The engineering of sport : proceedings of the 1st International Conference on the Engineering of Sport, Sheffield, United Kingdom, 2-4 July 1996

Science and technology has been used more and more in the last few decades to gain advantage over competitors. Quite often, however, the actual science involved is not published because a suitable journal cannot be found. The Engineering of Sport brings together work from a very diverse range of subjects including Engineering, Physics, Materials and Biomechanics. The Engineering of Sport represent work which was represented at the 1st International Conference on the Engineering of Sport held in Sheffield, UK in July 1996. Many sports were represented and the material covered split into nine topics covering aerodynamics, biomechanics, design, dynamics, instrumentation, materials, mechanics, modelling, motion analysis, and vibrations. It should be of interest to specialists in all areas of sports research. The Engineering of Sport represents work which was presented at the 1st International Conference on the Engineering of Sport held in Sheffield, UK in July 1996. Many sports were represented and the material covered split into nine topics covering aerodynamics, biomechanics, design, instrumentation, materials, mechanics, modelling, motion analysis and vibration analysis. As the first publication on technology and sport the Engineering of Sport should prove interesting to specialists in all areas of sports research and to technically minded lovers of sport This collection of conference papers on technology and sport covers aerodynamics, biomechanics, design, dynamics, instrumentation, materials, mechanics, modelling, motion analysis, and vibrations. It should be of interest to specialists in all areas of sprot research and to technically minded lovers of sport.