Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : March 04, 2023
Research Center for Winter Sports Science of Kitami Institute of Technology was established in 2016. Curling and alpine skiing are researched at this center located in a snowy and heavy cold area. The center has been promoting the design and development of a ski boots that will improve the Japanese skiers’ speed in alpine ski competitions. Previous experimental studies have shown that attaching parts to the underside of the footbed inside the ski boot changes the inclination angle and inclination angular velocity. In this study, we used the ski simulator "SkyTech" at this center and "the real-time experimental data collection system" with a pressure sensor and the inclination angle measuring devices, and performed an experiment to adjustment of optimal depression angle. As a result, the evaluation parameters were improved by changing the angle of elevation of the subject's footbed. Research Center for Winter Sports Science of Kitami Institute of Technology can numerically adjust each athlete's ski boots optimally.
