This project involves designing an automated strike zone for baseball. One approach includes posting high-speed cameras at the correct angles to identify balls and strikes. Another approach uses light beams that are broken by the baseball as it crosses home plate. Since strike zones vary according to each player's height, that information would have to be added to the program in advance. Blair acknowledges that improvements such as these may not always be considered improvements.
Baseball is a very traditional game.
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