Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Week 3 # 7 Wimbledon bows to Technology

At the Championships players no longer need bow and curtsy in front of the royal box. And now those immortal words..."You can not be serious!" Shall never be heard on those hallowed courts again...for now Wimbledon shall bow to Hawk-eye.

How does it work? Six high speed video cameras transmit sixty frames per second to a computer to calculate the trajectory of the ball. One billion equations can be calculated for each rally. The bounce of the ball is pinpointed to within 3 millimetres. Amazing!!


1 comment:

Velu said...

Its a pity really. Now we won't have chaps like Ol Mc'roe shouting in centre court.

:)