2nd Edition
Routledge Handbook of Sports Technology and Engineering
This completely updated and revised second edition of the Routledge Handbook of Sports Technology and Engineering offers a comprehensive survey of contemporary sports technology and engineering, providing a complete overview of academic, professional and industrial knowledge and technique. The book, divided into five sections, spanning mechanics, materials equipment design, human-equipment interaction and instrumentation, pulls together the full depth and breadth of this field and will update a rapidly expanding area of study with current issues and controversies, and look forward to future research directions. Readers will discover the mechanical principles underpinning sport. They will also learn how developments in materials can improve sporting equipment, allowing athletes to perform better while enhancing their safety and enjoyment, with a particular focus on equipment design, biomechanics and human-equipment interaction. Readers will also learn about how such equipment is designed and made, including advances in sustainable and environmentally friendly practices. In the final section, readers will learn about the emergence of “smart” products and clothing that are changing how we train and participate in sport and exercise. Written by an international team of leading experts, the emphasis throughout the book is on bridging the gap between scientific research and application within sporting products and the effect on training and competition. This is an essential reference work for anybody working in sports technology, sports product design, sports engineering, biomechanics, ergonomics, sports business or applied sport science.
Part I: Sports Mechanics
1. Introduction to Sports Mechanics
Kazuya Seo
2. Projectiles in Sport
John Eric Goff
3. Computational Fluid Dynamics Applied in Sport – Part 1 Capabilities & Considerations
John H Hart
4. Computational Fluid Dynamics Applied in Sport - Part 2- Application in Sport
John Hart
5. Soft Materials in Sport
Akihiro Matsuda
6. Finite Element Modelling in Sport
James Sherwood, Patrick Drane, Catherine Barry, and Kayla Krantz
7. Musculoskeletal Simulation in Sport
Motomu Nakashima
Part II: Sport Materials
8. Introduction to Sports Materials
Andy Alderson
9. Cellular Solids for Sports Applications Part 1: Macroscopic Properties and Applications
Olly Duncan, Nicolas Bailly, Olga Kravchenko and Michel Behr
10. Cellular Solids for Sports Applications Part 2: Micromechanics
Olly Duncan, Nicolas Bailly, Olga Kravchenko and Michel Behr
11. Fibre-Reinforced Composites for Sports Applications
Yi Chen, Bin Lyu, Lloyd Smith, and Nicholas Smith
12. Advanced Materials for Board Sports
Jörg Kaufmann, Armin Farzin and Paul Baudach
13. Textiles for Sports Clothing
Tasneem Sabir, Jane Wood and Rebecca Bennett
Part III: Sports Equipment Design and Manufacture
14. Introduction to Sports Equipment Design and Manufacture
James Webster
15. Design and Manufacturing of Textile Sports Equipment
Janina Wagner, André Matthes and Holger Cebulla
16. 3D Printing in Sports
Mike Vasquez
17. Sustainable Design and Manufacturing of Sport Equipment
Martino Colonna, Filippo Biagi, Alessandro Nanni, Maria Federica Parisi, Lorenzo Crosetta, Giuseppe La Fauci and Daniel Colombo
18. Cricket Gear and Sustainability
Martin Charter, Tom Clark and Lilian Sanchez-Moreno
19. Design Considerations for Body Padding in Rugby
Adil Imam
20. Ergonomics and User-centred Design of Sports Equipment
Kati Nispel and Veit Senner
21. The Application of Biological Engineering to Sports Technology
Robyn A Grant and Stephen Spurrier
22. Design for Athletes
Andrey Koptyug and Mikael Bäckström
Part IV: Sports Biomechanics and Human-Equipment Interaction
23. Introduction to Sports Biomechanics and Human-Equipment Interaction
Duane Knudson
24. Biomechanical Interactions with Footwear
Pui Wah Kong, Wing-Kai Lam, Phillis Soek Po Teng, and Jing Wen Pan
25. How the Golfer and Driver Interact to Determine Performance
Sasho J. MacKenzie and Erik M. Henrikson
26. The Quantified Tennis Athlete: The Performer, the Ball, the Racket and the Technology
Machar Reid, Thomas Perri, Olivia Cant, Adrian Eassom, Cameron Armstrong and Lyndon Krause
27. Sports Injury and Trauma Biomechanics: Surrogates, Human Data and Modelling
Nicola Petrone, Gemma Leslie and Giuseppe Zullo
28. Biomechanics of Athletes with Impairment and Adaptive Equipment
Stefan Litzenberger, Marie Lund Ohlsson, Jonas Danvind and Nicola Petrone
Part V: Field Testing, Sensors and Instrumentation for the Digital Athlete
29. Introduction to Field Testing, Sensors and Instrumentation for the Digital Athlete
Alan Godrey
30. Longitudinal Assessment in Sport: Injury and Performance Assessment
Rachel Mason, Gill Barry, Alan Godfrey and Samuel Stuart
31. Passive Sensing in Sport
Sam Robertson, Nicolas Evans, Johsan Billingham and Jade Haycraft
32. Inertial Sensing in Sports: Application and Technical Considerations
Andy Stamm, Conor Wall and Yunus Celik
33. Artificial Intelligence Approaches in Sport
Fraser Young and Alan Godfrey
34. Interoperable Digital Measurement and Modelling to Optimise Tennis Racket Design: A Case Study
Marcus Dunn, Antoine Bacha, and John Hart
35. Big Data in Sport: Case Studies in Football and Tennis
Conor Wall, Andrew Hext and Simon Choppin
Biography
Dr Thomas Allen is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering at Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK and is also the the Editor in Chief of the journal; Sports Engineering. Professor Andrew Alderson is the Director of the Industry and Innovation Research Institute and Faculty Head of Business Development at the Industry and Innovation Research Institute, Sheffield Hallam University, UK Dr Alan Godfrey is a Senior Lecturer and lead for the Digital Health & Wellbeing research group in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences Northumbria University, UK Professor Duane Knudson is Professor of Biomechanics in the Department of Health and Human Performance at Texas State university, USA James Webster is the Senior Manager of Footwear Innovation and Chemical Partnerships at Under Armour, USA Kazuya Seo is a Professor in the Department of Science at Yamagata University, Japan
