Introductory Sports Engineering and Technology

1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-53251-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 210 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 246 mm

Introductory Sports Engineering and Technology provides a fundamental primer to the world of sports engineering and technology, including the key themes that dominate design and practice. The text has been created to provide a comprehensive overview of key principles and is developed from established and recognised education providers.

This new text includes case studies and worked examples to facilitate deeper learning and prepare readers for a high performance future in Sports Engineering and Technology. Sports performance is a complex and increasingly technology-enhanced environment, incorporating a broad range of disciplines and topics. The sports engineer or technologist operates a key role within this environment, applying fundamental techniques derived from maths and physics to solve problems, analyse opportunities, and optimise equipment and practice to maximise performance outcomes and reduce injury risk.

This book is the first to offer a concise overview of the fundamental concepts required for budding sports engineers and technologists and is key reading for undergraduate and masters students of sports engineering and technology degree courses as well as undergraduate engineering, technology and product design students.

Zielgruppe

Academic, General, Postgraduate, Undergraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hart, John

Allen, Tom

Emerson, Nick

Schwanitz, Stefan

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Technologie der Oberflächenbeschichtung
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Sport, Sportwissenschaft: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. An Introduction to Sports Engineering and Technology 2. Developing Sporting Goods 3. Sports Mechanics 4. Fluid Dynamics in Sport 5. Fundamentals of Sports Materials 6. Materials in Sporting Goods 7. Manufacturing Sporting Goods 8. Testing Sporting Goods 9. Gauging the Effect of Technology on Sport 10. Current Trends and Future Challenges in Sports Engineering and Technology 11. Other Books on Sports Engineering and Technology

Über Autor(innen)

Tom Allen, PhD is a Reader in the Department of Engineering at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) and serves as Editor-in-Chief of Sports Engineering.

Nick Emerson, PhD is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Head of the School of Product Design within the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. He is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer in the UK and Australia and a member of the Design Institute of New Zealand.

John Hart, PhD is a Senior Research Fellow in the Sports Engineering Research Group at the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, UK. He leads the MSc programme in Sports Engineering and Artificial Intelligence at Sheffield Hallam University.

Stefan Schwanitz, PhD is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Engineering at Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany. He has taught on both the bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes in Sports Engineering at Chemnitz for over 15 years.