Essays about: "Track and field"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 213 essays containing the words Track and field.

  1. 1. Design of a case erecting and product placement station

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovation

    Author : Niklas Wiest; [2024]
    Keywords : Keywords: case erecting; cobots; automation; end-effector; spiral product development process; quick-build product; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This report presents an innovative approach to industrial automation, focusing on the development of an automated system for erecting and filling cardboard boxes with wax jars. The project, executed in collaboration with Odigo Consulting and Scandinavian Hair Company (SHC), aimed to showcase enhanced production efficiency for small and medium-sized enterprises through the implementation of collaborative robots and pneumatic systems. READ MORE

  3. 2. Vehicle dynamics modelling of electromagnetic suspensions for MAGLEV applications

    University essay from KTH/Väg- och spårfordon samt konceptuell fordonsdesign

    Author : Léa Chatelais; [2024]
    Keywords : MAGLEV; Dynamics; Requirements; Suspension; Vehicle modeling; MATLAB; MAGLEV; Dynamisk; Fordran; Upphängning; Fordon modell; MATLAB;

    Abstract : MAGnetic LEVitation Guidance System (MAGLEV) technology was commercially introduced relatively recently in the guided transport field. It is based on removing the wheels and rails of classic railway systems and supporting and guiding the train with magnets and magnetic forces instead. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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 School

    Author : Olle Ahlberg; Adam Palm; [2023-07-03]
    Keywords : Personal brands; brand equity; sports marketing; track and field;

    Abstract : 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

  5. 4. Bodies in Smartwatches : Embodied Data and Augmented Experiences in Self-Tracking Runners

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Madelene Logren; [2023]
    Keywords : datafication; human-technology relations; postphenomenology; quantified self; self-tracking; smartwatches;

    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

  6. 5. Media Representations of Doping in Sports : An Analysis of How Media Frames Men and Women in Doping Scandals

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Carolina Guglielmetti; [2023]
    Keywords : doping; framing; media representation; Lance Armstrong; Marion Jones; performance-enhancing drugs;

    Abstract : In this thesis we delve into the profile doping scandals involving Marion Jones and Lance Armstrong. Our aim is to analyze how the online news media portray doping allegations in sports specifically on these two athletes. READ MORE