The iQFOiL class project conducted at the Laboratory of Biomechanics has been awarded another grant from the Ministry of Sport and Tourism, so our work with the athletes continues.
The next stage of the project also involves the analysis of athlete positioning in iQFOiL kitesurfing, but this time we are focusing on different aspects of this issue and analyzing more data.
The athletes are tested in our Laboratory, and their positions are monitored using BTS Smart motion capture systems (which operate by observing the placement of markers on the body of the subject) and OpenCap (where body position is recorded solely through imaging and processed by an artificial intelligence-based program, known as markerless). Additionally, we also utilize the forces exerted by the athlete on the board, EMG signals from key muscle groups, and the tension force of the line holding the athlete (connected to the kite under regatta conditions).
