Sports Engineering and Technology

Sports engineering is the application of engineering principles to solve problems in sports. Example
applications include designing sports equipment, building sports facilities, analyzing athlete performance, developing performance and safety standards, and developing coaching and training tools. Primarily aerobics
engineering is a fast growing field of engineering which encompasses the design and production of sports equipment and facilities, performance measurement and athletic feedback systems, and the study of kinematics,
dynamics and biomechanics as they pertain to sport. The field overlaps other fields of science and engineering,
including physics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and materials science, and many practitioners
hold degrees in those fields rather than in sports engineering specifically. Interestingly while sports engineering is not a well known field among pre-college students, professional societies are working to change that Study programs in sports engineering and technology at either the undergraduate or graduate level are now offered at a number of universities.This book is devised as an introductory text for B.P.Ed. course new syllabus. The main topics discussed here include Unit I-Introduction: Meaning of Sports Engineering; Human Motion Detection and Recording; Human Performance Assessment Equipment and Facility Designing and Sports-related Instrumentation and Measurement Concept of Internal Force, Axial Force, Shear Force, Bending Moment, Torsion, Energy Expenditure Method to find Displacement of Structure, Strain Energy; Introduction to Dynamics, Kinematics of Particles—Rectilinear Plane and Curvilinear Motion, Coordination System, Kinetics of Particles—Newton’s Law of Motion, Work, Energy and Impulse of Momentum; Biomechanics of Daily and Common Activities—Gait, Posture, Body Levers, Ergonomics. Mechanical Principles in Movements—Lifting, Walking, Running, Throwing, Jumping, Pulling, Pushing. UNIT-III: Infrastructural Development—Sports Infrastructure—Gymnasium, Pavilion, Swimming Pool, Indoor Stadium, Outdoor Stadium; Requirements: Air Ventilation, Day light, Lighting Arrangements, Galleries, Store Rooms, Toilet Block (M/F) etc. UNIT-IV: Maintenance—Building
Process: Design Phase (including brief documentation), Construction Phase (functional/ occupational), Refurnish,
Reevaluation, Demolition ; Maintenance Policy, Preventive Maintenance, Corrective Maintenance, Record and
Register for Maintenance; Glossary and Bibliography. Definitely students, teachers in physical education and
professionals will find this book useful and informative. As everybody knows, books of such nature cannot be
written single-handedly without sharing the views and write-ups penned by various scholars in the field.
Obviously I have consulted a plethora of relevant material available digitally or in print. I express my deep sense
of gratitude to all those, whose works I have cited or substantially made use of. Simultaneously my teachers,
seniors, colleagues and friends have helped me in morethan one way. I am grateful to them also. Further I amimmensely grateful to my kith and kin for their whole-hearted cooperation, every possible help and moral support in my academic and professional pursuits as always. The inquisitiveness of my students has prompted
me to write this book. I am thankful to them all. Finally I am thankful to Shri Gautam Tiwari of Manisha
Publication, Delhi for publishing this book in meticulous and most professional way. Constructive comments and
suggestions for improving the quality and utility information are solicited from all learned users.