Adapitve Target for Jumping Studies

Nike, Portland, OR, USA

ID: CNA7

Relevant Skills: biomechanics, controls, microcontroller, sensing, design

We have done some research on repeated jumps and one of the challenges we have had is getting the best effort from subjects on every single jump over 30+ seconds. I think one solution would be to have an adaptive target for subjects to reach toward during the test. The key feature is that it would have to be responsive to the performance of the individual so that it is always "just out of reach" even as the subject fatigues and reduces their jump height. The system would need to be able to detect the height of previous jumps, compute the ideal height for target and then set the target height.