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Technical R&D Article

Technological foundations and current status of a modified, low-risk form of competitive boxing (Box'Tag®)

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Pages 178-184 | Received 26 Aug 2012, Accepted 26 Aug 2012, Published online: 26 Sep 2012

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Figure 1 Box'Tag contest showing instrumented vests and gloves. (Photograph and © by Kris Arnold of Kris Arnold Photography, 2012, reproduced with kind permission.)

Figure 1 Box'Tag contest showing instrumented vests and gloves. (Photograph and © by Kris Arnold of Kris Arnold Photography, 2012, reproduced with kind permission.)

Figure 2 Construction of Box'Tag vests: (A) knitting of sensor fabric on Jumberca Mini Jacquard double knit machine; (B) monitoring of yarn tension on knit machine to optimise fabric quality; (C) pattern layouts for producing vests of different sizes while retaining required positioning of sensor electrodes; (D) electronic connection of sensor electrodes via fabric running horizontally across torso region of vest and flexible cable running from shoulder target regions.

Figure 2 Construction of Box'Tag vests: (A) knitting of sensor fabric on Jumberca Mini Jacquard double knit machine; (B) monitoring of yarn tension on knit machine to optimise fabric quality; (C) pattern layouts for producing vests of different sizes while retaining required positioning of sensor electrodes; (D) electronic connection of sensor electrodes via fabric running horizontally across torso region of vest and flexible cable running from shoulder target regions.

Figure 3 Two-layered knit conductive patch attached to surface of boxing glove (also shown is the transceiver used to record signals from vest sensor electrodes and transmit them via Bluetooth to a ringside computer). (Photograph and © by Kris Arnold of Kris Arnold Photography, 2012, reproduced with kind permission.)

Figure 3 Two-layered knit conductive patch attached to surface of boxing glove (also shown is the transceiver used to record signals from vest sensor electrodes and transmit them via Bluetooth to a ringside computer). (Photograph and © by Kris Arnold of Kris Arnold Photography, 2012, reproduced with kind permission.)