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    How Hawkeye Works

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    Hawkeye uses six high-speed cameras placed around a stadium to track a ball in 3D space and time. It identifies the ball in each video frame through image processing and triangulates its position using at least two cameras. Hawkeye then applies the laws of physics to model and predict the ball's trajectory, generating a virtual simulation to aid umpires and viewers.

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    Hawkeye uses six high-speed cameras placed around a stadium to track a ball in 3D space and time. It identifies the ball in each video frame through image processing and triangulates its position using at least two cameras. Hawkeye then applies the laws of physics to model and predict the ball's trajectory, generating a virtual simulation to aid umpires and viewers.

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    Hawkeye uses six high-speed cameras placed around a stadium to track a ball in 3D space and time. It identifies the ball in each video frame through image processing and triangulates its position using at least two cameras. Hawkeye then applies the laws of physics to model and predict the ball's trajectory, generating a virtual simulation to aid umpires and viewers.

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    How Hawkeye Works

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    How Hawkeye Works?

    Hawkeye is the brainchild of Paul Hawkins,


    who has a PhD in artificial intelligence.

    Hawk-eye consists of image processing


    technologies, 3D modeling technologies and
    laws of physics. There will be six high speed
    cameras placed at different locations of the
    stadium covering the whole play in different
    angles. Because of the six cameras tracking the
    ball, Hawkeye picks up the exact spot where the
    ball pitches. During each frame of the video
    captured by those cameras, computer system
    identifies the group of pixels which corresponds
    to the actual ball. Usually the cameras used in
    hawk-eye system record the action at 60 frames
    a second, which is about double the speed of
    standard commercial TV cameras. The left
    image shows the positions of the cameras while
    covering a tennis match.

    After that, the three dimensional position of the ball is calculated by comparing the position
    against at least two other cameras (at least five cameras in total). Then those derived 3D location
    data are stored in a predefined model of the playing area (stadium). This process is called as
    ‘triangulation’.

    Even though it calculates the three dimensional location, it’s more likely a "four-dimensional"
    technology, because the time is also added to the triangulation process. So that places the ball in
    space, synchronized with the time. It works similar to satellite-based global positioning system
    locates a car on the road, but with a precision in millimeters rather than meters.

    Using those location data, system can calculate the next movements of the ball by applying laws
    of physics. System is capable of calculating where the ball will interact with any of the playing
    area features already programmed into the database. Furthermore Hawkeye can be taught about
    the game rules so it can take more sophisticated decisions for human umpires.

    Finally to give the visual outcome system, usually virtual reality software (similar to ones used in
    computer games), generates a real time graphic image of the ball path and playing area, which
    can be used for the benefits of umpires, television viewers or coaching staff.

    Hawkeye also measures the speed of the ball from the bowler's hand, so it will tell you exactly
    how much time the batsman has to react to a ball.

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