Team members:
- Marko Bundalo
- Ponphet Homchanh
- Jason Mucilli
- Ideen Taeb
- David Wu
Since the beginning of soccer, referees have made mistakes in declaring a close goal where the ball has not entirely passed the goal line. This created a lot of controversy during important matches. After much discussion and protests about the need to improve officiating in soccer games through the use of technology, team INTERNATIONAL decided to launch the goal-line technology that will be able to determine whether the ball has fully crossed the goal line or not.
The first part of our project will involve implementing a beside-the-goal camera that is linked to a computer. The data and pictures from this camera will upload to a computer which will then display the goal frame on the screen so the user can determine whether the ball passed the goal line or not, similar to the technology used in tennis to determine if a ball is in or out.
In the second step of our goal-line technology, we will be focusing on building a launcher device that will be able to shoot a ball anywhere at the goal using a controller. The device will be used to launch the ball moving it both vertically and horizontally. Once this is fully functional, we will create a semicircular rail on which the launcher moves, changing the position from which the ball is launched.