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Four entries using “Motion in Sport” as their design theme have been submitted for final judging:
• An Automatic Golf Teeing Machine from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.
• A Soccer Ball Shooting Machine from Stellenbosch University
• An Automated Goalkeeper with Return Function from the University of Johannesburg
• An Automatic Goalkeeper Coach from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal.

Detailed summaries of entries will be posted to the website by the end of July.

 

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

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Automatic Golf Teeing Machine

Acknowledging that the main objective for going to a driving range is to practice your golf swing, the time and energy required to tee up each shot could be considered a part of the training session that not only wastes time and energy, but could actually detract from the opportunity to improve your game. The Automatic Golf Teeing Machine designed and proposed by students from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University could be an interesting technology solution to motivate golf driving ranges to modernise the service and training opportunities being made available to golfers.

Students: Mark Geel; Sebastian Pillay; Jonathan Petrie; Dylan Townsend

Click here to read the summary available on this website.

Click here to download a summary of the design.

 

University of Johannesburg

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Automated Goalkeeper with Return Function

Students from the University of Johannesburg submitted an entry that combines pneumatic and linear drive systems with a predictive laser system to automate and improve the training of taking shots on goal (adaptable for other ball sports), with an additional interesting suggestion to use the proposed machine to promote interest in science and engineering.

Students: Adrian Levy; Stephen Rose; Milan Isvarlal; John Taylor

Click here to read the summary available on this website.

Click here to download a summary of the design.

Stellenbosch University

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The Tshabalala Soccer Ball Shooting Machine

A possible shortcoming of many soccer training sessions could relate to goalkeeper and set-piece training. When goalkeeper training takes place, many players may be required to take kicks at goal (which limits their training time), and their incoming shots are in effect predictable (which contrasts with the reality of a soccer game). A machine designed by students from Stellenbosch University that can simulate set-piece training as well as generate random and unpredictable kicks on goal could help teams maximise the training time of out-field players and heighten the effectiveness of goalkeeper training.

Students: Ivan Deetlefs; Alex Oelofse; Thabo Mofokeng and Ryan du Plessis

Click here to read the summary available on this website.

Click here to download a summary of the design.

YouTube video ... 01. Tshabalala Ball Shooting Video

YouTube video ... 02. Tshabalala Moving on Track Video

University of Kwa-Zulu Natal

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Automatic Goalkeeper Coach

An automatic device with an ability to randomly launch a soccer ball towards the goal mouth from the penalty area can be an effective supplement to goalkeeper training. The machine proposed by students from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal allows for a random cycle of pre-programmed shots at goal including the four corners of the goal and a straight on shot. The design also allows for goalkeepers to be able to practice independently.

Students: Calvin Cunniffe; Cameron Israel; Leemeshen Naidoo; Friedrich W H Schulenburg

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