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Hey there, sorry for the cross-post!
I might be taking on a project where we try to determine the power (force and velocity) developed by a kayaker while paddling. I'm wondering if anyone out there knows of any research that's been done like this. I know that it is a fairly common thing for rowing crews to be "instrumented" with strain guages on the oars, and potentiometers on the oarlocks, to get force/time curves for on-water rowing. So, I'm wondering if anyone is aware of this sort of study having been done on kayaking or canoeing. The obvious problem with kayaking and canoeing, is that the paddle has no fixed pivot point, like a rowing shell does. So most likely some sort of video kinematic analysis will be necessary. We have the capability to set this up, although I think the physics will be complicated (i.e. statically indeterminant problem). I've done a search of the scientific journal literature (Medline) and haven't found any published papers on this topic, but that doesn't mean the work hasn't been done at some National training center, or product development center somewhere... or that it's in a very obscure journal that Medline doesn't cover. I'd appreciate any thoughts or hints on who might have done this sort of work in the past. I'd rather not re-invent the wheel, if I can maybe work on just improving it! :-) Thanks, Kieran Coghlan |
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