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What is Sports Engineering?

Simon Choppin, Research Fellow, Sheffield Hallam University, Inglaterra
10 de dezembro de 2014

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Technology is a big part of sport, from the equipment we use to the sensors which measure us. The Sports Engineer works with this technology to enhance performance and increase sports participation. The Sports Engineer is interested in the performance of the Brazuca football, how sensors can be woven into clothing and equipment and how the latest materials can produce lighter and faster bicycles.

This lecture, by Dr Simon Choppin from the Centre for Sports Engineering Research (CSER) at Sheffield Hallam University, looks at the world of Sports Engineering, showing how you can get involved. In addition to exploring several CSER projects, Simon will showcase the Sports Engineering journal, an international conference and opportunities for further study with a Masters degree in Sports Engineering and funded PhD research.

The Sports Engineering community is keen to collaborate with students and research in South America. With the Olympics visiting Rio de Janeiro in two years, this is an ideal opportunity for Sports Engineering to come to Brazil!

Biografia resumida

Dr Simon Choppin is a research fellow at the Centre for Sports Engineering Research. His current interests include the novel use of consumer depth cameras in biomechanics. Simon's focus is on the algorithms and processes which manipulate the three-dimensional point data generated by depth cameras. In addition to this he has developed expertise in physical and statistical modelling, optimisation processes and ball aerodynamics.

At Nottingham University he completed a Master degree in Mechanical Engineering with Mathematics before moving to Sheffield to study for a PhD. In his PhD at Sheffield University he worked closely with the International Tennis Federation to develop a novel, 3D method of racket and ball tracking, which was used at a Wimbledon qualifying tournament. His subsequent paper, presented at the Tennis Science and Technology Conference 2007, was awarded the Howard Brody Award for outstanding academic contribution.

Simon is a keen science communicator and has taken part in several high profile events promoting the image of science and technology, he was awarded a British Science Association Media Fellowship in 2009 in which he worked with the Guardian newspaper. In 2011 he was awarded a fellowship with the Software Sustainability Institute. He edits and contributes to the CSER blog, and is an associate editor of the Sports Engineering journal.

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