Abstract
For the record improvement of the pole vault, athlete pole manipulation techniques and the characteristics of pole are closely related. Pole of manipulation techniques because of the complex operation and requires lot of skill. In addition, pole characteristic, it is necessary to select the one that matches the physical characteristics of athletes. In this paper, it is the simultaneous optimization of athlete skills and pole characteristics in the pole vault. Simulation software is used Open Dynamics Engine. ODE is capable of creating a rigid body of various shapes, because it operates at a high speed, it is effective for simultaneous optimization of athlete skills and pole characteristics. Competitor model to take into account the physical characteristics to create a musculoskeletal model, the muscle activity that controls muscle movement, and the release time as a variable. Pole model connects the 20 rigid body, and the resistance value and the total length of each of the connecting portions between the variable. These variables we are optimized with genetic algorithm.
