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| Web URL(s): | https://scisoc.confex.com/crops/2015am/webprogram/Paper92038.html
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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Abstract or Summary only |
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| Author(s): | McElroy, J. Scott;
Marshall, Andrew K. |
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| Author Affiliation: | McElroy: Auburn University, Auburn, AL; Marshall: Turfinformatics, Norcross, GA |
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| Title: | A new device for measuring putting green characteristics |
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| Section: | C05 turfgrass science
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Golf course management and cultural practices
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| Meeting Info.: | Minneapolis, Minnesota: November 15-18, 2015 |
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| Source: | ASA, CSSA and SSSA International Annual Meetings. 2015, p. 92038. |
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| Publishing Information: | [Milwaukee, Wisconsin]: [American Society of Agronomy and the Entomological Society of America] |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Evaluative methods; Golf green maintenance; Golf green speed; Golf greens; Product evaluation; Golf green surface; Smoothness; Software; Technology
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| Trade Names: | Sphero |
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Golf course managers manage putting greens to acheive [achieve] a desired speed, smoothness, and putting trueness. Except for putting green speed, however, few tools are available for putting green smoothness and trueness. Utilizing Sphero, a robotic sphere controlled by smart devices, we developed data capturing and analysis software to collect information as Sphero rolls across a surface. Our software - Sphero Turfgrass Research - captures data at 42 hz with measurement taken in Y-direction (forward and reverse), X-direction (lateral), and Z-direction (vertical). Velocity and acceleration measurements are taken in the X and Y direction and acceleration is taken in the Z direction. Other combined directional measurement (e.g., XY Velocity) are also quantified. Gyroscopic measurements are also collected: roll, pitch, and yaw. To date we have correlated Y-speed average and pitch average with stimp distance. Sphero putting green speed variables can be taken on a variety of slopes and not restricted to flat surfaces like the stimp meter. In our opinion X-acceleration range and X-velocity range are correlated with putting trueness and Z-acceleration range is correlated with putting green smoothness. However, the inability to correlate Sphero measurements with long-standing historical measuring devices similar to a stimp meter prevents us from correlating our trueness and smoothness measurements with industry standards. Lastly, it is recommended that data be collected via standard settings of 8 laps, at 30% speed, and rolling for 3 seconds. Changing from standard settings will yield incomparable data." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | This item is an abstract only!
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
McElroy, J. S., and A. Marshall. 2015. A new device for measuring putting green characteristics. Agron. Abr. p. 92038. |
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