Comments on: MEMS sensor technology used to train competitive rowers http://memsblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/mems-sensor-technology-used-to-train-competitive-rowers/ Insights and analysis from inside the MEMS industry Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:14:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: rogergraceassociatesger H. Grace http://memsblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/mems-sensor-technology-used-to-train-competitive-rowers/#comment-782 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:52:18 +0000 http://memsblog.wordpress.com/?p=1882#comment-782 Howard…..this broght to mind some of the work that I didas a volunteer for the US Olympic Committee in the mid-90′s out of their Colorado Springs training facility. I was part of a five person team whose job it was to “instrument” atheletes. We had three major platforms…rowing, bicycling and cross country skiing. We used off- the- shelf sensors (I was the sensor guy) and worked with the staff at the facility to better understand what physical parameters they needed to monitor various parameters…speed, acceleration, force, torque to optimize athelete performance. This data was collected and wirelessly sent to a data collection platform for analysis. Considering that MEMS was a far cry from where it is now…we were able to capture some great information and help the sports physiologists at the facility help support the US atheletes.

Cheers! Roger Grace, Roger Grace Associated

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