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Problem statement
Problem statement
There is no consistent or accurate way to predict injuries or long term damages to health, monitor a person that may be undergoing dangerous and unknown forces, or completely reliable preventative precautions to attack every source of harm.
Highlights
Highlights
Very little is known about the type and number of racing injuries
Injuries appear to be minor rather than major, chronic rather than acute
Reduce amount of long term injuries and risks when racing in high speed
Major categories:
Heat related
Extremity injuries
Spine and long term health risks
Introduction
Introduction
In the world of sports, teams, coaches and athletes have always tried to use scientific knowledge to improve their performance. In traditional sports, knowledge of physiology means that how the body behaves is mostly understood. However, in the world of motorsports, until recent decades far more attention has been paid to the vehicles than the drivers. Increasingly, race teams as well as independent researchers are turning toward monitoring the conditions for the drivers themselves, with the hopes of being able to improve performance,
Signs to monitor
Signs to monitor
Cardiovascular - G-force effect
Respiratory - Breathing rate
Thermoregulatory - Bore and surface temperature
Mechanical - Vibration
Electrical - Stress with EMG
Hormonal - Body chemistry
Psychological - Combination of above
Key points
Key points
Consistent exposure to extreme environmental conditions to the human body can cause injuries.
Increased temperature in cabin may cause heat fatigue.
This leads to reduced reaction time, which may prove fatal in the racing environment.
Edited by Sachi Shibata
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