Optimisation of the mean boat velocity in rowing

G. Rauter, L. Baumgartner, J. Denoth, R. Riener and P. Wolf

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 2012, vol. 15, issue 8, 815-824

Abstract: In rowing, motor learning may be facilitated by augmented feedback that displays the ratio between actual mean boat velocity and maximal achievable mean boat velocity. To provide this ratio, the aim of this work was to develop and evaluate an algorithm calculating an individual maximal mean boat velocity. The algorithm optimised the horizontal oar movement under constraints such as the individual range of the horizontal oar displacement, individual timing of catch and release and an individual power–angle relation. Immersion and turning of the oar were simplified, and the seat movement of a professional rower was implemented. The feasibility of the algorithm, and of the associated ratio between actual boat velocity and optimised boat velocity, was confirmed by a study on four subjects: as expected, advanced rowing skills resulted in higher ratios, and the maximal mean boat velocity depended on the range of the horizontal oar displacement.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2011.561794

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