Instrumentation of an ergometer paddle to be integrated with an instrumented footrest and foot-strap to assess upper and lower-body force contributions during paddling

• Main Author: Hong, Mervyn Jun
• Other Authors: Heng Kok Hui, John Gerard
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/141817
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Sprint kayaking is an Olympic sport that demands a high level of technical skill and physical capability. Athletes race in a closed-deck carbon composite kayak and use a double-sided wing paddle to propel the boat down a straight racing lane over 200m, 500m or 1000m in the shortest time possible. At...