Patents Assigned to The Sports Turf Research Institute Ltd.
  • Measurement of Roughness of a Playing Surface
    Publication number: 20100132442
    Abstract: A device (60) and method for measuring the roughness of a playing surface are described. The device includes a carriage (12) which can travel over the playing surface, a rotatable member (80) which can roll over the playing surface, a restraint (84) which constrains the rotatable member (80) to travel with the carriage (12) and a transducer (70) coupled to the rotatable member (80) and which can generate a signal representative of the height and/or lateral translation of the rotatable member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: The Sports Turf Research Institute Ltd.
    Inventors: Timothy P Lodge, Stephen Baker