Hardware Podcasts

57: Engineering on the Run

Embedded.fm · 25 Jun 2014 · 52m

What this episode covers

Ken Milnes, a broadcast engineer who worked for Sport Vision on NASCAR, football, and the America's Cup, explains how augmented reality graphics like the yellow line and glowing hockey puck were engineered. He details the hardware modifications to broadcast cameras, the use of high-precision IMUs and GPS for tracking, and the challenges of deploying these systems in the field. Milnes also discusses the nomadic lifestyle of broadcast engineers and the high-pressure environment of live sports production.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Sport Vision, Fox Sports, Crossbow, SGI, Juniper Networks, Adobe, Sun Microsystems, Apple
Tools
Arduino
Also
NASCAR, America's Cup

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