Cuban Device for Benefit of Baseball Pitchers to be patented

HOLGUIN, Cuba, Feb 9 (acn) The creation of a computerized device for diagnosis in baseball pitcher training systems is the first active patent issued by the University of Holguin.

Arnoldo Martínez, a professor of the computer-mathematics faculty and creator of the device, told ACN that the main motivation was to create equipment that would contribute to improve the pitchers' performance in Cuban baseball teams.
He pointed out that the design of the equipment takes as a reference the figure of a catcher, hence its components include a catcher glove, which moves in the horizontal and vertical dimensions, simulating the work of the player of that position.
He added that to determine the exact location where the ball hit and its speed, it is necessary the installation of two digital cameras, which must take 500 photos per second.
The information collected is processed through physical and mathematical operations and it can be determined the accuracy, speed and number of pitches the athlete can make without losing control.
The electronic engineer stressed the benefit of the system to raise the rigor of training and the possibility of organizing customized exercises following the potentialities and weaknesses of each athlete.
To this we must add the opportunity of a player to be evaluated, even by the national commission from Havana without any transfer of specialists from the capital, as the processed data and graphics can be sent digitally.
Pitching area is one of the weakest points today in our National Baseball Series, because in addition to the lack of potentialities in many athletes, uncoordinated movements and lack of control in their pitches can be appreciated, aspects that would improve with the practical application of this device.