The application of advanced engineering to tennis racket design has influenced the nature
of the sport. As a result, the International Tennis Federation has established rules to limit …

Forehand groundstroke effectiveness is important for tennis success. Ball topspin angular
velocity (TAV) and accuracy are important for forehand groundstroke effectiveness, and …

The existence of three walls on both court sides in padel is a unique characteristic from
which particular offensive and defensive behaviours emerged. The aim of this study was to …

The tennis racket has developed since the origins of Lawn Tennis in the 1870s. This study
investigated how the tennis racket developed from 1874 to 2017, using measurements and …

In this study, we develop a finite element model to examine the oblique soccer ball bounce.
A careful simulation of the interaction between the ball membrane and air pressure in the …

Composite materials have given manufacturers the freedom to develop a broad range of
tennis rackets, allowing them to change key parameters such as the structural stiffness …

The normal and the oblique impact of a tennis ball with a racket has been studied. An
accurate setup has been built in order to provide consistent initial conditions for the impacts …

Fracture and fatigue behavior of a carabiner made of Al-7075 alloy and containing a small
edge crack and subjected to a typical operational service load was studied numerically …

This paper serves as a resource guide for Sports Engineering educators. The paper covers
key topics in Sports Engineering, including ball impact, friction, safety and materials. A …

Numerical simulation of sport ball impacts is challenging due to the varied contact conditions
involved and the difficulty in characterizing nonlinear materials at high strain rates. The …