THE CHALLENGE
There is little research and knowledge on fencing biomechanics, therefore it is difficult to understand the injuries that many fencers face, including knee and ankle injuries and tendonitis in the hands.
THE SOLUTION
Using Vicon Motion Capture, Supriya and the University of Washington can take a closer look at lower limb kinematics and hand movements during key fencing movement techniques. They are creating a stronger understanding of injury risks and expanding the knowledge of fencing biomechanics across the fencing community.
“Now that fencing is becoming more popular, I think the research should reflect that too, and that more people should start looking at the biomechanics of fencing.
(Vicon) Motion Capture would be a really great solution to investigating more of the biomechanics aspects.”
Supriya Nair | Stanford Online HS Student. Computational, Robotics & Experimental Biomechanics Lab (CoRE), University of Washington
SET UP
UW CoRE Lab with 8 Vicon T-Series cameras and Vicon Nexus in addition to force plates
