Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : June 05, 2019 - June 08, 2019
The purpose of this study is to develop a motion sensor system which can measure 3D posture of a paddle, propulsive paddle force, and boat velocity for kayak paddlers in flat water canoeing. The system has an inertial sensor to calculate paddle kinematics, and strain gauges are used to measure the force applied to the paddle. In addition, GPS sensor is employed to measure boat velocity. In an experiment, the developed sensor system was used to measure the paddling performance of some kayak paddlers with different ages and technical skills. Then we investigate the evaluation indicators to evaluate the performance of kayak paddlers.
