Active Vibration Control of a Cricket Bat using Piezoelectric-based Smart Materials Technology. Improvement of sporting equipment performance of late has largely ignored the game of cricket. Using the combined disciplines of advanced materials and control technologies, it is anticipated that the traditional cricket bat can be vastly improved while keeping to bat modification guidelines as specified in the rules of the game. This project involves the dynamic study of the bat using established e ....Active Vibration Control of a Cricket Bat using Piezoelectric-based Smart Materials Technology. Improvement of sporting equipment performance of late has largely ignored the game of cricket. Using the combined disciplines of advanced materials and control technologies, it is anticipated that the traditional cricket bat can be vastly improved while keeping to bat modification guidelines as specified in the rules of the game. This project involves the dynamic study of the bat using established experimental techniques. Once the various regions of high strain rates are determined, smart materials technologies will be used to reduce the transient vibrations transmitted to the batsman. The effect of this monitoring and control is to increase the comfort level and hence, effectiveness of the batsman.Read moreRead less
Enhancing the fidelity of low-cost human-in-the-loop physical sailboat simulators. The project will develop a new generation of human-in-the-loop (HiL) sailboat simulators to strengthen R&D within Australia's largest sporting goods market and to increase the participation rates in sailing. The resulting HiL develpments will be useful to a wide range of educational, sporting and training applications, including fo example motorcycle and automotive driver simulators. Furthermore, the innovative b ....Enhancing the fidelity of low-cost human-in-the-loop physical sailboat simulators. The project will develop a new generation of human-in-the-loop (HiL) sailboat simulators to strengthen R&D within Australia's largest sporting goods market and to increase the participation rates in sailing. The resulting HiL develpments will be useful to a wide range of educational, sporting and training applications, including fo example motorcycle and automotive driver simulators. Furthermore, the innovative boat-to-boat interaction capability of the simulations will lead to improved aids in high performance yacht racing like the America's Cup.Read moreRead less