Customising an instrumented foot-bar/strap to measure lower-body pull forces in competitive kayaking

• Main Author: Phua, Marcus Boon Yong
• Other Authors: Heng Kok Hui, John Gerard
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/77278
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Sprint kayaking is a sport that requires athletes to complete a race distance in the shortest amount of time. Research on the biomechanics of sprint kayaking has primarily focused on the contributions from the upper body to paddle force output and boat speed as indicators of performance. However, th...