• DocumentCode
    1491274
  • Title

    The FoxTrax hockey puck tracking system

  • Author

    Cavallaro, Rick

  • Author_Institution
    News Corp., USA
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1997
  • Firstpage
    6
  • Lastpage
    12
  • Abstract
    Though we had our share of problems developing and deploying this puck-tracking system, it proved to be an overall success. It resulted in one patent (for the puck) and five patents pending for the system as a whole. Also, Fox Sports´ NHL coverage enjoys significantly higher ratings-in large part, we think, because of the tracking system. While we certainly had moments of doubt, the Puck Truck proved successful at every event it attended. It´s true that some fans don´t care for the effect, but many think it´s an improvement. Over the last year we´ve been working to improve the system so that it will track the puck more accurately. Additional improvements that may show up this season should make the system more palatable to all fans
  • Keywords
    sport; television; tracking; Fox Sports; FoxTrax hockey puck tracking system; NHL coverage; Puck Truck; tracking system; Broadcasting; Cameras; Frequency; Image sensors; Infrared image sensors; Lenses; Multimedia communication; Optical computing; Radar; Repeaters;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0272-1716
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/38.574652
  • Filename
    574652