e–Motion: Biomechanics in the Study of Sports Performance
Professor David Kerwin
Cardiff School of Sport
Date: 09 May 2007
Time: 5.45pm for 6pm start
Venue: Main Hall, UWIC, Llandaff Campus
Historically, cine–photography dominated the analysis of human movement from the end of the 19th Century until the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. Taking measurements from movement was a slow and painstaking operation which limited the analyses which could be undertaken. Recent developments in electronic imagery and computing technology have changed the nature and scope of biomechanics to a point where digital imaging and rapid processing of human movement data have become routine.
This lecture will consider how advances in technology, particularly over the past twenty years, have influenced the application of biomechanics to sport. References to current research at UWIC will be used to illustrate the potential of new athlete worn sensors and ubiquitous computing and to speculate on the changes in athlete training that are likely to occur over the five years leading up to the London Olympics.
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Please note that places are free of charge.
Cardiff School of Sport
Date: 09 May 2007
Time: 5.45pm for 6pm start
Venue: Main Hall, UWIC, Llandaff Campus
Summary
London 2012 has heightened interest in sport in the UK and presented the sporting community with the challenge of improving performance of British athletes in time for this major event. Biomechanics, often referred to as the science of technique, is one approach with the potential to offer benefits which, to date, remain largely untapped.Historically, cine–photography dominated the analysis of human movement from the end of the 19th Century until the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. Taking measurements from movement was a slow and painstaking operation which limited the analyses which could be undertaken. Recent developments in electronic imagery and computing technology have changed the nature and scope of biomechanics to a point where digital imaging and rapid processing of human movement data have become routine.
This lecture will consider how advances in technology, particularly over the past twenty years, have influenced the application of biomechanics to sport. References to current research at UWIC will be used to illustrate the potential of new athlete worn sensors and ubiquitous computing and to speculate on the changes in athlete training that are likely to occur over the five years leading up to the London Olympics.
To book your place at this lecture, please complete the online booking form.
Please note that places are free of charge.