Numerical and experimental procedures for development of a dual body dynamics to study the ball impact on a tennis racquet

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2015

Authors

Viriato, N (Author) Other; de Melo, FQ (Author) Other; Mário Vaz (Author) FEUP; Pinto, VC (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: ICSI 2015 THE 1ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY FUNCHAL

Pages: 208-214

1st International Conference on Structural Integrity (ICSI)

Funchal, PORTUGAL, SEP 01-04, 2015

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Authenticus ID: P-00G-TKB

DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2015.08.060

Abstract (EN): The dynamic interaction of the ball/tennis racquet is studied in this work. The elasticity and mass of both accessories have critical importance in the optimized performance of tennis players. This is a leading class of sport and leisure activity having gained high prestige due to historical links to nobles/monarchy society. For the best achievements of the accessories developed for the practice of this sport, advanced lightweight materials allowing high stiffness/mass ratios have been studied constantly. In this work, a numerical model based on dynamic equilibrium concepts of soft elastic bodies in collision was proposed to model the behavior of the ball/racquet pair during the shot. High speed video recording techniques were also implemented to validate the results obtained from the numerical model. (C) 2015 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 7