Alternate Title

Night Hoops Light

Contributor(s)

O'Donoghue, Mark J., Muftu, Sinan, Levendis, Yiannis

Abstract

The goal of the Night Hoops lighting project is to allow basketball games to continue after the sun goes down. This project provides a lighting apparatus that can be placed on any existing basketball backboard and hoop. The apparatus adequately illuminates the hoop, backboard and an area of approximately one square meter under the hoop. These critical areas determine a shot of the person while playing basketball. The decision process used by hand to eye coordination to make a shot requires the hoop, backboard and area underneath to be illuminated by the lighting apparatus. The effects of shadows on the hoop and backboard must be considered in the design of the lighting apparatus and therefore eliminated.

Notes

Senior Capstone Design Project, Technical Design Report, End-Term report, Spring Quarter 2002

Keywords

basketball hoop lighting, lighting apparatus

Publisher

Northeastern University

Publication Date

11-5-2007

Rights Holder

Northeastern University, Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Permanent URL

http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d10011304


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