Archive for October, 2011

In order to create maximum speed of a distal segment or implement, the principle of the kinematic sequence (a.k.a kinetic link) shows that each body part, should accelerate then decelerate in a sequential manner. For the golf swing, to achieve maximum club speed, the sequence is pelvis, thorax (ribcage), lead arm, club shaft. This...

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Here is a short article in Wired Magazine Online.  It talks about the project I am working on with BMW and Track and Field.  BMW engineers developing software for a 3D camera with the goal to track the athletes running velocity.  This will help us do performance testing on a regular basis. http://www.wired.com/playbook/2011/10/us-track-and-field-and-bmw-join-for-olympic-push/

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