, plinth (1) whose existence is optional and that can be materialized in a piece injected in plastic, covered with a mat, for example dimensions of 0.75 x 0.75 meters, enough for a person to stand on it to perform the "swing" or movement of the club to hit the golf ball.

En cuanto al módulo sensor (2), éste se materializa en una placa soporte de plástico que agrupa a todos los elementos participantes en el mismo, concretamente consistentes en tres bobinas electromagnéticas (3), que actúan como sensores de proximidad, con una resistencia y una inductancia apropiadas, bobinas que sólo son excitadas en una dirección paralela a su eje, de manera que generan una tensión aproximadamente cuando la cabeza del palo de golf se encuentra justo encima de la bobina, de manera que tales bobinas son capaces, como anteriormente se ha dicho, de medir tanto la velocidad como el ángulo de la cabeza de un palo de golf en el momento de su impacto sobre la correspondiente bola, que se ubicará sobre el módulo sensor (2), concretamente sobre un "Tee" de plástico fijable a la placa soporte del módulo sensor. Una alfombrilla de hierba artificial recubrirá dicha placa soporte ocultando todos los mecanismos del módulo sensor con excepción de dicho "Tee".As for the sensor module (2), this materializes in a plastic support plate that groups all the elements involved in it, specifically consisting of three electromagnetic coils (3), which act as proximity sensors, with a resistance and an appropriate inductance, coils that are only excited in a direction parallel to their axis, so that they generate a voltage approximately when the head of the golf club is just above the coil, so that such coils are capable, as previously said, to measure both the speed and the angle of the head of a golf club at the time of its impact on the corresponding ball, which will be located on the sensor module (2), specifically on a "plastic tee" fixed to the sensor module support plate. An artificial grass mat will cover said support plate hiding all the mechanisms of the sensor module with the exception of said "Tee".

Tanto la bola como el "Tee" están unidas al módulo sensor (2), por ejemplo mediante una cuerda, de manera que cuando se produce el "swing" o movimiento del palo para golpear la bola de golf, no se dispersan respecto a dicho módulo.Both the ball and the "Tee" are attached to the sensor module (2), by example by means of a rope, so that when the "swing" or movement of the club to hit the golf ball occurs, they do not disperse with respect to said module.

Como también se ha dicho con anterioridad, las bobinas (3) del módulo sensor (2) se excitan al pasar sobre ellas la cabeza del palo de golf, merced a la existencia en esta última de una tira magnética o ferrita que debe situarse en la parte inferior de la cabeza del palo o en su cara lateral, en disposición paralela a la cara activa del mismo, con adhesivo en su polo norte para su fijación a la cabeza del palo, tira magnética que ha de ser flexible y anisotrópica.As it has been said before, the coils (3) of the sensor module (2) are excited when the golf club head passes over them, thanks to the existence in the latter of a magnetic strip or ferrite that must be placed in the lower part of the head of the stick or its lateral face, arranged parallel to the active face thereof, with adhesive on its north pole for its attachment to the head of the stick, magnetic strip that must be flexible and anisotropic.

El módulo sensor (2) suministra información, a través de un cable apantallado (4) a un aparato medidor (5), alimentado de la red mediante un cable (6), con un circuito de alimentación para transformar la tensión de red a la tensión de trabajo de todo el mando, del orden de 5 voltios en corriente continua, contando además dicho medidor (5) con una etapa de amplificación, un circuito comparador y un microprocesador, así como un cable de comunicación serie (7) con el PC (8) en el que se está desarrollando el juego del golf.The sensor module (2) provides information, through a shielded cable (4) to a measuring device (5), fed from the network by means of a cable (6), with a power circuit to transform the mains voltage to the working voltage of the entire control, of the order of 5 volts in direct current, said meter (5) also having an amplification stage, a comparator circuit and a microprocessor, as well as a serial communication cable (7) with the PC (8) in which the game of golf is being developed.

De forma más concreta la etapa de amplificación se encarga de recibir las señales analógicas provenientes de las bobinas (3) del módulo sensor (2) y amplificarlas debidamente para que puedan ser comparadas con señales de referencia en el circuito comparador. Si la señal amplificada supera un cierto valor de umbral, el comparador envía una señal al microprocesador. Lógicamente existirán tres comparadores, uno para cada bobina (3) y, dependiendo de las tres señales que recibe el microprocesador por uno de sus puertos según el programa, envía los datos de tiempo al PC (8) por el cableMore specifically, the amplification stage is responsible for receiving the analog signals from the coils (3) of the sensor module (2) and amplifying them properly so that they can be compared with reference signals in the comparator circuit. If the amplified signal exceeds a certain threshold value, the comparator sends a signal to the microprocessor. Logically there will be three comparators, one for each coil (3) and, depending on the three signals received by the microprocessor by one of its ports according to the program, send the time data to the PC (8) by the cable

(7). (7).

Claims

E I V I N D I C A C I O E SE I V I N D I C A C I O E S Ia .- Mando para videojuegos de golf, de los ejecutables en PCs, consolas o similares, que estando especialmente concebido para sustituir al clásico joystick o al ratón, se caracteriza por estar constituido a partir de un módulo sensor (2), dotado de varias bobinas electromagnéticas (3) actuantes como sensores de proximidad, con el que colabora un palo de golf dotado en su cabeza de una tira magnética capacitada para influir sobre las bobinas del módulo sensor en el "swing" o movimiento del palo para golpear la bola de golf, generando dicho módulo sensor señales correspondientes a la velocidad y ángulo de la cabeza del palo, que a través de un aparato medidor (5) y con la colaboración de un software adecuado, son suministrados al PC (8) en el que se está ejecutando el juego de golf, para controlar cada "swing" o movimiento del palo para golpear la bola de golf, en el desarrollo de tal juego. I-.- Gamepad golf, executable on PCs, consoles or the like which being specially designed to replace the joystick classic or mouse, is characterized by being formed from a sensor module (2), equipped with several electromagnetic coils (3) acting as proximity sensors, with which a golf club with a magnetic strip equipped to influence the coils of the sensor module in the "swing" or movement of the club to hit the ball collaborates golf, generating said sensor module signals corresponding to the speed and angle of the clubhead, which through a measuring device (5) and with the collaboration of appropriate software, are supplied to the PC (8) in which He is running the golf game, to control each swing or movement of the club to hit the golf ball, in the development of such a game. 2a .- Mando para videojuegos de golf, según reivindicación I a, caracterizado porque la tira magnética asociada a la cabeza del palo de golf, es anisotrópica, tiene situado uno de sus polos en una de sus caras mayores, mientras que a través de la otra se fija con adhesivo al palo, en la parte inferior de la cabeza del mismo o en una de sus caras y en disposición paralela a la cara de accionamiento del mismo sobre la bola.2 .- Gamepad golf according to claim Ia, wherein the magnetic strip associated with the head of the golf club, is anisotropic, has located one of its poles on one of its larger faces, while through the other is fixed with adhesive to the stick, in the lower part of the head of the same or in one of its faces and in parallel arrangement to the actuation face thereof on the ball. 3a .- Mando para videojuegos de golf, según reivindicaciones anteriores, caracterizado porque el módulo sensor (2) se materializa en una placa soporte de plástico, en la que encajan los diferentes elementos integrantes del mismo, recubierta por una alfombrilla de hierba artificial sobre la que se sitúa un "Tee" de plástico, para ubicación de la bola de golf en correspondencia posicional con las bobinas (3) que participan en dicho módulo sensor, habiéndose previsto que tanto el "Tee" como la bola de golf estén unidas al módulo sensor (2) de manera que cuando se produzca el impacto con el palo no salgan disparados y retornen a dicho módulo.3 .- Gamepad golf, according to previous claims, wherein the sensor module (2) is materialized in a support plate of plastic, which fit the various constituent elements of the same coated with a mat of artificial grass on which places a plastic "Tee", for the location of the golf ball in positional correspondence with the coils (3) that participate in said sensor module, it being provided that both the "Tee" and the golf ball are connected to the sensor module (2) so that when the impact occurs with the stick they do not come out triggered and return to said module. 4a .- Mando para videojuegos de golf, según reivindicaciones anteriores, caracterizado porque el aparato medidor (5), que recibe las señales del módulo sensor (3) a través del cable de transmisión (4), incorpora un circuito de alimentación que convierte la tensión alterna de red en tensión continua y suficientemente baja como para evitar cualquier tipo de riesgo, una etapa de amplificación para las señales recibidas del módulo sensor (3), un circuito comparador en el que se comparan dichas señales con otras de referencia, y un microprocesador que, con la colaboración de un software apropiado, envía los datos al PC (8) a través de un cable de comunicación serie (7). 4 a. - Command for golf video games, according to previous claims, characterized in that the measuring device (5), which receives the signals from the sensor module (3) through the transmission cable (4), incorporates a power circuit that converts the alternating mains voltage in direct voltage and low enough to avoid any type of risk, an amplification stage for the signals received from the sensor module (3), a comparator circuit in which said signals are compared with other reference ones, and a microprocessor that, with the collaboration of an appropriate software, sends the data to the PC (8) through a serial communication cable (7).
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