Essays about: "Running track"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 66 essays containing the words Running track.
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1. Running to the top? - A qualitative research report investigating how the best male elite runners in Sweden relate to their own personal brand.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This research seeks to further develop the understanding of how professional athletes relate to personal brand building. Previous literature has canvased the landscape of celebrity athletes in sports such as football, golf, tennis and basketball. READ MORE
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2. Bodies in Smartwatches : Embodied Data and Augmented Experiences in Self-Tracking Runners
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)Abstract : This thesis investigates the relation between human and smartwatch by exploring the experiences of four Swedish long-distance runners who use digital technology to self-track their running activities. By examining the participating runners’ use of their smartwatches and smartwatch data as postphenomenological human-technology relations (Ihde, 1990), this thesis offers a perspective on the use of wearable self-tracking technology as augmenting human experience through digital data. READ MORE
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3. Usage of End-to-End Machine Learning for Self-Driving Vehicle
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS)Abstract : This thesis is about the usage of a machine learning model for self-driving vehicles running on a small mobile computing unit, in this case, a smartphone. We use NVIDIA’s PilotNet model which is a simple feed-forward machine learning model for steering a vehicle. READ MORE
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4. Is there a benefit of super spikes in long jump performance?
University essay from Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH/Institutionen för fysisk aktivitet och hälsaAbstract : Background and aim The pace of development of distance running shoes has been fast-forward since 2016 when Nike introduced their model Nike Zoom Vaporfly, with an imbedded carbon fiber plate and an advanced newly developed Pebax®-foam. The shoe-development has continued to track events, with the introduction of carbon fiber plate in several shoe-models for running and sprint- events. READ MORE
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5. Holistic embedding of equivalent conicity in wheelset maintenance
University essay from KTH/Väg- och spårfordon samt konceptuell fordonsdesignAbstract : With continuing digitization of railways an increasing number of data is recorded but particularly in operation advanced analysis tends to be partially rudimentary. Yet, it is essential to implement sophisticated processing for all records in order to develop more purposeful and predictive vehicle maintenance strategies that adhere to the increasing requirements imposed by the homologation. READ MORE