Project

Low Impact Runner

Acronym
Low Impact Runner
Code
F2019/IOF-Advanc/073
Duration
15 July 2019 → 28 February 2023
Funding
Regional and community funding: Industrial Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Engineering and technology
    • Human-centered design
Keywords
runner sports injury wearable sensors
 
Project description

The Lower Impact Runner has been developed by a multidisciplinary team of sports scientists, engineers and musicologists. By means of a hardware and software application it has been made possible to reduce the repeated shocks that people experience while walking. The system acts as a form of biofeedback that allows the runner to adjust his running style. With this project we aim to reduce health and related costs and try to generate both a social and economic impact.