The iQFOiL class project conducted at the Biomechanics Laboratory has been awarded another grant from the Ministry of Sports and Tourism, so our work with athletes continues.
The next phase of the project is also an analysis of the iQFOiL kitesurfing competition position, but this time we are focusing on other aspects of the problem and analyzing more data.
The athletes are examined in our Laboratory, and their position is monitored using motion capture systems BTS Smart (whose operation is based on observation of the position of markers on the subject's body) and OpenCap (body position is recorded only by means of an image and processed by an artificial intelligence-based program called markerless). In addition, we also use the forces applied by the athlete on the board, the EMG signal of key muscles, and the strength of the tension of the rope that holds the athlete (in racing conditions connected to the kite).
