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Investigation of swing motion for improvement of batting performance in baseball using computer simulation

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K17787
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 59020:Sports sciences-related
Research InstitutionIbaraki Prefectural University of Health Science

Principal Investigator

Ae Kazumichi  茨城県立医療大学, 保健医療学部, 特任助手 (30781538)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
Keywords野球打撃 / シミュレーション / 最適化計算 / パフォーマンス改善 / 標準動作 / Angle-driven / タイミング調整 / バット・ヘッドスピード / 逆動力学 / バイオメカニクス
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The objectives of this study were to 1) develop a simulation model of baseball batting utilising the standard motion and 2) explore optimal motions of the upper body to increase the bat-head speed. A ten-segment angle-driven simulation model consisting of a bat and upper body was driven using with the coordinate data of the standard motion from twenty-three male collegiate baseball players who performed tee batting. Two performance optimisations were conducted to increase the peak bat-head speed by changing values and timings (OPT1) or timing alone (OPT2) of the upper joint angular acceleration time history data.
In performance optimisations, the bat-head speeds increase from 35.6 m/s (measured data) to 40.0 m/s (OPT1) and 39.2 m/s (OPT2), respectively. The increases of the bat-head speed were achieved through changes of the barrel-side upper limb movements considerably.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究における上半身の動作を変化させることによってバット・ヘッドスピードが増加したという結果は,具体的な理論値を評価できるシミュレーション分析の有用性を改めて示したと考えられる.
打撃パフォーマンスを向上させるための力学的・理論的な知見を具体的に掲示できたことは,本研究の大きな成果の一つである.加えて,野球の打撃という複雑なスポーツ動作に対して,コンピューターシミュレーションを実施できたことは,野球打撃以外のスポーツ動作におけるパフォーマンス向上に関する知見の獲得にも大いに有効となるだろう.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (10 results)

All 2022 2020 2019 2018

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Peer Reviewed: 6 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Optimized simulation of upper body timing on the production of bat-Head speed in baseball batting2022

    • Author(s)
      Kazumichi Ae, Dave Burke, Sekiya Koike, Takashi Kawamura
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Applied Biomechanics

      Volume: In press

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Optimisation of the upper body motion for production of the bat-head speed in baseball batting2020

    • Author(s)
      Kazumichi Ae, Dave Burke, Sekiya Koike, Takashi Kawamura
    • Journal Title

      Sports Biomechanics

      Volume: In press

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Bridge the Gap エビデンスに基づく野球の実践~高低に対応するためのバットと身体の動き~2019

    • Author(s)
      阿江数通,勝亦陽一
    • Journal Title

      ベースボール・クリニック

      Volume: 10月号 Pages: 46-50

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] 野球打撃における上肢のエネルギーフロー:バット・ヘッドスピードの上位群と下位群のスイング局面の比較2019

    • Author(s)
      川村卓,阿江数通,小池関也
    • Journal Title

      体育学研究

      Volume: In press

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 野球打撃における身体の回転運動に対する下肢のキネマティクスについて:地面反力によるモーメントの上位群と下位群の比較2019

    • Author(s)
      阿江数通,小池関也,川村卓,中島亮一
    • Journal Title

      体育学研究

      Volume: In press

    • NAID

      130007666549

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] A comparison of kinetics in the lower limbs between baseball tee and pitched ball batting2018

    • Author(s)
      Kazumichi Ae, Sekiya Koike, Norihisa Fujii, Michiyoshi Ae, Takashi Kawamura
    • Journal Title

      Human Movement Science

      Volume: 61 Pages: 126-134

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Kinetic function of the lower limbs during baseball tee-batting motion at different hitting-point heights2018

    • Author(s)
      Kazumichi Ae, Sekiya Koike, Takashi Kawamura
    • Journal Title

      Sports Biomechanics

      Volume: In press

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 野球打撃における左右脚の地面反力の推定2020

    • Author(s)
      阿江数通
    • Organizer
      第26回日本バイオメカニクス学会大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 野球打撃における関節角度入力によるシミュレーション分析-上肢キネティクスの変化について-2019

    • Author(s)
      阿江数通,小池関也
    • Organizer
      第70回日本体育学会大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 標準動作モデルを用いたキネマティクス入力によるシミュレーションモデルの構築-野球の打撃動作への適応-2018

    • Author(s)
      阿江数通,小池関也
    • Organizer
      第25回日本バイオメカニクス学会大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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