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Research and development of a tracking type airflow visualisation system

Research Project

Project/Area Number 23650381
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Sports science
Research InstitutionUniversity of Tsukuba

Principal Investigator

ASAI Takeshi  筑波大学, 体育系, 教授 (00167868)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KOIKE Sekiya  筑波大学, 体育系, 准教授 (50272670)
Project Period (FY) 2011 – 2013
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Keywordsスポーツ / 流体 / サッカー / ボール / 可視化 / 渦 / 揚力 / 抗力 / 空力 / 空気 / ナックル / 追尾 / PIV / 非定常 / トレーサー
Research Abstract

A thin smoking agent was applied to a soccer ball to make the vortex flow around the ball in actual flight visible, and images were captured from behind by using a high-speed video camera (1,000 fps). Two-dimensional vector diagrams depicting slipstreams of the ball featured a phase in which a pair of vortices were observed as large-scale vortex structures, as well as a phase in which the large-scale vortex structure was unclear. Based on an analogy between wingtip vortices and the large-scale structures of these vortices, a lift force related to downwash was speculated to have occurred. The lift force due to such a large-scale vortex pair structure can at times slowly rotate the ball, whose major axis is in the direction of movement, in the axial direction. This was considered to be a potential cause for the slight wobbling of the ball.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2013 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • 2011 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (14 results)

All 2014 2013 2012 2011

All Journal Article (9 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 9 results) Presentation (5 results)

  • [Journal Article] A Comparison of Jabulani and Brazuca Non-Spin, Aerodynamics, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers2014

    • Author(s)
      Goff, J. E., Asai, T., Hong, S
    • Journal Title

      Part P : J Sports Engineering and Technology, IMechE

      Volume: (In print)

    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] A Comparison of Jabulani and Brazuca Non-Spin2014

    • Author(s)
      Goff, J. E., Asai, T., Hong, S.
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology

      Volume: 23 Issue: 3 Pages: 1-7

    • DOI

      10.1177/1754337114526173

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Comparison of Kicking Motion Characteristics at Ball Impact between Female and Male Soccer Players2013

    • Author(s)
      Keiko, S. and Asai, T
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Sports Sciences & Coaching

      Volume: 8(1) Issue: 1 Pages: 63-76

    • DOI

      10.1260/1747-9541.8.1.63

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report 2013 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Aerodynamic drag of modern soccer balls2013

    • Author(s)
      Takeshi Asai, Kazuya Seo
    • Journal Title

      SpringerPlus

      Volume: 2 Issue: 1 Pages: 171-171

    • DOI

      10.1186/2193-1801-2-171

    • NAID

      120007136981

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report 2013 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Fundamental aerodynamics of a new volleyball2012

    • Author(s)
      Asai, T., Ito, S., Seo, K., Hitotsubashi, A
    • Journal Title

      Sports Technology

      Volume: 3 (4) Pages: 235-239

    • NAID

      120007137249

    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report 2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Characteristics of modern soccer balls, Procedia Engineering2012

    • Author(s)
      Asai, T., Ito, S., Seo, K., Koike S
    • Journal Title

      The Engineering of Sport 9

      Volume: 34 Pages: 122-127

    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Ball impact dynamics knuckling shot in soccer2012

    • Author(s)
      Hong, S., Kazama, Y., Nakayama M., Asai, T.
    • Journal Title

      Procedia Engineering

      Volume: 34 Pages: 206-210

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Flow structure of knuckling effect in footballs2011

    • Author(s)
      Asai, T. and Kamemoto, K
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Fluids and Structures

      Volume: 27 Pages: 727-733

    • NAID

      120007137553

    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Flow structure of knuckling effect in footballs2011

    • Author(s)
      Asai, T. and Kamemoto
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Fluids and Structure

      Volume: 27 Issue: 5-6 Pages: 727-733

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2011.03.016

    • NAID

      120007137553

    • Related Report
      2011 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Characteristics of ball impact on curve shot in soccer2013

    • Author(s)
      Hong, S., Go, Y., Sakamoto, K., Nakayama, M., & Asai, T
    • Organizer
      APCST
    • Place of Presentation
      香港(中国)
    • Year and Date
      2013-09-19
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Characteristics of ball impact on curve shot in soccer2013

    • Author(s)
      Hong, S., Go, Y., Sakamoto, K., Nakayama, M., & Asai, T.
    • Organizer
      APCST2013
    • Place of Presentation
      Regel Riverside Hotel (Shatin, Hong Kong)
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] A biomechanical analysis of the knuckling shot in football2011

    • Author(s)
      Hong, S., Chung, C., Sakamoto, K., Nagahara, R., Asai, T
    • Organizer
      Science and Football VII
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋大学(愛知県)
    • Year and Date
      2011-05-30
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Aerodynamic characteristics of new soccer balls2011

    • Author(s)
      Asai, T
    • Organizer
      Science and Football VII
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋大学(愛知県)
    • Year and Date
      2011-05-30
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Aerodynamic characteristics of a new soccer ball,2011

    • Author(s)
      Asai, T.
    • Organizer
      7th World Congress on Science & Football May 26th-30th(招待講演)
    • Place of Presentation
      Nagoya Univ (名古屋)
    • Related Report
      2011 Research-status Report

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Published: 2011-08-05   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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