@inproceedings{c2f08c2ebdcc4a24b1580b051efa465d,
title = "The Vibe of Skating: Design and Testing of a Vibro-Tactile Feedback System",
abstract = "Providing athletes with real-time feedback on their performance is becoming common in many sports, also in speed skating. This research-by-design project aims at finding a tool that allows the speed skater to get real-time feedback on his performance. Speed skaters often mention a so-called “good feeling” when skating behind a better skater. It is the feeling nearly every speed skater is after when skating alone; skate with less power while maintaining the same speed and feeling of ease. A longer push-off phase at a constant cadence has proven to contribute to this ideal situation but is hard for the coach alone to influence this. Therefore, a system was designed that measures the skating cadence and challenges the skater to change his skating stroke by means of vibro-tactile feedback. Four subjects have tested the feedback system. From this test, we concluded that the system provides meaningful feedback towards changing the skating cycle.",
keywords = "skating, real-time feedback, vibro-tactile feedback, research-by-design",
author = "Arjen Jansen and Marijke Dekker and {van der Steen}, Diederik",
year = "2018",
doi = "10.3390/proceedings2060296",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings ",
publisher = "MDPI",
number = "6",
editor = "Espinosa, {Hugo G.} and Rowlands, {David R.} and Jonathan Shepherd and Thiel, {David V.}",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 12th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association (ISEA 2018)",
address = "Switzerland",
note = "ISEA 2018: 12th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association 'Engineering of Sport' ; Conference date: 26-03-2018 Through 28-03-2018",
}