CTRUS

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CTRUS is the first air-less, see-through soccer ball with position detection technology. Its functional principle is based on the mechanical properties of its materials

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Client
Self-initiated
Year
2010
Status
Proposed
Program
Industrial design
Areas of Exploration
Manufacturing, Sport, Technology
Partners
AGENT (Alberto Villarreal and Michel Rojkind)
Team

Victor Alemán

Isaac Smeke

Enrique Fernández

 

 

 

Collaborators

Video
Toro Films: Fausto Terán

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The flexibility provided by its materials, emulates the bounce of an inflated pneumatic soccer ball, but offers the advantage of not using air.

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CTRUS provides added functionality controlled by the electronic components in its nucleus which communicate wirelessly with control stations at the stadium:

-Inner light, color changes at critical game situations (goal, offside and out of bounds).

-Recording of kick force and travel speed.

-Location of the ball relative to the court (Interactive Detection System via GPS/RFID).

-P.O.V. camera footage (software stabilized image).

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