VISTA 13 Burkett Technology pdf - Paralympic Games · " Haptic vision ! "chest strap athletes are...
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PARALYMPIC SPORTING EQUIPMENT: PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT OR NECESSARY FOR PERFORMANCE?
BRENDAN BURKETT PH.D. OAM
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Athlete Sport
Athlete
8% á ~ track/shoe Bushnell, T., & Hunter, I.
(2007).
Athlete + equipment + technology = sport performance
(essential or enhancement)?
Equipment &
Technology
Sport
Athlete
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1. Athlete + sports requirement(s) (safety, opportunity)
EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY: ENHANCEMENT OR NECESSARY?
Equipment & Technology in Paralympic Sport
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1. Athlete + sports requirement(s) (safety, opportunity)
2. Athlete + analysis (coaching) (training, competition)
EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY: ENHANCEMENT OR NECESSARY?
Equipment & Technology in Paralympic Sport
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1. Athlete + sports requirement(s) (safety, opportunity)
2. Athlete + analysis (coaching) (training, competition)
3. Athlete + audience interaction (supporters, sports viewers)
EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY: ENHANCEMENT OR NECESSARY?
Equipment & Technology in Paralympic Sport
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1. Athlete + sports requirement(s) (safety, opportunity)
2. Athlete + analysis (coaching) (training, competition)
3. Athlete + audience interaction (supporters, sports viewers)
4. Athlete + future � Tradition v Technology � Rules & Robots
EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY: ENHANCEMENT OR NECESSARY?
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¢ Pole Vault � 1896 - solid hickory wood � 1904 – bamboo ñ200mm � 1950 - aluminum � 1964 – glass fibre ñ 250 mm (technique change) � 1980 - carbon fibre � 2016 - ?
1. ATHLETE + SPORT REQUIREMENT(S)
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6% á efficiency Korff, T., et al. (2007)
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MOBILITY DEVICES
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2. ATHLETE + ANALYSIS (COACHING)
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96o 165o
94o
10% BW á 40m time Bennett, J., etal. (2008)
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‘GHOST’
¢ Athletes with a visual impairment ¢ Rely on physical interaction and auditory
feedback from coach ¢ Worn on the wrist and elbow, uses sounds
and vibrations for feedback
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3. ATHLETE + AUDIENCE INTERACTION ¢ referees make the right call.
� Gridiron - video replay to check referees' calls � Basketball – players shooting within the time � Cricket - disputed catches and boundaries � Football/soccer -off-side decisions, ball & goal lin. � Smartball or Hawkeye � Audience viewing
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RUNNING AND GOALBALL
¢ Haptic vision � chest strap athletes are guided vibrations -
eliminating the need for a sighted guide.
¢ Augestra � spectators tap into what athletes experience
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4. TRADITION V’S TECHNOLOGY
¢ Lugano Charter: ”…aimed to reassert the primacy of tradition over technology",
¢ New/modified rules/Genetics (ACE gene) ¢ Robots or human?
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TRADITIONAL PROSTHETIC TECHNOLOGY
¢ Energy Expenditure � Traumatic 68% ↑ � Vascular 100% ↑
¢ Abnormal movements � Displacement of COG
¢ The 6 optimizations � Pelvic rotation & obliquity � Knee flexion (stance) � Ankle & foot mechanisms � Lateral displacement
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MUSCULOSKELETAL LOADING ¢ Proprioception
� Dulled � Alternative loading…
¢ Endura � Bone Algorithm Technology � strong, open structure
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FORMULA 1 (PARALYMPIAN) ¢ F1 car monitoring – wheelchair, classification… ¢ Brainsled - athlete steers the sled using brain
impulses captured via a special headset. � test of courage, concentration and skill � strength is not a key factor any more
Photo: Igor Safronov, Javier Soto & rb-create 2012)
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Athlete + sports requirement(s) Essential ✓
Athlete + analysis (coaching) Enhancement ✓ & Essential ✓ Athlete + audience interaction
Essential ✓ Athlete + future
Enhancement ✓ & Essential ✓ Focus on the ‘Athlete+Sport’ not what is below…