Computer modeling and simulation of human movement plays an increasingly important
role in sport and rehabilitation, with applications ranging from sport equipment design to …

A bobsled simulator has been designed and fabricated which consists of three primary
subsystems: a graphics workstation, a motion control system, and an enclosed bobsled …

We report the first derivation of the coefficient of friction between bobsleigh runners and ice
from experimental measurements performed in a controlled environment. In a series of …

Time differences between medalists at Olympic or World Cup alpine ski races are often less
than 0.01 s. One factor that could affect these small differences is the line taken between the …

In gravity-powered sports, more mass at the same drag area results in a shorter finish time.
Based on the body mass data and the finish times of the Skeleton and Luge competitions at …

We provide an ice friction model for vehicle dynamics of a two-man bobsled which can be
used for driver evaluation and in a driver-in-the-loop simulator. Longitudinal friction is …

A bobsled training simulator developed at UC Davis during 1991–1995 and used to train the
US bobsled team for the 1992 and 1994 Olympics is described. It is similar to flight …

The aim of this chapter is to give a complete overview about the bobsleigh (or bobsled) and
the related discipline of skeleton. Although not the focus of the chapter, some analyses will …

The primary objective of this work is to examine the effect of the bobsleigh runner profile on
ice/runner friction. The work is centered on a computational model (FAST 3.2 b) which …

The paper deals with the nonholonomic multibody system dynamics from apoint of view
which is caused by some actual applications in high-tecareas like high-speed train …