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Routledge Handbook of Sports Technology and Engineering

Buch | Softcover

2011
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-203-85103-6 (ISBN)

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From carbon fibre racing bikes to sharkskin swimsuits, the application of cutting-edge design, technology and engineering has proved to be a vital ingredient in enhanced sports performance. This is the first book to offer a comprehensive survey of contemporary sports technology and engineering, providing a complete overview of academic, professional and industrial knowledge and technique. The book is divided into eight sections covering the following topics:

Sustainable Sports Engineering
Instrumentation Technology
Summer Mobility Sports
Winter Mobility Sports
Apparel and Protection Equipment
Sports Implements (racquets, clubs, bats, sticks)
Sports Balls
Sports Surfaces and Facilities

Written by an international team of leading experts from industry, academia and commercial research institutes, the emphasis throughout the book is on innovation, the relationship between business and science, and the improvement of sports performance. This is an essential reference for anybody working in sports technology, sports product design, sports engineering, biomechanics, ergonomics, sports business or applied sport science.

Franz Fuss is Professor of Sports Engineering and Technology at the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University. He is joint Editor-in-Chief of Sports Technology and Chair, Co-Chair and Organiser of APCST conferences (Asia-Pacific Congress on Sports Technology). He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the International Sports Engineering Association ISEA. Aleksandar Subic is Professor and Head of the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University. He is joint Editor-in-Chief of Sports Technology and the Journal of Sustainable Design, and Chair, Co-Chair and Organiser of APCST conferences (Asia-Pacific Congress on Sports Technology). He is also the past president of the International Sports Engineering Association ISEA. Martin Strangwood is Senior Lecturer at the School of Metallurgy and Materials, Birmingham University. He is Editor-in-Chief of Sports Engineering. Rabindra Mehta is a research scientist in the Fluid Mechanics Laboratory at NASA Ames Research Centre and a Sports Aerodynamics Consultant. He is also joint Editor-in-Chief of Sports Technology.

Mitarbeit	Sonstige Mitarbeit: Franz Fuss
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
	Technik
	Wirtschaft
ISBN-10	0-203-85103-X / 020385103X
ISBN-13	978-0-203-85103-6 / 9780203851036
Zustand	Neuware