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  • 3D-tracking in Soccer
    In 2019, the Premier League first started using the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) to assist the on-field referee in making crucial decisions, such as verifying a goal or giving a penalty. The VAR system records the whole game, not only assisting the referee in making calls but also advising teams and sports broadcasters after the game. A key part of the VAR system involves 3D tracking of the soccer ball and players, which is what
  • Letter from the Editor: Goals, FA’21
    The theme for this quarter is “Ramp”.
  • 4WEB’s Truss Cage: an “Active” Spinal Implant
    Developed by 4WEB Medical, the Truss Cage (TC) is a 3D-printed Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy spinal implant designed to enhance bone growth and fusion after surgery. The need for spinal surgery typically arises from degeneration of intervertebral disks, often resulting from age-related spondylosis and spinal deformations like scoliosis.
  • Short Note from your Editor-in-Chief
    Welcome to Jacobs’ Journal, and I encourage you to continue exploring our team and the work we’ve created so far. My name is Trisha Nguyen, and I am proud to introduce myself as one of the founders of this journal. I have recently joined the Structural Engineering program and am set to conclude my undergraduate experience by 2022. Although I will be editing and interacting …
  • The Future Of Solar Sailing May Be Closer Than It Seems
    Interplanetary travel has always been theorized by many creative scientists and engineers, as well as in art and media. Sci-Fi movies have long portrayed future spacecrafts as ones that utilize unique sources of energy, such as nuclear fusion. But as we progress further and further from the Apollo missions and the Saturn V rocket, we are now seeing one of those futuristic models beginning to realize–the Solar Sail.