What is Hawk-Eye system?
Hawk-Eye is a computer vision system used in numerous sports such as cricket, tennis, Gaelic football, badminton, hurling, rugby union, association football and volleyball, to visually track the trajectory of the ball and display a profile of its statistically most likely path as a moving image.
How much does Hawk-Eye technology cost?
Hawk Eye pricing starts at $10.99 as a flat rate, per month. There is a free version. Hawk Eye offers a free trial.
How accurate is Hawk-Eye?
Hawkins said that Hawk-Eye’s margin of error averaged about 3.6 millimeters (0.14 inches) and that the system was around 99.9 percent accurate. “Hawk-Eye isn’t infallible, but it’s pretty damned close,” he said.
Who owns Hawk-Eye?
Sony Professional Solutions Europe
Sony Professional Solutions Europe (Sony) has acquired Hawk-Eye Innovations Ltd (Hawk-Eye), one of the world’s best known and most credible sports technology providers. Hawk-Eye will be integrated into Sony, which supplies cameras and production equipment to broadcasters and sports venues.
What are the benefits of the Hawk-Eye technology?
Hawk-Eye is a computer vision based technology that allows the trajectory of a ball and players to be tracked purely from video. The advantage of such a system is that it’s completely un-intrusive, you don’t need to put sensors in anything.
How does Hawk-Eye live electronic line calling work?
Hawk-Eye uses six or more computer-linked television cameras situated around the court. The computer reads in the video in real time, and tracks the path of the tennis ball on each camera. These six separate views are then combined together to produce an accurate 3D representation of the path of the ball.
Who makes Hawk-Eye technology?
Sony
Hawk-Eye, the UK company firm behind ball-tracking technology, has sold the firm to electronics giant Sony for an undisclosed sum. The Winchester firm makes ball-tracking technology for tennis and cricket.
Who developed Hawk-Eye technology?
Dr Paul Hawkins
Hawk Eye is the brainchild of keen sportsman – ‘I’m a county cricketer’ – Dr Paul Hawkins (it’s also named after him). After earning his PhD in artificial intelligence, in 1999 Hawkins went to work for technology company Roke Manor Research.