Ook hier aanwezig, Michiel? :-)

M.C.D. Roos wrote:

Kieran wrote:

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.


For swimming, one method I know of consists of a line with floats
attached to it in a pool. The swimmer then pushes his hands against the
floats with each stroke and the power for each stroke is then measured
in the floats IIRC. There ought to be a better description of this on
the web. Another method might be to just drag a kayak with a line
accross the water at paddling speed and measure the force needed to do
this, but I suspect you want some more detailed measurements. Maybe you
can combine this with a videocamera.

greetings,
Michiel


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