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A few decades ago, referees and umpires relied entirely on human eyesight to make critical decisions. Today, technology provides answers instantaneously. We’ve all seen games turned upside-down because referees can view plays from different angles with video. Now, sporting equipment is infused with technology as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The match balls at this year’s FIFA World Cup contain embedded sensors that transmit their exact position up to 500 times per second. Combined with stadium tracking systems and video angles, officials now know exactly when a ball crosses the goal line, how fast it travels, and when a player’s foot makes contact. 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They must design an antenna system that works reliably inside a spinning, deforming sphere. The World Cup match ball features polyurethane outer panels, adhesives, and an internal rubber bladder. All of these materials affect signal transmission. The resonant frequency of an embedded antenna can go off target, the radiation pattern can change, and the efficiency of the antenna itself can drop. 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Wireless signals are invisible. It’s easy to test a physical prototype: drop it, hit it, run air through or around it. But how do you test what you can’t see? How do you know where electromagnetic waves stop? That’s where \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.solidworks.com\u002Fproduct\u002Felectromagnetics-engineer\">Electromagnetics Engineer,\u003C\u002Fa> the powerful cloud-connected electromagnetics simulation solution on the \u003Cstrong>3D\u003C\u002Fstrong>EXPERIENCE platform, comes in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With this electromagnetics simulation tool, designers and engineers can simulate an antenna in isolation, then place it virtually inside a match ball. They can visualize the electromagnetic fields to see exactly how the antenna interacts with every layer of the ball. If the materials cause a frequency shift, designers and engineers can tune the antenna back to the target frequency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>They can also scale up the simulation to model signal propagation throughout the entire stadium. Electromagnetics Engineer users can place the virtual ball right on the goal line to see how the signal travels, reflects, and reaches each sensor receiver.  This advanced virtual prototyping eliminates the need for expensive trial and error.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002Fsolidworkselectromagneticsengineer_ball-1024x576.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70354\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002Fsolidworkselectromagneticsengineer_ball-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002Fsolidworkselectromagneticsengineer_ball-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002Fsolidworkselectromagneticsengineer_ball-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002Fsolidworkselectromagneticsengineer_ball-1536x864.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002Fsolidworkselectromagneticsengineer_ball-2048x1152.jpg.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"design-advanced-products-with-virtual-prototyping-3\">Design Advanced Products with Virtual Prototyping\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As technology rapidly advances, designers and engineers must continually adapt to ensure their products function perfectly in real-world environments.  Whether you are tracking the electromagnetic frequencies at the biggest sporting event on the planet or trying to tune a personal smart device correctly, electromagnetics is becoming more important than ever. 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