The objective of this project was to design and physically develop an affordable, meaning under $500 retail price, device that can accurately provide feedback on speed and position of a pitch. Current products like this are usually either expensive, inaccurate or both. Additionally, they often lack feedback on position of the pitch over homeplate. Due to these limitations, customers are often dissatisfied with the smart backstop product they have purchased. Axiomatic Design theory and concept-knowledge theory were used in the design of a new smart backstop product. Our team has come to a solution that can provide more accurate results for speed and position of a pitch and provide feedback in a clear and user-friendly manner.

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Creator

• Keable, Michael W.
• St. Onge, Griffin M.
• DeDonato, Jordan D.
• Berg, Bailey C.
• Nguyen, Thien Q.

Subject

• Innovation

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 22681
• E-project-050621-084817

Keyword

• Camera Vision
• Sports Engineering
• Radar
• C-K Theory Design
• Axiomatic Design
• Control Charts

Advisor

• Towner, Walter Thomas
• Brown, Christopher A.

Year

• 2021

Sponsor

• Gary Sowyrda

Date created

• 2021-05-06

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-08-29