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The Engineering of Sport 6

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    Book Overview
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    Chapter 1 Synopsis of Current Developments: Innovation
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    Chapter 2 Custom-Fit: Quality of Life of European Sporting Public through Custom-Fit Products
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    Chapter 3 VeloVent — An Inner City Traffic System for Active People
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    Chapter 4 Approach of a Model for the Interaction Between Athlete, Sports Equipment and Environment
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    Chapter 5 Strategy Deployment of High-Technology Companies Entering the Consumer Sports Electronic Market
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    Chapter 6 From Innovation to Firm Formation: Contributions by Sports Enthusiasts to the Windsurfing, Snowboarding & Skateboarding Industries
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    Chapter 7 Some Problems of Pareto-Optimisation in Sports Engineering
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    Chapter 8 Life Cycle Assessment and Evaluation of Environmental Impact of Sports Equipment
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    Chapter 9 Sports Engineering and Sustainability
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    Chapter 10 Synopsis of Current Developments: Design
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    Chapter 11 The Use of System Analysis and Design Methodology in the Development of a Novel Cricket Bowling System
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    Chapter 12 Degradation of Tennis Balls and their Recovery
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    Chapter 13 Development of a Highly Adjustable Cushioned Treadmill
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    Chapter 14 A New Piece of Equipment for Skiing and Fitness — A Comparison with Existing Models
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    Chapter 15 A Fresh Approach to Sports Equipment Design: Evolving Hockey Sticks Using Genetic Algorithms
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    Chapter 16 Development of a New Nordic Walking Equipment and a New Sporting Technique
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    Chapter 17 Synopsis of Current Developments: Materials
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    Chapter 18 Recent Advances in Understanding the Behavior of Shockpads for Outdoor Synthetic Sports Pitches
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    Chapter 19 The Effect of Pressure on Friction of Steel and Ice and Implementation to Bobsleigh Runners
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    Chapter 20 Prediction of the Flexural Modulus of Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastics for use as Kayak Paddle Blades
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    Chapter 21 Sandvik Nanoflex® — Designed for Ultimate Performance
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    Chapter 22 Manufacturing of Bobsled Runners
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    Chapter 23 Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics — Trendsetting Material for High Performance Racing Bike Chassis
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    Chapter 24 Development of Equipment to Compare Novel Ice Skate Blade Materials
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    Chapter 25 Synopsis of Current Developments: Safety
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    Chapter 26 Safe Use and Redesign of Hydrostatic Weighing Equipment
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    Chapter 27 Effects of the Mechanical Properties of the Shell and Liner on the Shock Absorption of Helmets
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    Chapter 28 Simulation of Puck Flight to Improve Safety in Ice Hockey Arenas
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    Chapter 29 Dynamic Wrist Joint Protector for Sports Applications
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    Chapter 30 Do Helmets Reduce Fatalities or Merely Alter the Patterns of Death?
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    Chapter 31 Synopsis of Current Developments: Computer Application in Sports
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    Chapter 32 Development and Integration of a Novel Cricket Bowling System
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    Chapter 33 Creating the SMART system—A Database for Sports Movement
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    Chapter 34 Computer Application in Sports
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    Chapter 35 Ubiquitous Fitness Support Starts in Everyday’s Context
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    Chapter 36 Application of Different Computerized Methods for Modelling the Training-Performance Relationship
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    Chapter 37 Computer-Supported Training (CST) — Integrating Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Outdoor Training
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    Chapter 38 Potentials of Information Technologies for Innovation in Fitness Equipment — A Case Study
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    Chapter 39 Computer Support for Coaching and Scouting in Football
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    Chapter 40 The Effects of Multimedia Computer-Assisted Instruction on Middle School Students’ Volleyball Performance
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    Chapter 41 Synopsis of Current Developments: Human Factors
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    Chapter 42 Human Movement as a Culturally Shaped Act
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    Chapter 43 Understanding Human Perception of Field Hockey Stick Performance
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    Chapter 44 Strategies for Bank Shots and Direct Shots in Basketball
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    Chapter 45 Optimising Sweeping Techniques for Olympic Curlers
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    Chapter 46 An Initial Investigation of Human-Natural Turf Interaction in the Laboratory
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    Chapter 47 Analysis of Game Creativity Development by Means of Continuously Learning Neural Networks
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    Chapter 48 Influence of Sports Equipments on Human Arm
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    Chapter 49 Using Sport to Educate and Enthuse Young People About Engineering and the Physical Sciences
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    Chapter 50 Movement, Health and Quality of Life for Senior Citizens — Prerequisites, Approaches, Concepts
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    Chapter 51 Synopsis of Current Developments: Performance Sports
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    Chapter 52 The Application of Inertial Sensors in Elite Sports Monitoring
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    Chapter 53 Requirements and Solution Concepts for the Development of Sport-Specific Measuring Units in High Performance Sports
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    Chapter 54 Analysis of Fulcrum Skate Performance
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    Chapter 55 The Klap-Trap: A Device to Monitor Dynamics of the Klap Mechanism in Speed Skating
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    Chapter 56 Synopsis of Current Developments: Golf Club Development
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    Chapter 57 Optimum Design and Validation of a Graphite Golf Shaft Based on Dynamics of Swing
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    Chapter 58 Modelling Vibration Frequency and Stiffness Variations in Welded Ti-Based Alloy Golf Driver Heads
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    Chapter 59 Optimal Adjustment of Composite-Material Club Shaft Characteristics
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    Chapter 60 Factors Determining Backspin from Golf Wedges
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    Chapter 61 Player Fitting of Golf Equipment Using a Calibration Club
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    Chapter 62 Evaluation of Long and Short Shafts of Golf Club by Real Swing
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    Chapter 63 Iron Golf Club Striking Characteristics for Male Elite Golfers
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    Chapter 64 A Golf Swing Robot Emulating Golfers Considering Dynamic Interactions Between Arms and Clubs
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    Chapter 65 Synopsis of Current Developments: Outdoor Sports
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    Chapter 66 Influence of a New Backpack Design on Kinematics and Dynamics of Walking
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    Chapter 67 Study of the Loss of Thermal Properties of Mountain Boots in an Expedition to Mount Everest
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    Chapter 68 The Role of Engineering in Fatigue Reduction
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    Chapter 69 Synopsis of Current Developments: Shoes and Apparel
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    Chapter 70 Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Technology for Sports Recovery
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    Chapter 71 A New Protocol for Testing the Tensile Strength of Rugby Garments — A Preliminary Study
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    Chapter 72 Modelling Traction of Studded Footwear on Sports Surfaces using Neural Networks
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    Chapter 73 The use of Stereoscopy and High-Speed Video for the Measurement of Quasi-Static and Dynamic Shoe Loading Scenarios
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    Chapter 74 Benchmarking Stiffness of Current Sprint Spikes and Concept Selective Laser Sintered Nylon Outsoles
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    Chapter 75 Relationship Between Shoe Dimensions, Ground Reaction Forces and Perception of Stability During Locomotion
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    Chapter 76 Mechanical Properties of Orthopaedic Insoles under Cyclic Loads and Correlation with Daily Use
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Title
The Engineering of Sport 6
Published by
Springer New York, August 2006
DOI 10.1007/978-0-387-45951-6
ISBNs
978-0-387-34680-9, 978-0-387-45951-6
Editors

Moritz, Eckehard Fozzy, Haake, Steve

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
France 2 2%
United Kingdom 2 2%
Switzerland 1 <1%
Indonesia 1 <1%
Germany 1 <1%
Pakistan 1 <1%
Colombia 1 <1%
India 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 103 90%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 27 24%
Student > Ph. D. Student 19 17%
Student > Bachelor 16 14%
Professor > Associate Professor 6 5%
Other 6 5%
Other 23 20%
Unknown 17 15%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Sports and Recreations 31 27%
Engineering 28 25%
Computer Science 5 4%
Medicine and Dentistry 5 4%
Business, Management and Accounting 4 4%
Other 21 18%
Unknown 20 18%