NI Wi-Fi DAQ Slam Dunkometer

[Todd S.]

Description	Products Used
NI Wi-Fi DAQ Slam Dunkometer Civil engineering professor Scott Schiff and his students have created a first-of-its-kind basketball rating system that measures the impact of a slam dunk. The rating system is a joint venture between the Clemson Student Chapter of the Structural Engineers Association and the Clemson Athletic Department, and is a combination of two accelerometers and a WLS-9234 data acquisition device on each of two basketball goals. “Fans not only love seeing a dunk, they love knowing how much energy goes into a dunk. It’s the same entertainment value of measuring the speed of a baseball pitch,” said Schiff. “If this project is successful it could be the first of many systems installed in gyms across the country.”
	Product used: 776670-09 LabVIEW Full Development System 780507-01 NI WLS-9234 4Ch, 51.2 kS/s/ch, 24-Bit, SW Sel. IEPE, AC/DC Input 779024-01 NI PCI-8252, IEEE 1394 Board with Vision Acquisition SW 780880-01 Camera, Basler SCA640-70FC, IEEE-1394B, 659X490, 71 FPS, Color 780989-01 High Sensitivity Shear Accelerometer, 100 mV/g