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The sweet spot of a cricket bat for low speed impacts 总被引：2，自引：1，他引：1
Rob Bower 《Sports Engineering》2012,15(2):53-60
The impact location of a cricket ball on a cricket bat has a large influence on the resulting rebound velocity of the ball. To measure this, a cricket bat was swung in a pendulum motion towards a cricket ball suspended in space. The position of the ball was modified so that it impacted the bat at 24 different positions on the face of the bat. This included six positions longitudinally and four positions laterally. The speed of the bat and each rebound were measured by a radar gun so that the apparent coefficient of restitution (ACOR) could be calculated. Impacts occurring centrally and 1?cm either side of the midline produced significantly higher rebound speeds and ACOR??s than impacts occurring 2 and 3cm off centre (p?<?0.01). Impacts occurring 15?C20?cm from the base of the bat produced the highest rebound speeds (p?<?0.01) and impacts occurring 20?C30?cm from the base of the bat produced the highest ACOR values. Implications for higher speed impacts and game scenarios are discussed. 相似文献
2.
Mark McDowell 《Sports biomechanics / International Society of Biomechanics in Sports》2013,12(2):185-194
There is currently much debate about the safety of the sport of softball. Batted‐ball speed and average pitcher reaction time are factors often used to determine safe performance. Batted‐ball speed is shown to be the most important factor to consider when determining safe play. Average pitcher reaction time is explained and directly correlated to batted‐ball speed. Eleven aluminum multi‐wall, three aluminum single‐wall and two composite softball bats were tested with mid‐compression polyurethane softballs averaging 1721 ±62 N/6.4 mm to represent the relative bat‐ball performance for the sport of slow‐pitch softball. Nine men and six women were chosen for this study out of a test group of over three hundred slowpitch softball players. On average, aluminum bat performance results were within the recommended safety limits established by the national softball associations. However, when composite bats were used, their performance results exceeded the recommended safety limits which can pose a significant safety risk. Using aluminum softball bats, batted‐ball speeds ranged from 80 to 145 km.h‐1. Using composite softball bats, batted‐ball speeds ranged from 146 to 161 km.h‐1. The scientific relevance of this study is to provide performance information that can lead to injury prevention in the sport of softball. 相似文献
3.
Describing the plastic deformation of aluminium softball bats 总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0
Hollow aluminium bats were introduced over 30 years ago to provide improved durability over wooden bats. Since their introduction,
however, interest in hollow bats has focused almost exclusively around their hitting performance. The aim of this study was
to take advantage of the progress that has been made in predicting bat performance using finite elements and apply it to describe
bat durability. Accordingly, the plastic deformation from a ball impact of a single-wall aluminum bat was numerically modelled.
The bat deformation from the finite-element analysis was then compared with experiment using a high-speed bat test machine.
The ball was modelled as an isotropic, homogeneous, viscoelastic sphere. The viscoelastic parameters of the ball model were
found from instrumented, high-speed, rigid-wall ball impacts. The rigid-wall ball impacts were modelled numerically and showed
good agreement with the experimentally obtained response. The strain response of the combined bat-ball model was verified
with a strain-gauged bat at intermediate ball impact speeds in the elastic range. The strain response of the bat-ball model
exhibited positive correlation with the experimental measurements. High-speed bat-ball impacts were performed experimentally
and simulated numerically at increasing impact speeds which induced correspondingly increased dent sizes in the bat. The plastic
deformation from the numerical model found good agreement with experiment provided the aluminium work hardening and strain
rate effects were appropriately described. The inclusion of strain rate effects was shown to have a significant effect on
the bat deformations produced in the finite-element simulations. They also helped explain the existence of high bat stresses
found in many performance models. 相似文献
4.
There is currently much debate about the safety of the sport of softball. Batted-ball speed and average pitcher reaction time are factors often used to determine safe performance. Batted-ball speed is shown to be the most important factor to consider when determining safe play. Average pitcher reaction time is explained and directly correlated to batted-ball speed. Eleven aluminum multi-wall, three aluminum single-wall and two composite softball bats were tested with mid-compression polyurethane softballs averaging 1721+/-62 N/6.4 mm to represent the relative bat-ball performance for the sport of slowpitch softball. Nine men and six women were chosen for this study out of a test group of over three hundred slowpitch softball players. On average, aluminum bat performance results were within the recommended safety limits established by the national softball associations. However, when composite bats were used, their performance results exceeded the recommended safety limits which can pose a significant safety risk. Using aluminum softball bats, batted-ball speeds ranged from 80 to 145km x h(-1) Using composite softball bats, batted-ball speeds ranged from 146 to 161 km x h(-1). The scientific relevance of this study is to provide performance information that can lead to injury prevention in the sport of softball. 相似文献
5.
New cricket bats need to be ‘knocked in’ prior to use, but just what this process does to the surface fibres of the bat is
unknown and unquantified. One quantitative measurement of knock-in is the resultant surface hardness of the bat, and this
paper describes knock-in tests to determine the surface hardness following differing durations of knock-in. The design of
a cricket bat knock-in machine is first described. This takes the form of a cradle in which a cricket bat can be secured horizontally
and then traversed at constant speeds in two mutually perpendicular directions while at the same time being struck with constant
force by a cricket ball. The traverses are driven by lead screws, the motors of which can be independently switched on or
off. The traverse distance can be varied with adjustable limit switches and relays that reverse the direction of rotation
of the lead screws when activated. The cricket ball is attached to a rod that is lifted cyclically by a cam against a coil
spring extension, and then allowed to fall under that force to impact on the bat surface. The impact (knocking-in) force was
measured by a previously calibrated strain gauge attached to the rod holding the cricket ball. By judicious setting of the
limit switches, selected areas of the bat surface were continuously knocked in for periods varying from 1 to 4 hours. After
knocking in, the surface hardness was measured in accordance with British Standard 373 using a penetrator designed in accordance
with the same standard. Analysis of the load/penetration curves shows an increase in surface hardness with knock duration.
Photographs of the cell structure of the surface wood, obtained using a scanning electron microscope, show that under knock-in
conditions, the wood cells collapse to form a mesh-like hardened layer which increases in hardness with increase in knock-in
duration. 相似文献
6.
The impact absorption characteristics of cricket batting helmets 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Stretch RA 《Journal of sports sciences》2000,18(12):959-964
To determine whether the helmets currently used by cricket batsmen offer sufficient protection against impacts of a cricket ball, the impact absorption characteristics of six helmets were measured using the drop test at an impact velocity equivalent to a cricket ball with a release speed of 160 km x h(-1) (44.4 m x s(-1)). An accelerometer transducer attached to a 5.0 kg striker was dropped from a height of 3.14 m onto the batting helmets to measure the impact characteristics at the three different impact sites: right temple, forehead and back of the helmet. These data were further expressed as a percentage above (-) or below (+) the recommended safety standard of 300 g. The results indicate that the force absorption characteristics of the helmets showed inter- and intra-helmet variations, with 14 of the 18 impact sites (66.7%) assessed meeting the recommended safety standards. Helmets 1, 2 and 4 succeeded in meeting the safety standards at all impact sites; helmets 5 and 6 both failed at the back and forehead, while helmet 3 failed at all impact sites. These differences were due to the structure and composition of the inner protective layer of the helmets. The helmets that succeeded in meeting the standards were made with a moulded polystyrene insert, a heat-formed ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) insert, or EVA with a relatively high density that allows a minimal amount of movement of the helmet at ball impact. 相似文献
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The primary aim of this study was to determine whether variations in rebound speed and accuracy of a tennis ball could be detected during game-simulated conditions when using three rackets strung with three string tensions. Tennis balls were projected from a ball machine towards participants who attempted to stroke the ball cross-court into the opposing singles court. The rebound speed of each impact was measured using a radar gun located behind the baseline of the court. An observer also recorded the number of balls landing in, long, wide and in the net. It was found that rebound speeds for males (110.1+/-10.2 km.h-1; mean+/-s) were slightly higher than those of females (103.6+/-8.6 km.h-1; P<0.05) and that low string tensions (180 N) produced greater rebound speeds (108.1+/-9.9 km.h-1) than high string tensions (280 N, 105.3+/-9.6 km.h-1; P<0.05). This finding is in line with laboratory results and theoretical predictions of other researchers. With respect to accuracy, the type of error made was significantly influenced by the string tension (P<0.05). This was particularly evident when considering whether the ball travelled long or landed in the net. High string tension was more likely to result in a net error, whereas low string tension was more likely to result in the ball travelling long. It was concluded that both gender and the string tension influence the speed and accuracy of the tennis ball. 相似文献
8.
A determination of the dynamic response of softballs 总被引：3，自引：3，他引：0
An apparatus is described for measuring the stiffness and coefficient of restitution (COR) of balls with application to softballs.
While standardized test methods currently exist to measure these properties, they do not represent the displacement rate and
magnitude that occur in play. The apparatus described herein involves impacting a fixed, solid cylindrical surface (matched
to the diameter of the bat) with a ball and measuring the impact force during impact and speed of the ball before and after
impact. The ratio of the ball speeds determines the COR, while the impact force is used to derive a ball stiffness. For an
example of the contribution of the new ball test, the performance of hollow bats, which is sensitive to ball stiffness, was
compared. Bat performance showed a much stronger dependence on the proposed ball stiffness than the traditional measure. Finally,
it was shown that to achieve similar conditions between impacts with fixed and recoiling objects, the impact speed should
be chosen so that the centre of mass energy was the same in the two cases. The method has application to associations wishing
an improved method to regulate ball and bat performance. 相似文献
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The primary aim of this study was to determine whether variations in rebound speed and accuracy of a tennis ball could be detected during game-simulated conditions when using three rackets strung with three string tensions. Tennis balls were projected from a ball machine towards participants who attempted to stroke the ball cross-court into the opposing singles court. The rebound speed of each impact was measured using a radar gun located behind the baseline of the court. An observer also recorded the number of balls landing in, long, wide and in the net. It was found that rebound speeds for males (110.1?±?10.2?km?·?h?1; mean?±?s) were slightly higher than those of females (103.6?±?8.6?km?·?h?1; P?<?0.05) and that low string tensions (180?N) produced greater rebound speeds (108.1?±?9.9?km?·?h?1) than high string tensions (280?N, 105.3?±?9.6?km?·?h?1; P?<?0.05). This finding is in line with laboratory results and theoretical predictions of other researchers. With respect to accuracy, the type of error made was significantly influenced by the string tension (P?<?0.05). This was particularly evident when considering whether the ball travelled long or landed in the net. High string tension was more likely to result in a net error, whereas low string tension was more likely to result in the ball travelling long. It was concluded that both gender and the string tension influence the speed and accuracy of the tennis ball. 相似文献
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In professional cricket, where bowlers can bowl balls that reach speeds of up to 160 km h-1, effective head protection is vital. Current head protection equipment typically consists of a helmet with a high impact
grade polypropylene shell, a high density EPS liner, and a metal face guard. Most of the weight in existing helmets is attributed
to the steel grill used as the face guard. We present a virtual design approach to the development and evaluation of new face
guards made from alternative materials. In particular, we investigate a face guard design for cricket made from polycarbonate
rather than steel using an explicit dynamic finite element analysis (FEA) approach. The FEA model developed for this purpose
incorporates the headform, helmet, polycarbonate face guard and the impacting ball. ABAQUS CAE was used for FEA. HyperMesh
and SolidWorks were used to develop the geometric model. This work identifies appropriate modelling and simulation strategies,
and key design attributes for the development of new face guards using alternative materials. A preliminary study shows that
by using polycarbonates it is possible to reduce the mass of the face guard by 20%, thus contributing to greater comfort of
the players without compromising their safety. The key criteria for reduction of ball deceleration by at least 25% at each
test site were satisfied, with deceleration reduction values ranging from 44% to 87% from those due to ball impact with the
bare head. 相似文献
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The speed at which a player can swing a bat is central to the games of baseball and softball, determining, to a large extent,
the hit speed of the ball. Experimental and analytical studies of bat swing speed were conducted with particular emphasis
on the influence of bat moment of inertia on swing speed. Two distinct sets of experiments measured the swing speed of colege
baseball and fast-pitch softball players using weighted rods and modified bats. The swing targets included flexible targets,
balls on a tee and machine pitched balls. Internal mass alterations provided a range of inertial properties. The average measured
speeds, from 22 to 31 m s−1, are consistent with previous studies. Bat speed approximately correlates with the moment of inertia of the bat about a vertical
axis of rotation through the batter's body, the speed generally decreasing as this moment of inertia increases. The analytical
model assumes pure rotation of the batter/bat system about a vertical axis through the batter's body. Aerodynamic drag of
the batter's arms and the bat is included in the model. The independent variable is bat moment of inertia about the rotation
axis. There is reasonable agreement between the model and the measured speeds. Detailed differences between the two suggest
the importance of additional degrees of freedom in determining swing speed. 相似文献
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Field and laboratory measurements of softball player swing speed and bat performance 总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0
The swing speed of the bat is one of the most important factors affecting the hit-ball speed. Most field studies tend to focus on measuring ball speed, which is easier to measure and quantify than bat speed. For this reason, relatively little data exist describing bat motion in field conditions. The following describes a relatively large swing speed field study involving bats of the same model with nearly constant weight and varying inertia. The study was conducted using right-handed batters on a regulation outdoor field with a live pitcher. Swing speed was measured by tracking markers on the bat with two high-speed video cameras so that the bat markers could be traced in three-dimensional space. The ball motion was tracked using the same high-speed video cameras and a three-dimensional Doppler radar system. Bat swing speed was observed to be proportional to the batter skill level and the normalised swing speed increased with decreasing bat inertia. The bat centre of rotation during impact was close to the knob of the bat. The bats were tested under controlled laboratory conditions using a standardised performance test. The field and laboratory results showed good agreement including the hit-ball speed and the subtle effect of bat inertia on the maximum performance location. The vibrational response of the bats was considered using modal analysis. The maximum performance location was correlated with the node of the first vibrational mode. 相似文献
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The effects of training with overweight and underweight cricket balls on fast-bowling speed and accuracy were investigated in senior club cricket bowlers randomly assigned to either a traditional (n = 9) or modified-implement training (n = 7) group. Both groups performed bowling training three times a week for 10 weeks. The traditional training group bowled only regulation cricket balls (156 g), whereas the modified-implement training group bowled a combination of overweight (161-181 g), underweight (151-131 g) and regulation cricket balls. A radar gun measured the speed of 18 consecutive deliveries for each bowler before, during and after the training period. Video recordings of the deliveries were also analysed to determine bowling accuracy in terms of first-bounce distance from the stumps. Bowling speed, which was initially 108 +/- 5 km h(-1) (mean +/- standard deviation), increased in the modified-implement training group by 4.0 km x h(-1) and in the traditional training group by 1.3 km x h(-1) (difference, 2.7 km x h(-1); 90% confidence limits, 1.2 to 4.2 km x h(-1)). For a minimum worthwhile change of 5 km x h(-1), the chances that the true effect on bowling speed was practically beneficial/trivial/harmful were 1.0/99/< 0.1%. For bowling accuracy, the chances were 1/48/51%. This modified-implement training programme is not a useful training strategy for club cricketers. 相似文献
14.
Although technology has now infiltrated and prompted evolution in most mass participation sports, the advances in bat technology in such sports as baseball and cricket have been relatively minor. In this study, we used a simple finite element modelling approach to try to shed new light upon the underlying mechanics of the bat-ball impact, with a view to the future optimization of bat design. The analysis of a flexible bat showed that the point of impact that produced the maximum post-impact ball velocity was a function of the bat's vibrational properties and was not necessarily at the centre of percussion. The details of the analysis agreed well with traditional Hertzian impact theory, and broadly with empirical data. An inspection of the relative modal contributions to the deformations during impact also showed that the position of the node of the first flexure mode was important. In conclusion, considerable importance should be attached to the bat's vibrational properties in future design and analysis. 相似文献
15.
Richard A. Stretch 《Journal of sports sciences》2013,31(12):959-964
To determine whether the helmets currently used by cricket batsmen offer sufficient protection against impacts of a cricket ball, the impact absorption characteristics of six helmets were measured using the drop test at an impact velocity equivalent to a cricket ball with a release speed of 160 km·h-1 (44.4 m·s -1 ). An accelerometer transducer attached to a 5.0 kg striker was dropped from a height of 3.14 m onto the batting helmets to measure the impact characteristics at the three different impact sites:right temple, forehead and back of the helmet. These data were further expressed as a percentage above (-) or below (+) the recommended safety standard of 300 g . The results indicate that the force absorption characteristics of the helmets showed inter- and intra-helmet variations, with 14 of the 18 impact sites (66.7%) assessed meeting the recommended safety standards. Helmets 1, 2 and 4 succeeded in meeting the safety standards at all impact sites; helmets 5 and 6 both failed at the back and forehead, while helmet 3 failed at all impact sites. These differences were due to the structure and composition of the inner protective layer of the helmets. The helmets that succeeded in meeting the standards were made with a moulded polystyrene insert, a heat-formed ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) insert, or EVA with a relatively high density that allows a minimal amount of movement of the helmet at ball impact. 相似文献
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Andy Smith 《Journal of sports sciences》2013,31(8):677-678
Although technology has now infiltrated and prompted evolution in most mass participation sports, the advances in bat technology in such sports as baseball and cricket have been relatively minor. In this study, we used a simple finite element modelling approach to try to shed new light upon the underlying mechanics of the bat-ball impact, with a view to the future optimization of bat design. The analysis of a flexible bat showed that the point of impact that produced the maximum post-impact ball velocity was a function of the bat's vibrational properties and was not necessarily at the centre of percussion. The details of the analysis agreed well with traditional Hertzian impact theory, and broadly with empirical data. An inspection of the relative modal contributions to the deformations during impact also showed that the position of the node of the first flexure mode was important. In conclusion, considerable importance should be attached to the bat's vibrational properties in future design and analysis. 相似文献
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The purpose of this study was to discover the contributions of individual upper body segmental rotations to ball release speed for cricket bowling and determine whether attempting to forcefully flex the lower trunk leads to an increase in ball release speed and bowling accuracy. Three dimensional kinematic data of eight male fast bowlers were recorded by a Vicon motion capture system under three cricket bowling conditions: (1) participants bowled at their stock delivery speeds (sub-max condition), (2) participants bowled at their absolute maximal speeds (max condition), and (3) participants bowled at their absolute maximal speeds but forced to flex the lower trunk (max-trunk condition). The accuracy of each delivery was also measured. The results showed that the average ball release speeds for the max-trunk condition were faster than the other two conditions. A general pattern of proximal to distal sequencing was observed for all three conditions. There was a slight decrement in accuracy seen in the max-trunk condition with respect to the other two conditions. For all three conditions, the upper arm rotation made the largest contribution, followed in turn by torso and thorax rotation, pelvis rotation, linear velocity of pelvis, and forearm and hand rotation. 相似文献
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Hitting a cricket ball: what components of the interceptive action are most linked to expertise? 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Weissensteiner JR Abernethy B Farrow D 《Sports biomechanics / International Society of Biomechanics in Sports》2011,10(4):324-338
Differences in interceptive skill between highly skilled and lesser skilled cricket batsmen were examined using a batting task that required participants to strike front-foot drive strokes from a machine-projected ball to a specified target. Task difficulty was manipulated by varying the width of the bat (normal, half, and third width) and target accuracy, and quality of bat-ball contact was monitored along with temporal and sequential elements of the hitting action. Analyses revealed that the highly skilled batsmen were distinguishable from less skilled counterparts by their higher accuracy under the normal and half-width bat conditions, significantly earlier initiation and completion of the front-foot stride, greater synchronization of the completion of the front-foot stride with the commencement of the downswing of the bat, and consistent timing of downswing relative to ball bounce and impact. In keeping with studies of other hitting sports, temporal and spatial coupling of the downswing to ball bounce to help minimize temporo-spatial error at the point of interception appeared critical to skilled performance. Implications for the understanding of interception and for coaching practice are briefly discussed. 相似文献
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Eighteen elite male tennis players were tested to determine their ability to identify string tension differences between rackets
strung from 210 N (47 lb) to 285 N (64 lb). Each player impacted four tennis balls projected from a ball machine before changing
rackets and repeating the test. Eleven participants (61%) could not correctly detect a 75 N (17 lb) difference between rackets.
Only two participants (11%) could correctly detect a 25 N (6 lb) difference. To establish whether varying string tensions
affected ball rebound dynamics, the ball’s rebound speed and landing position were analysed. The mean rebound ball speed was
117 km h−1, with only the trials from the 210 N racket producing significantly lower (P < 0.05) rebound speeds than the 235 N and 260 N rackets. This is contrary to previous laboratory-based tests where higher
rebound speeds are typically associated with low-string tensions. The anomaly may be attributable to lower swing speeds from
participants as they were not familiar with such a low string tension. Ball placement did not appear related to string tension,
with the exception of more long errors for the 235 N racket and fewer long errors for the 285 N racket. It was concluded that
elite male tennis players display limited ability to detect changes in string tension, impact the ball approximately 6% faster
than advanced recreational tennis players during a typical rallying stroke, and that ball placement is predominantly unrelated
to string tension for elite performers. 相似文献
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Modern tennis rackets are manufactured from composite materials with high stiffness-to-weight ratios. In this paper, a finite
element (FE) model was constructed to simulate an impact of a tennis ball on a freely suspended racket. The FE model was in
good agreement with experimental data collected in a laboratory. The model showed racket stiffness to have no influence on
the rebound characteristics of the ball, when simulating oblique spinning impacts at the geometric stringbed centre. The rebound
velocity and topspin of the ball increased with the resultant impact velocity. It is likely that the maximum speed at which
a player can swing a racket will increase as the moment of inertia (swingweight) decreases. Therefore, a player has the capacity
to hit the ball faster, and with more topspin, when using a racket with a low swingweight. 相似文献