MONITORING REPORT ISLAMABAD: Judging whether a batsman has been “run out” is one of the trickiest tasks facing the umpires officiating in cricket. Now an inexpensive computer vision system has been developed that it is claimed can do the job as well as a human official, and without the need for a time-consuming video replay.The sports authorities have introduced an off-field umpire with access to a video replay. Consulting this third umpire can halt play for a minute or more, however, this drill is disruptive in the fast-paced versions as Twenty20 cricket.”It really disrupts the flow,” says Tariq Mahmood of the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences in Karachi, who has created a system called ‘A-Eye’ to automate such decisions. A-Eye combines a low-cost video camera sitting at ground level with open-source software called ‘AForge.NET’ that scans a video feed for moving objects.A-Eye automatically identifies the position of the crease and the wicket, and tracks the motion of the bat. If the system detects any movement of the wicket while the bat is outside the crease, it deems the batsman to be run out.Mahmood said that using a high-quality camera would make ‘A-Eye’ more accurate and could remove the need for a human video umpire.
http://www.technologytimes.pk/2011/06/04/it-solution-developed-for-cricket-umpiring/
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