The Impact of Technology on Sport II

Sport technology has to be seen from the holistic, as well as inter- and trans-disciplinary point of view. Product development requires close collaboration between engineers, athletes, sports scientists, and business managers. It requires an in-depth understanding of engineering disciplines, life and sport sciences, as well as economics. The Impact of Technology on Sport IIhas in its core precisely this philosophy and approach. It provides a deeper insight into the current status of sports technology, presenting recent developments in this area from the perspectives of industry, academia, and athletes. This book brings together work from researchers around the world and, in particular from the Asia-Pacific region. Most sport technologies are covered, including equipment and materials in various ball sports (golf, cricket, baseball, soccer, tennis), water sports, athletics, winter sports, mountaineering, motor sports and martial arts. The different technological areas extend to design; dynamics,vibrations and control; aerodynamics; instrumentation and measurements; modeling, simulation and optimization; biomechanics and human performance; sports medicine; coaching and sports education.