High-Precision Golf Ball Motion Laser -- 2

Budget: £20 - £40/hr

This project is to measure the speed of a rolling ball, It will measure starting speed and track distance to stop. The ball will be travelling roughly at 6ft second on a putting green.

I need a compact laser-based device that can track a golf ball in real time, capture its rolling speed frame-by-frame, calculate deceleration, and then switch seamlessly to measure vertical bounce height as well as the ball’s speed just before and after impact with the ground. Rolling speed data is the top priority, yet the bounce metrics are still essential to the overall solution.

Because I’ll be moving the unit between an outdoor green and an indoor practice mat, the optics and housing must cope with varying light levels, surface colours, and the occasional speck of sand or moisture. I expect millisecond-level timestamping on all speed and deceleration outputs, delivered either through an onboard display or a simple USB/BLE data stream that I can log to a laptop.

Please propose your sensor arrangement, processing workflow, and how you intend to validate ±1 ms precision in both environments. Include a brief outline of the prototype or proof-of-concept you will deliver, any off-the-shelf components you plan to integrate, and how you would calibrate the system for different turf conditions.