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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
May. 20, 2024
Rapsodo Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Rapsodo Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
Embodiments are disclosed for determining a spin rate and axis of a ball using deep learning. In some embodiments, a method comprises: training a deep learning network on training images of spinning balls, each spinning ball having at least one feature point in a time series that forms a two-dimensional (2D) ellipse image in a 2D plane; capturing, with at least one camera, a series of images of a ball; predicting, with the trained deep learning network, spin measurements associated with the ball based on the series of images; determining a spin rate of the ball based on the spin measurements; determining coefficients of a 2D ellipse model based on the spin measurements and the spin rate; and determining, with the at least one processor, a spin axis of the ball in 3D space based on the 2D ellipse model and the spin rate.