Routledge Handbook of Sports Technology and Engineering

Since the 1990s, the field of sports technology and engineering has expanded beyond an initial focus on sports equipment and materials to include various topics. These topics span sustainable equipment design and manufacturing, user-centred design, biomechanics and human-equipment interaction, field testing, sensors and instrumentation of sports equipment and clothing, smart textiles, artificial intelligence and big data, and the development of human body surrogates for testing protective equipment. This second edition of Routledge Handbook of Sports Technology and Engineering pulls together the full depth and breadth of this field, explores current issues and controversies, and looks to future research directions. Bringing together many of the world’s leading experts and scientists, this book emphasises the current understanding of the underlying mechanics associated with sport and physical activity, exercise, training, and athletic performance in relation to sports equipment, clothing, and training and officiating technologies in a broad sense.

This book has five sections:

1. Sports mechanics
2. Sports materials
3. Sports equipment design and manufacture
4. Sports biomechanics and human-equipment interaction
5. Field testing, sensors, and instrumentation

Written by an international team of leading experts, the emphasis throughout this book is on bridging the gap between scientific research and application within sports products and their effect on training and competition. This text is important reading for students, scholars, and others with an interest in engineering related to sport, exercise, and health in general.

Dr Thomas Allen is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering at Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK and is also the the Editor in Chief of the journal; Sports Engineering.
Professor Andrew Alderson is the Director of the Industry and Innovation Research Institute and Faculty Head of Business Development at the Industry and Innovation Research Institute, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Dr Alan Godfrey is a Senior Lecturer and lead for the Digital Health & Wellbeing research group in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences Northumbria University, UK
Professor Duane Knudson is Professor of Biomechanics in the Department of Health and Human Performance at Texas State university, USA
James Webster is the Senior Manager of Footwear Innovation and Chemical Partnerships at Under Armour, USA
Kazuya Seo is a Professor in the Department of Science at Yamagata University, Japan