Routledge Handbook of Sports Technology and Engineering

ISBN-13: 9781138657137 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 528 str.

Franz Konstantin Fuss;Aleksandar Subic;Martin Strangwood

Opis

From carbon fibre racing bikes to 'sharkskin' swimsuits, the application of cutting-edge design, technology and engineering has proved to be a vital ingredient in enhanced sports performance. This is the first book to offer a comprehensive survey of contemporary sports technology and engineering, providing a complete overview of academic, professional and industrial knowledge and technique. The book is divided into eight sections covering the following topics: * sustainable sports engineering * instrumentation technology * summer mobility sports * winter mobility sports * apparel and protection equipment * sports implements (racquets, clubs, bats, sticks) * sports balls * sports surfaces and facilities. Written by an international team of leading experts from industry, academia and commercial research institutes, the emphasis throughout the book is on innovation, the relationship between business and science, and the improvement of sports performance. This is an essential reference for anybody working in sports technology, sports product design, sports engineering, biomechanics, ergonomics, sports business or applied sport science.

Spis treści

Preface  Part One: Sustainable sports engineering  1. Sustainable Design of Sports Products  2.Sustainable Manufacturing of Sports Products  Part Two: Instrumentation Technology  3.Instrumentation of Sports Equipment  4.Smart Devices and Technologies for Sports Equipment  5.Instrumentation of Athletes  6.Technologies in Exertion Games  Part Three: Summer Mobility Sports  7.Design of Racing bicycles  8.Mountain Bike Technology  9.Rowing Equipment Technology  10.Sports Wheelchair Technologies  Part Four: Winter Mobility Sports  11.Cross country ski technology  12.Snowboard Technology  13.Ice Hockey Skate Design and Performance  Part Five: Apparel and Protection Equipment  14.Design and Mechanics of Running Shoes  15.Sports Apparel  16.Sports Helmets  17.Design and Mechanics of Mountaineering Equipment  Part Six: Sports Implements 18.Golf Club Construction, Design and Performance  19.Tennis Racquet Technology  20.Mechanical Behaviour of Baseball and Softball Bats   21.Ice Hockey Stick Mechanics and Designs  Part Seven: Sports Balls  22.The Science and Engineering of Golf Balls  23.Solid Mechanics and Aerodynamics of Cricket Balls  24.Mechanical and Aerodynamic Behaviour of Baseballs and Softballs  25.Hockey balls  26.Oval Shaped Sports Balls: Aerodynamics, friction and bounce  27.Aerodynamics and Court Interaction of Tennis Balls  28.Aerodynamics and Construction of Modern Soccer Balls  Part Eight: Sports Surfaces and Facilities  29.Artificial Turf  30.Natural Turf Sports Surfaces  31.Design of Sports Facilities

O autorze

Franz Konstantin Fuss is Professor of Sports Engineering and Technology at the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University, Australia. He is joint Editor-in-Chief of Sports Technology and Chair, Co-Chair and Organiser of Asia-Pacific Congress on Sports Technology (APCST) conferences. Hewas also a member of the Executive Committee of the International Sports Engineering Association (ISEA) and is a Co-Director of the Australian Sports Technology Network (ASTN). Aleksandar Subic is Professor and Head of the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University, Australia. He is joint Editor-in-Chief of Sports Technology and the Journal of Sustainable Design, and Chair, Co-Chair and Organiser of APCSTconferences. He is also the past president of the ISEA. Martin Strangwood is Senior Lecturer at the School of Metallurgy and Materials, Birmingham University, UK. He is Editor-in-Chief of Sports Engineering. Rabindra Mehta is a research scientist in the Fluid Mechanics Laboratory at NASA Ames Research Center, USA,and a sports aerodynamics consultant. He is also joint Editor-in-Chief of Sports Technology.