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Performance Analysis System 2020
Published on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 by Gideon Ariel
The Ariel Performance Analysis System (APAS) Edition 2020, version 14.3.7 is available.
APAS is a video-based 3D motion analysis system. APAS can capture video from multiple cameras simultaneously and perform a biomechanical analysis automatically. Any high resolution video at any speed is supported. High-speed video with h.264 video codecs is supported in .mov .mp4, and .avi video formats.
The Discus Thrower and his Dream Factory
Published on Monday, April 2, 2018 by Gideon Ariel
Gideon Ariel / Autobiography
As a child in Israel, Dr. Gideon Ariel had five goals—breaking the Israeli records in the shot put and discus, representing Israel in the Olympic Games, studying at a university in America, becoming a multimillionaire and owning a Cadillac. These goals might have seemed unobtainable to a young man on the way to juvenile delinquency, but picking up the discus changed all that. And one sailing, floating throw of a discus in a single competitive event set him on a path to becoming a world-renowned biomechanist and operating his own dream factory.
ISBS Geoffrey Dyson Award 2012
Published on Sunday, July 1, 2012 by Gideon Ariel
The International Society of Biomechanics in Sports (ISBS) anounced that the recipient of the Geoffrey Dyson Award for the ISBS 2012 conference is Dr. Gideon Ariel.
The Geoffrey Dyson Award and Keynote Presentation is the most prestigious award offered by ISBS. It is awarded to an individual who through his/her professional career has embodied and carried out the mission of ISBS.
Gideon is well known in the field of sports biomechanics due to his extensive knowledge of how physics applies to human motion, as well as his expertise in computer science. He is a former Olympic athlete, and completed his graduate and post-doctoral work at the University of Massachusetts, where he received a PhD in Exercise and Computer Science. He has published numerous scientific papers, founded an independent laboratory devoted to biomechanical research relating to human performance, and was chairman of the U.S. Olympic Biomechanical Committee.
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File size: 1,351,305 bytes - application/pdfInformation last reviewed on 6/18/2013 1:57:00 PM.
This download is the Ariel Performance Analysis System 2020 for the following SKUs:
APAS 2020 - Standard Edition Mobile Client Access License
APAS 2020 - Premium Edition Mobile Client Access License
APAS 2020 - A/D Workstation Mobile Client Access License
Instructions
Ensure you have all prerequisites installed;
Download and execute the setup program, and then follow the instructions on your screen.
This software may be evaluated free of charge with limited functionality. Please refer to the "APAS Installation Instructions" for more information on how to obtain and register your site key to unlock the full feature set of your Ariel Performance Analysis System.
Prerequisites
Platform: Microsoft Windows 8 or higher (x86 and 64-bit);
Apple Quicktime (for the APAS/Highspeed h.264 module);
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Version 8 Update 241 (for the APAS/Gait and APAS/Renderer modules).
File size: 181,444,418 bytes - application/octet-streamInformation last reviewed on 5/16/2021 8:11:20 PM.
This download is the Ariel Performance Analysis System 2020 for the following SKUs:
APAS 2020 - Standard Edition Mobile Client Access License
APAS 2020 - Premium Edition Mobile Client Access License
APAS 2020 - A/D Workstation Mobile Client Access License
Instructions
Ensure you have all prerequisites installed;
Download and execute the setup program, and then follow the instructions on your screen.
This software may be evaluated free of charge with limited functionality. Please refer to the "APAS Installation Instructions" for more information on how to obtain and register your site key to unlock the full feature set of your Ariel Performance Analysis System.
Prerequisites
Platform: Microsoft Windows 8 or higher (x86 and 64-bit);
Apple Quicktime (for the APAS/Highspeed h.264 module);
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Version 8 Update 241 (for the APAS/Gait and APAS/Renderer modules).
File size: 176,747,008 bytes - application/octet-streamInformation last reviewed on 5/16/2021 8:11:15 PM.
Autobiography - The Discus Thrower and His Dream Factory
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Gideon Ariel / Autobiography
As a child in Israel, Dr. Gideon Ariel had five goals—breaking the Israeli records in the shot put and discus, representing Israel in the Olympic Games, studying at a university in America, becoming a multimillionaire and owning a Cadillac. These goals might have seemed unobtainable to a young man on his way to juvenile delinquency, but picking up the discus changed all that. And one sailing, floating throw in a single competitive event set him on a path to becoming a world-renowned biomechanist and operating his own dream factory.
Following Ariel from his birth in Tel Aviv in 1939 to a kibbutz where he met the people that would change his life, The Discus Thrower & His Dream Factory describes the journey in great detail. Once a troubled youth, his love of shot put and discus improved not only his physical performance but his emotional performance as well. He gained confidence and dared to dream. And when the Olympics came calling, Ariel was ready to answer. Not only a fascinating life story, The Discus Thrower & His Dream Factory teaches an important lesson to our children. Dreams have no boundaries if you follow them. Imagination, luck, and hard work are necessary ingredients for success.
If your mind bubbles, creates, and breathes life into dreams, then dreams can become real. The mind is the factory, which forges the dreams.
File size: 175,246,437 bytes - application/pdfInformation last reviewed on 4/2/2018 10:42:45 AM.
Instructions
Download and unzip.
Prerequisites
Ariel Performance Analysis System (APAS)
File size: 59,574,074 bytes - application/zipInformation last reviewed on 7/17/2012 9:40:00 AM.
Gideon Ariel / Autobiography
As a child in Israel, Dr. Gideon Ariel had five goals—breaking the Israeli records in the shot put and discus, representing Israel in the Olympic Games, studying at a university in America, becoming a multimillionaire and owning a Cadillac. These goals might have seemed unobtainable to a young man on his way to juvenile delinquency, but picking up the discus changed all that. And one sailing, floating throw in a single competitive event set him on a path to becoming a world-renowned biomechanist and operating his own dream factory.
Following Ariel from his birth in Tel Aviv in 1939 to a kibbutz where he met the people that would change his life, The Discus Thrower & His Dream Factory describes the journey in great detail. Once a troubled youth, his love of shot put and discus improved not only his physical performance but his emotional performance as well. He gained confidence and dared to dream. And when the Olympics came calling, Ariel was ready to answer. Not only a fascinating life story, The Discus Thrower & His Dream Factory teaches an important lesson to our children. Dreams have no boundaries if you follow them. Imagination, luck, and hard work are necessary ingredients for success.
If your mind bubbles, creates, and breathes life into dreams, then dreams can become real. The mind is the factory, which forges the dreams.
File size: 175,246,437 bytes - application/pdfInformation last reviewed on 5/22/2022 4:08:00 PM.
The Java 3D Library (J3D) version 1.3.1 DirectX is a prerequisite for running the APAS/Gait and APAS/Renderer modules. You only need J3D if you're using these modules.
Instructions
Only install J3D for the APAS/Gait and APAS/Renderer modules.
Download and execute the setup program, and then follow the instructions on your screen.
Prerequisites
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.5.x
File size: 4,427,612 bytes - application/octet-streamInformation last reviewed on 8/5/2010 2:43:00 PM.
The Java 3D Library (J3D) version 1.3.1 OpenGL is an alternative library to the DirectX version. You only need Java 3D if you're using the APAS/Gait and APAS/Renderer Modules.
Instructions
Only install J3D for the APAS/Gait and APAS/Renderer modules.
Download and execute the setup program, and then follow the instructions on your screen.
Prerequisites
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.5.x
File size: 4,335,289 bytes - application/octet-streamInformation last reviewed on 8/5/2010 2:44:00 PM.
The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 1.5.0.01 is a prerequisite for running the APAS/Gait and APAS/Renderer modules. You only need JRE if you're using these modules.
Instructions
Only install JRE for the APAS/Gait and APAS/Renderer modules.
Download and execute the setup program, and then follow the instructions on your screen.
File size: 15,814,200 bytes - application/octet-streamInformation last reviewed on 8/5/2010 2:46:00 PM.
Presentations -
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ACES - History
ACES - System
APAS - Installation
APAS - Presentation
Biomechanical Analysis Shot-Put (Athens 2004)
Biomechanical Integration of Essential Human Movement Parameters
Biomechanical Principles in Throwing (Soka University 2005)
Biomechanical Wizard (Guangdong 2005)
Biomechanics - Big Bang to the Cloud
Biomechanics for the 21st Century (Dubrovnic 1999)
Gait Analysis
History of Sports Analysis
Hong Kong Hurdle
Humana
Innovations in Biomechanics (UMass 2006)
ISB 93 Poster
ISB 99
ISBS 99
ISBS 99 Sport
Master Photo Library
Optimizing Athletic Performance (Athens 2004)
Optimizing Athletic Performance Through High-tech (Greece 2002)
Optimizing Performance Through Hi-Tech and Internet (Edmonton 2001)
Penn State
Sports Analysis in the New Millennium (Wales 2000)
Sports Analysis Video Demonstration
Technological Contributions to Sports Analysis
The Biomechanical Project (Atlanta 1996)
Utilization of Biomechanics in Human Performance (Israel 2004)
Visualizing Orientation using Quaternions
