Understanding the Interaction between Athlete, Equipment and Environment total hip replacements in OECD countries. recommendations for limiting the The majority of these patients regain full accepta- ble skiing manoeuvres Instrumented skier with dynamometers, goniometer, mobility and formerly active people like to should be given? differential GPS and inertia sensors go back into sports. The aim of the project was a qualified This important research field in sports estimation of hip joint loads in alpine skiing, engineering has also been part of our work Attaching and wiring the inertia full confirmed by reliable field trial in 2015. We continued a research project on body motion capture system measurement data. The questions to be behalf of endoGAP clinics which is motivated answered: Should their skiing continue to by the increasing number of be allowed without reservation and which More Safety with Improved Protection Gear Related 2015 Project In alpine skiing knee injuries remain the major challenge for improved protection equipment. Systematic analysis of injury situations and human anatomy suggest that mechatronic ski bindings may provide the solution. Although patents for mechat- ronic ski binding concepts were submitted in the early eighties, no commercial product has appeared on the market. The main reason is that the algorithm that controls such mechatronic bindings needs a comprehensive understanding of the complex interaction between the external loads and those of the different structures of the knee. An artificial lower leg including an instrumented knee has been realized and combined with a load simulation device. This allows systematic investiga- tion of any combination of external forces and moments and measuring the resulting tension in the critical knee ligaments. Artificial surrogate leg with load application unit for the development of mechatronic ski bindings and knee protectors Knee with instrumented ligaments
Understanding the Interaction between Athlete, Equipment and Environment Instrumented skier with dynamometers, goniometer, differential GPS and inertia sensors This important research field in sports engineering has also been part of our work in 2015. We continued a research project on behalf of endoGAP clinics which is motivated by the increasing number of total hip replacements in OECD countries. The majority of these patients regain full mobility and formerly active people like to go back into sports. The aim of the project was a qualified estimation of hip joint loads in alpine skiing, confirmed by reliable field trial measurement data. The questions to be answered: Should their skiing continue to be allowed without reservation and which recommendations for limiting the accepta- ble skiing manoeuvres should be given? Attaching and wiring the inertia full body motion capture system More Safety with Improved Protection Gear Related 2015 Project In alpine skiing knee injuries remain the major challenge for improved protection equipment. Systematic analysis of injury situations and human anatomy suggest that mechatronic ski bindings may provide the solution. Although patents for mechat- ronic ski binding concepts were submitted in the early eighties, no commercial product has appeared on the market. The main reason is that the algorithm that controls such mechatronic bindings needs a comprehensive understanding of the complex interaction between the external loads and those of the different structures of the knee. An artificial lower leg including an instrumented knee has been realized and combined with a load simulation device. This allows systematic investiga- tion of any combination of external forces and moments and measuring the resulting tension in the critical knee ligaments. Artificial surrogate leg with load application unit for the development of mechatronic ski bindings and knee protectors Knee with instrumented ligaments
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