Case Studies
Athletic Ability Test Stations
Developed a suite of test stations for assessing various aspects of athletic ability.
Description
Problem
The company had a new concept for testing students' athletic abilities and making the information available on-line for college recruiters. In order to standardize the tests, reduce human error and reduce the possibility of cheating, they wanted to design test equipment and a database for storing the information.
Solution
BCA developed the electronics and firmware to record
information from various test machines and send it over a wireless
network to a database. BCA also developed the following test
machines:
- Upper Body Strength - measures the strength
of a weighted ball thrown by the student.
- Lower Body Strength - measures the height of a jump.
- Agility - measures the time it takes a student to move an object
from one location to another.
- Speed - measures the time it takes a student to run a specific
distance.
- Flexibility - measures the length of a sitting stretch.
- Body Composition - measures height, reach, weight and body fat
percentage.
- Reaction Time - measures the time it takes a
student to react to various visual stimuli.
- Hand-Eye Coordination - measures the student's
ability to follow the movement of an object with a track ball.
As part of the Body Composition station development, BCA
designed and executed clinical trials to support the development of
the proper body fat equations and the FDA submission. BCA conducted
a Hazards Analysis and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis for the
Body Fat FDA submission as well.
Software was developed to
register participants over the web and record the registration
information in a database. PC software was also developed to
register walk-in registrants, take their picture, print barcoded id
badges and print test results upon completion of all tests.
BCA also provided information architecture review services
for the client's web software, graphic design services to create
exhibition materials and test station materials, and extensive
project planning services.
Client Athletic IQ
Year Completed 2006