His office connects to MIT's Wright Brothers Wind Tunnel, which can generate winds of up to 200 mph. The wind tunnel was built in 1937, when aviation was in its infancy. The rider is able to read this data through a small display in his helmet and adjust his posture and performance accordingly. See a demonstration of how this monitoring system operates. You can view the video at either 28.8k or 100k .
Researchers use a trail of water vapor to study how air flows over the bike and the rider.
View the video at either 28.8k or 100k . Get Dr. Blair's view of where sports technology has come and where it can go. View the video at either 28.8k or 100k . Another team at MIT's Laboratory for Sports Innovation is developing a microscopic sensor that attaches to inline skates and measures their instantaneous and average speed. This information is transmitted to a device on the skater's wrist.