After announcing their intention to be a lead customer for RASAD in April this year, LCR Honda tested the Qatar Science and Technology Park and Aspetar developed technology platform during a practice session following the Spanish MotoGP in Jerez.
The purpose of this session was to evaluate the efficacy of the wireless transmission from the RASAD platform and to characterize the cardiac, thermal, neuro-physiological and cognitive strain associated to motorbike racing.
For this testing session Aspetar scientists employed the RASAD platform with heart rate data over the mobile phone network (3G) to the RASAD central server for real-time online viewing and data storage.
Despite the high speeds associated with MotoGp racing, data transmission was successful and accurate, further proving the reliability of the RASAD technology in any context.
This preliminary data revealed the highly demanding physical requirements of MotoGP racing. In order to control his motorbike during the high speed accelerations, extreme braking and cornering LCR Honda rider Randy De Puniet spent 75 % of the session with his heart rate above 90 % of his maximum.
This was the first time that an Information & Communication Technology developed in Qatar has been adopted by a leading international organization to optimize its performance.
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About QSTP:
Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) was founded by the Emir as part of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development. QSTP works to transform Qatar into a knowledge-based economy by attracting commercially oriented research and development. It is located in the vicinity of Carnegie Mellon, Texas A&M, Weill Cornell and other leading universities which are also a part of Qatar Foundation. QSTP provides an environment for local and international companies to interact with the universities and develop new technologies.
About Aspetar:
Aspetar, the region's first specialised Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, provides the best possible medical treatment and services to all athletes and sports players in a state-of-the-art hospital. In 2009, Aspetar was officially accredited by F-MARC as a FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence.
Through the delivery of excellence in sports medicine, physiotherapy, sports science, orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation, Aspetar services the needs of Football and Sporting Clubs in the state of Qatar.
The philosophy of Aspetar is to provide players with the clinical support, knowledge and facilities to maximise their training and competitive potential. This is achieved through a process of education and support in areas of health, fitness, nutrition, psychology, physiology and physical training.
The hospital meets the highest international standards in its treatment of musculoskeletal injuries and uses both established best-practices and the latest technology to guide athletes from diagnosis to rehabilitation and recovery.
Aspetar is situated within Aspire Zone, a modern multi-purpose leisure and recreation complex that played host to the Doha 2006 Asian Games.
For Further Information on QSTP contact:
Khalid Al Mohannadi
Communications DIrector
O +974 454 7070
D +974 454 7040
E kalmohannadi@qstp.org.qa
W www.qstp.org.qa
For further information on Aspetar contact:
Nassima Bensaad
Marketing Officer
ASPETAR
O +974 413 2113
M +974 573 9304
nassima.bensaad@aspetar.com
W www.aspetar.com
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