As the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games approach, the University of Poitiers is regularly called upon for the needs of high-level sport. This is the case of the Move laboratory (Mobility, aging and exercise) which has an ultra-equipped technical platform: cryostimulation room, hypoxic chamber, cardiovascular, metabolic and respiratory measurement equipment.
The RoBioss team (Robotics, biomechanics, sport, health) at the Pprime institute, based at the Futuroscope technology park, also carries out research projects in the sports field. For two years, its members have been working, with the Creps of Poitiers and Bordeaux, on a bench measuring arrow shafts with the French Archery Federation.
A machine for sorting arrows
“This machine will study the parameters in the typology of the arrow such as mass, stiffness, position of the feathers…”, explains Tony Monnet, university professor and head of the RoBioSS team. The bench therefore allows archers to ” win time “ in the choice of arrows that they can use for training or in competition. “Until now, to see if an arrow was good, athletes kept those that ended on the target and did not take those that ended up next to it”he recalls.
The researchers worked in particular with archers Julie Chupin and Guillaume Tourcoullet who will be competing in the Paralympic Games. A great recognition for the RoBioSS team, engaged in other projects linked to Olympic and Paralympic performance.
2024-01-24 20:10:00
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