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Dynamic analysis of the ball-racket impact in the game of tennis

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A new approach to the study of the impact phase in tennis is presented. It allows, in particular, an analysis of the forces transmitted to the arm joints from the racket and calculation of the speed variation of ball and racket subsequent to their impact.

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In questo lavoro viene proposto un nuovo approccio allo studio della fase d'urto racchetta-pallina nel gioco del tennis. Esso consente, in particolare, di analizzare le sollecitazioni trasmesse dalla racchetta alle articolazioni del braccio, e calcolare la variazione delle velocita' della pallina e della racchetta provocate dal loro impatto.

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  1. Istituto degli Azionamenti Meccanici, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133, Milano, Italy

    Federico Casolo & Guido Ruggieri

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Casolo, F., Ruggieri, G. Dynamic analysis of the ball-racket impact in the game of tennis. Meccanica 26, 67–73 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00429871

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