The feasibility of sports grips customisation using rapid manufacturing methodologies

In many sports where an implement is used to strike a ball, the grip is typically the sole point of contact between the player and implement. The grip significantly influences how a player wields an implement and is also a means for a player to experience impact forces and vibration. This transmissi...

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Main Author:	David F. Barrass
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Published:	2006
Subjects:	Mechanical engineering not elsewhere classified untagged Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified
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spelling	rr-article-95371852006-01-01T00:00:00Z The feasibility of sports grips customisation using rapid manufacturing methodologies David F. Barrass (7202675) Mechanical engineering not elsewhere classified untagged Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified In many sports where an implement is used to strike a ball, the grip is typically the sole point of contact between the player and implement. The grip significantly influences how a player wields an implement and is also a means for a player to experience impact forces and vibration. This transmission of force and vibration to the hand can affect a player's control, perception of the equipment, and also expose a player to injury or provoke degeneration of existing maladies. In general, the grip is the least expensive component of an implement. Little development over the previous two decades has been invested on the grip when compared to the vast changes in design, geometry and materials used in the implements which they are attached to. The development and flexibility of a group of manufacturing processes collectively known as rapid manufacturing have begun to introduce customised products to the mass-market. The main advantage of rapid manufacturing processes is the lack of tooling required, allowing parts to be produced directly from 3D CAD models using an expanding range of polymers and other materials. The integration of rapid manufactured parts into recreational sports equipment has not previously been attempted and is the focus of this work, with tennis selected as the candidate sport. [Continues.] 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Thesis 2134/34047 https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/The_feasibility_of_sports_grips_customisation_using_rapid_manufacturing_methodologies/9537185 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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description	In many sports where an implement is used to strike a ball, the grip is typically the sole point of contact between the player and implement. The grip significantly influences how a player wields an implement and is also a means for a player to experience impact forces and vibration. This transmission of force and vibration to the hand can affect a player's control, perception of the equipment, and also expose a player to injury or provoke degeneration of existing maladies. In general, the grip is the least expensive component of an implement. Little development over the previous two decades has been invested on the grip when compared to the vast changes in design, geometry and materials used in the implements which they are attached to. The development and flexibility of a group of manufacturing processes collectively known as rapid manufacturing have begun to introduce customised products to the mass-market. The main advantage of rapid manufacturing processes is the lack of tooling required, allowing parts to be produced directly from 3D CAD models using an expanding range of polymers and other materials. The integration of rapid manufactured parts into recreational sports equipment has not previously been attempted and is the focus of this work, with tennis selected as the candidate sport. [Continues.]
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title	The feasibility of sports grips customisation using rapid manufacturing methodologies
title_short	The feasibility of sports grips customisation using rapid manufacturing methodologies
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The feasibility of sports grips customisation using rapid manufacturing methodologies

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