LaserLynx™ Overview

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Overview

*Fast*	10 minute equipment setup.
*Accurate*	Exceeds all required standards.
*Simple to Use*	One touch measurement.
*Powerful*	Links to scoreboards and databases.
*Portable*	Runs on rechargeable batteries.
LaserLynx™ is a powerful laser-based measuring device linked by state-of-the-art LaserLynx™ software to a handheld computer (Palm OS or Windows CE) . The resulting product is in a class by itself. Never has distance measurement in a track and field environment been so accurate, or so easy, or so affordable. In addition, because all the measurements are computer generated, information can be converted between metric and US units and shared effortlessly with scoreboards, infield displays, databases and even with announcers. With the addition of SeriaLynx™ to the system, the LaserLynx™ system can also share information with all these components wirelessly.
How it works.
Geometry has established that given an accurate measurement of two sides of a triangle, and an accurate measurement of the angle between these two known sides, it is possible to compute the length of the third side. By incorporating the radius of the throwing arc or throwing circle into the calculations that it does, LaserLynx™ is able to accurately measure an athlete’s performance without venturing into the throwing area to make the measurement. An athlete’s performance is computed as shown below in the diagram by using data that was entered prior to the start of the competition – the LaserLynx™ Station Reference Measurement (shown below), and the radius of the throwing circle.