Radio Frequency Identification based Goal Line Technology for Quick Decision Making in a Football Match

Abstract

With the growing popularity of football globally, the accuracy of each and every events and technology involved in the game is a concern. Critical situations arise when the referee cannot discriminate a goal or no goal by fine margins due to human visual limitations. Nowadays Video-Assistant Referee (VAR) and other technologies perform accurate decision-making can be implemented in a live match. But the process consumes a lot of time which reduces the fast pace of the game and can cause unnecessary distractions. This study aims to design an automatic goal-line detection system with the help of radio frequency identification (RFID) - Arduino interfacing. RFID incorporates the use of radio waves to extract the information stored in a tag attached to an object. The proposed system uses RFID tags which are fitted on the inside surface of a football. The information embedded in the tags is read by RFID readers, placed behind the goalpost. This technology does not require any additional programming and camera analysis in decision-making, thus making the system faster to help the referees in quick decision-making and maintaining the pace of the game.