The Sports Technology specialist group focuses specifically on the development of biomechanical computer models and smart measurement methods for practice-oriented use in elite and recreational sport as well as sport for health.

The Sports Technology specialist group benefits from the SFISM’s close ties with athletes and coaches at the highest national level. Individual sport-specific needs are the basis for targeted sports technology research and development.

SNF Project «DigitalTwin»

Goal: The goal of the research project «DigitalTwin» is to increase the efficiency and safety of strength training through the development and validation of biomechanical computer models and mobile measurement technology. The 4-year project is being funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF), and the group is working together with the Institute for Biomechanics (IfB), ETH Zurich, and the Swiss Center for Musculoskeletal Imaging (SCMI), Balgrist Campus Zurich.

Focus Areas: The research project «DigitalTwin» has the following three focus areas:

1. Targeted research of new approaches to capture the anatomy and function of the musculoskeletal system using digital computer models and biomechanical analysis.
2. Development of new algorithms for the smartwatch and smartphone to determine key performance indicators of strength training outside the resarch setting.
3. Praxis-oriented validation of the computer models and numerical algorithms using gold standard methods in sports biomechanics (e.g. MRI, Ultrasound, Vicon).
   

Participation or cooperation: Numerous internships and Master's dissertations have been advertised as part of the «DigitalTwin» research project. Further information on possible participation or cooperation can be obtained from the head of the study, Dr Katja Oberhofer (katja.oberhofer@baspo.admin.ch).