In less than a year we will be at the Cybathlon 2020 in Zurich. At the Cybathlon we will do our very best to set the fastest time in the Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Bike Race section. Only less than 150 days to go and then we are at one of the biggest competitions in the world! Despite developments in the past year, we will also have to keep improving ourselves in the run-up to Read more…
With the help of prof.dr. Hein Daanen, PULSE Racing III is organizing a Sponsor event on January 10. We would like to invite all sponsors and other interested parties to come to our office at VU Amsterdam to show what we do there. This will take place in the dream team lab in the WN building, room KA 251. See also https://www.vu.nl/en/over-de-vu/contact- route description/plattegronden/index.aspx The invitation is for the existing sponsors, but certainly also for Read more…
A few weeks ago we became a partner of SponsorKliks, whereby we have already received more than € 40 together. How does free sponsorship work? If you purchase something via the link below, PULSE Racing will receive a commission. This is because our ID has been included in the link, so that SponsorKliks knows who to transfer money to. You pay the same price if you went directly to the web store, which is why Read more…
The engineering department has been incorporated under the umbrella of PULSE III which involves two TU-Delft mechanical engineers whose task encompasses optimizing and developing new methods for the purpose of improving the overall performance of the bike in terms of efficiency, safety, and reliability. Starting with the enhancement of the functionalities of the existing mechanical components up to mounting new potential parts that can serve well the needs of the designated athlete. Getting these developments Read more…
PULSE Racing is an athlete richer! We would like to introduce our new and third athlete: Nardus Demmers. Nardus has already started very motivated with all training and advice.
At the end of October our athlete Sander cycled 1.9 km with the help of FES on the road outside. We are proud of the progress that our athlete is making. Sander is currently working on a two-week power training to improve muscle strength in his legs, hopefully it will also improve the cycling speed. In addition to this training, Sander is also experimenting with different crank lengths to see what works best for him.
Soon we will go to Reade to try out the influence of the (extra) stimulation of the m.Rectus Femoris in one of our athletes through an extra channel, but also to determine the optimal stimulation frequency. This is to determine a protocol that fits in as well as possible with the task, FES-cycling, that must be performed during the Cybathlon. Hopefully this brings us a step closer to setting the fastest possible time!
Some of us had the great opportunity to go to the CyberBike in Lyon again this year. This is a two-day event where various interested parties come together and the latest technologies regarding Functional Electrostimulation (FES) are discussed. A lot of knowledge was exchanged between the present teams. On the first day a conference was organized. Professors from all over the world were present. Interesting presentations have given rise to new ideas, such as using Read more…
At the start of this season we were invited to PULSE Racing at the international ICEE congress, co-organized by prof.dr. Hein Daanen! The ICEE congress, abbreviated for the International Conference on Environmental Ergonomics, is a congress covering a wide range of themes in and around extreme environmental physiology and medicine. International scientists were present here, making the public interesting for PULSE Racing to talk to. It is an honor that we we were invited.
We would like to introduce you to PULSE Racing III. This year, PULSE Racing III consists of 11 students from VU Amsterdam and TU Delft. A number of team members have stayed to be part of PULSE Racing III this year. Enthusiastic new students have also joined the team. Curious about who everyone is? We will introduce ourselves soon via social media! Also take a look at www.pulseracing.nl