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DESIGNING AN EXPERIMENT FOR EVALUATING SEATING POSITIONS IN PARALYMPIC ROWING

Part of: Engineering Design Practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2020

S. W. Eikevåg ,
A. Kvam ,
M. K. Bjølseth ,
J. F. Erichsen  and
M. Steinert
S. W. Eikevåg*
Affiliation:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
A. Kvam
Affiliation:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
M. K. Bjølseth
Affiliation:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
J. F. Erichsen
Affiliation:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
M. Steinert
Affiliation:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
*
*sindrwe@stud.ntnu.no

Abstract

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When designing high performance sports equipment for Paralympic athletes, there are many unknowns for the design engineer to consider. The design challenge is an optimisation task per individual athlete. However, modelling this optimisation is difficult due to the many variables. This article presents the design of an experiment for identifying and evaluating various seating positions in Paralympic rowing by using a rowing ergometer with a modified seat. Results indicate that changing seating position has a substantial impact on per-athlete rowing performance.

Keywords

paralympic rowingprototypingdesign evaluationsports engineeringoptimisation

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Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference , Volume 1 , May 2020 , pp. 2485 - 2494
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