Ice Skating Projects
If you are interested in participating in ice skating-related research with the BYU Biomechanics lab, please contact Sarah Ridge at sarah_ridge@byu.edu or Dustin Bruening at dabruening@byu.edu
Figure Skating Jump Counter
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We are working on developing a sensor that will help skaters monitor how many jumps they do during training. This will also provide important information about the quality of the jumps.
https://youtu.be/2_ohVhQHIl8
In collaboration with a group from Computer Science, led by Michael Jones - http://www.byuhci.com/
https://youtu.be/2_ohVhQHIl8
In collaboration with a group from Computer Science, led by Michael Jones - http://www.byuhci.com/
Figure Skating Force-Sensing Blade (IceSense)
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We are developing an instrumented figure skate blade that will allow researchers to measure on-ice forces during take-off and landing. We hope to be able to use information collected from the blade to help inform coaching, skating technique, training, equipment design, and injury prevention protocols.
https://youtu.be/wx1dlLQfnZ8
https://youtu.be/wx1dlLQfnZ8
Publications
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https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0206162
https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/24/7082
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0957-0233/25/12/125901/meta
https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/jab/22/4/article-p285.xml
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14763140508522864
https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/24/7082
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0957-0233/25/12/125901/meta
https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/jab/22/4/article-p285.xml
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14763140508522864