Optoelectronic vertical jump height measuring method and device

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 312-319

  Musayev, Eldar ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Device; Methods using laser; Optoelectronic methods; Sport; Vertical jumping

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ERROR ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES;

MECHANICAL CONTACTS; OPTOELECTRONIC METHODS; SPORT; VERTICAL JUMPING;

OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

EID: 33644674208     PISSN: 02632241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2005.11.012     Document Type: Article

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