University of Twente Student Theses
The Design of Vibrotactile Feedback to Coach Posture in Inline Skating
Graaf, A.J.M. de (2022) The Design of Vibrotactile Feedback to Coach Posture in Inline Skating.
|
PDF
27MB |
| Abstract: | During inline skating, the skating posture is important to reduce air friction and improve speed. However, it is difficult for trainers to provide real-time feedback to the skaters. Haptic feedback could be a solution. Haptic feedback makes it possible to provide real-time feedback to targeted locations. The aim of this research is to design a wearable which provides real-time haptic feedback based on the posture of the inline skater. During the research, small experiments were done which focused on three aspects of the design of the wearable: (1) posture measurements for inline skating, (2) the vibration motor locations for haptic feedback, and (3) vibrotactile patterns. Based on the results of the experiments a wearable was created which provided feedback to the knee angle of the user and the curvature of the back. An evaluation test was performed with 18 participants. The test showed that the haptic feedback is effective to improve the knee angle of the inline skaters, but not the posture of the back. Therefore, it can be concluded that haptic feedback can be a solution to provide real-time feedback to the users to specific parts of the inline skating posture. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | EEMCS: Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science |
| Subject: | 50 technical science in general |
| Programme: | Interaction Technology MSc (60030) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/92902 |
| Export this item as: | BibTeX EndNote HTML Citation Reference Manager |
Show download statistics for this publication
Show download statistics for this publicationRepository Staff Only: item control page