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Essay / The Importance of Hawk Eye Technology in Cricket
In today's fast-paced world, sports like cricket, football and tennis play a very important role as they impart new energy and a new enthusiasm in life. To make these sports more efficient and fairer, many control systems have emerged. One of the most important surveillance technologies that has gained popularity since its inception is Hawk-Eye technology. It is used in sports broadcasting and is a development that will strengthen the presence of groups. We have reached a stage where human errors can create changes in fortune for both the player and the team. There is therefore a need for a system capable of combating these problems. Hawk-Eye technology was initially used in cricket to assist the umpire, but has now spread its wings across many sports as well as the military and automotive industries. In 1970, a hockey coach said that players should start the game assuming the score was 0–3. "One goal for your weaknesses, another for your opponent's strengths, and a third for your opponent's mistakes." 'arbitrage.' This quote illustrates the importance of Hawk-Eye technology. Index Terms: Hawk-Eye, triangulation, tracking system, camera, cricket, trajectory, precision. Hawk-Eye is a complex computer system used in cricket, tennis and other games. Hawk-Eye technology was developed by Dr. Paul Hawkins. He invented ball tracking systems to improve the quality of sports decisions and thus help match officials make accurate and rapid line call decisions in real game situations. The basic idea is to monitor the trajectory of the ball throughout the duration of the game. This data is then processed to produce...... middle of paper ......ICATION IN CRICKETFig. 9 – Hawk-Eye Predicted Path [13] The key statistics that Hawk-Eye can provide are: • Cart Wheel: This wheel shows the regions of the field where the batsman has made all his runs. The different colors of the cart wheel are used to represent the singles, 2s, 3s, 4s and 6s which together make up the 50s or centuries. • Hives: Hives are similar to Pitch Maps but are drummer-friendly. They show where the ball passed the batsman, which balls scored runs, and which balls were dot balls. 13 – Hives • Railcam: This feature focuses on bowlers. Railcam allows us to know the difference in speed and bounce of balls thrown either by the same bowler or by different bowlers. It also gives us an idea of the bowler's line and length as well as variations in his repertoire..