A wireless sensor system for the training of hammer throwers

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dc.contributor.authorWang, Ye
dc.contributor.supervisorLi, Hua
dc.contributor.supervisorShan, Gongbing
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-12T16:14:21Z
dc.date.available2015-05-12T16:14:21Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractHammer-throw has a long-standing history in track and field, but unlike other sports events, hammer-throw has not seen a new world record since 1986. One reason for this stagnation is the lack of scientifically based training. In my thesis, we propose to establish scientifically described training targets and routes, which in turn require tools that can measure and quantify characteristics of effective hammer-throw. Towards this goal, we have developed a real-time biomechanical feedback device – a wireless sensor system – to help the training of hammer-throw. The system includes two sensors – an infrared proximity sensor for tracing the hip vertical movement and a load cell for recording the wire tension during a hammer-throw. The system uses XBees for data transmission and an Arduino processor for the wireless system control. It is hypothesized that wire tension and vertical hip displacement measurements would be sufficient to supply key features when analyzing hammer-throw.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)en_US
dc.embargoNoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3681
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquest.subject0984en_US
dc.proquest.subject0575en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Scienceen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Sicenceen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectArduinoen_US
dc.subjectbiomechanical feedbacken_US
dc.subjectscience based trainingen_US
dc.subjectverticle hip displacementen_US
dc.subjectwire tensionen_US
dc.subjectXBeeen_US
dc.titleA wireless sensor system for the training of hammer throwersen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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