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The time had come again! As part of the course "Methodology Seminar Sports Technology", 15 TUM students carried out three days of measurements in a high alpine environment on the Zugspitze. This time the seminar was held in cooperation with Lowa. With the help of high-speed cameras, pressure and…

On Friday, June 9th and Saturday, June 10th, the professorship held its doctoral seminar at the Friedrich N. Schwarz research station. On Friday, the PhD students presented their works and interesting and valuable discussions arose. Before returning to Munich on Saturday, we hiked up the Kehlstein…

Students and staff of the professorship successfully participated in the TUM Campus Run 2023. Despite the bad weather, everyone had fun and made great memories. We are already looking forward to next year! Thanks to the TUM Junge Akademie for the organisation! …

The potential of numerical simulations for an improved understanding of biomechanical systems and their pathologies is the central topic of our most recent publications. As part of the special issue "Biomechanics-Based Motion Analysis" of the Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI),…

The Tech Workshop Performance Sports recently took place in Münster, Germany, offering sports scientists, industry representatives and sports practitioners the opportunity to exchange ideas about the latest technologies in performance sports. A total of 120 participants from various fields attended…

It's official - we have a winner! Our Kati was awarded first place at this year's FameLab Bavaria preliminary competition in Regensburg with her fascinating topic "I got your back"! With her extensive in-depth scientific knowledge and impressive entertainment value, Kati convinced the expert jury…

"Above all peaks there is peace" wrote Johann Wolfgang in 1780. This is not always true for the Zugspitze, as the participants of the method seminar sporttechnologies realized. In a still gloomy and sleeping Munich, the 15 students and their supervisors set off on Wednesday. The cars were packed to…

The professorship warmly welcomes Anne Weinfurtner (M.Eng.) as research assistant. She works intensively with TUM Explore and develops in the project "MINT-Impulse an der Schule" (STEM impulses at school) new project courses in terms of content and didactics for the encouragement of young female…

The project MotiTrain of the Chair of Sports Equipment and Materials has again conducted measurements in the learning lab of the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences. The development of an interactive fitness coach respectively a digital training process companion supported by the latest technology…

On the 2nd of December, the professorship celebrated the coming Christmas season with the Chair of Ergonomics. After a wonderful "Boßeln" game, all participants enjoyed the dinner and the party with live music. We are very happy to be able to look back on a successful year. Thanks to the Chair of…