Factors that affect boat speed are important determinants of rowing performance and should form the basis of feedback to rowers and their coaches. Biomechanical analysis of rowing has led to variables that are causally linked to boat speed. With modern technology, these variables can be measured and feedback can be presented instantaneously on-water, or be presented simultaneously with video af...

Finding the best fit of rowers for a crew boat is a challenging task. Each rower has a unique technique and the ability to adapt this to a crew varies from person to person. Currently, subjective evaluations and qualitative measures are the main methods used to try to put the fastest crew together. To make the process more accurate and objective we introduce 177 performance metrics to quantify ...

The shocks and impacts encountered on small high-speed craft exceed the limits set for safe working practice according to current standards. European legislation regarding the exposure to vibration will have far reaching effects on the operators of such craft with respect to the safety of their employees. This paper sets out to highlight the vibration dose values that can be expected during typ...

Fishing is one of the most dangerous professions in the world. India with one million active fishermen population still lacks a reliable boat-to-shore communication network. Fishermen with smaller boat are more vulnerable to the wilder nature of the ocean, due to dynamic sea current, wind speed, direction and wave heights, etc. They form 80% of the entire fishing community. There being no physi...

waterwheels are the oldest types of hydraulic machines. these turbines are of relatively simple design, large diameter, low rotational speed and high torques. but applying them as micro hydros of high speed and small diameter is yet to be explored. a micro hydro waterwheel of one meter diameter was designed and manufactured at the iranian  esearc†h organization for science and technology (irost...