On 12 Jun 2003 at 21:30, Matt Broze wrote: > first). I think someone who came up with an electronic paddle shaft > (that blades could be changed on) could sell such a system to several > groups of people. Lendal's Paddlok system comes to mind, though you'd have to modify other maker's blades to fit. If you get a variable length version, then the widgets you plug into other makers' blades to adapt to the Lendal shaft could be accomodated. You'd have to fabricate your own adapter widgets, of course - no one sells such a thing that I'm aware of. Paddle rotation may be measured, but gyros aren't the way to go. Accelerometers only measure acceleration, not velocity, so any constant velocity period in the stroke would be unknown (except in duration). You might be able to make it work (integration of values etc) but I'd have to think about it. There were MIDI based systems that allowed people to "conduct" music by following thier hands (without touching anything) - something like that could be adapted. On Nick's comments: As far as strain guages only measuring forces - you also have time and boat speed measures. Something in the back of my mind tells me that this combo can be used to effectively deduce work, but I haven't worked it out. Mike PS - I'll be away for a few days - how come the interesting stuff on Paddlewise occurs when I leave??? :-) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jun 13 2003 - 06:46:06 PDT
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