Design of A Monitoring System to Track Dragon Boat Performance

Abstract

Dragon boat racing is a sport which has originated in ancient China, and is one of the fastest growing sports in the world. A typical team consists of 20 paddlers working in unison to propel a boat forward in a race against other teams. The main aim of this project is to develop a sensor apparatus that can be mounted onto a paddle to collect data for each paddler's contribution to the overall movement of the boat - assessing the paddler's applied force in the water and their paddle's position through the stroke profile. The collected data can then be analyzed and compared against other paddlers to determine the most efficient course of action.

Discipline: Physics

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Orla Aaquist