Volleyball Net Monitoring System

            In the game of volleyball, it is illegal for a player to touch the net during a play. However, it is often difficult to see whether a person or the ball touched the net and, if it was a player, on which side of the net the touch occurred. Since calls made by referees are split second decisions, they are based on their best judgment because it is often difficult to see what really happened. For my senior project, I have designed a way to assist referees with these difficult calls, so the game of volleyball becomes fairer and more accurate. The Volleyball Net Monitoring System uses an accelerometer to measure the motion of the net. This information is then analyzed and an LED notifies the referees whether a person touched the net, and on which side of the net the touch occurred so they can make the appropriate call. With this system, the game of volleyball will become less dependent on the eyesight of the referees and more up to date with the accuracy systems used in other sports.