Mechanical Optimization of Skateboard Pumping

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Autores principales: Kogelbauer, Florian, Koyama, Shinsuke, Callan, Daniel E., Shinomoto, Shigeru
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Publicado: 2023
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author Kogelbauer, Florian
Koyama, Shinsuke
Callan, Daniel E.
Shinomoto, Shigeru
author_facet Kogelbauer, Florian
Koyama, Shinsuke
Callan, Daniel E.
Shinomoto, Shigeru
contents Skateboarders perform a reciprocating motion on a curved ramp, called pumping, by moving their bodies up and down perpendicular to the ramp's surface. We propose a simple mechanical model for this pumping motion and solve the equation of motion explicitly in angular coordinates. This allows us to derive an optimal control strategy to maximize amplitude by dynamically adjusting the center of mass of the skateboarder. This optimal strategy is compared to experimental results for the motion of a skilled and an unskilled skateboarder in a half-pipe, validating that a skilled skateboarder follows the optimal control strategy more closely.
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spellingShingle Mechanical Optimization of Skateboard Pumping
Kogelbauer, Florian
Koyama, Shinsuke
Callan, Daniel E.
Shinomoto, Shigeru
Classical Physics
Popular Physics
Skateboarders perform a reciprocating motion on a curved ramp, called pumping, by moving their bodies up and down perpendicular to the ramp's surface. We propose a simple mechanical model for this pumping motion and solve the equation of motion explicitly in angular coordinates. This allows us to derive an optimal control strategy to maximize amplitude by dynamically adjusting the center of mass of the skateboarder. This optimal strategy is compared to experimental results for the motion of a skilled and an unskilled skateboarder in a half-pipe, validating that a skilled skateboarder follows the optimal control strategy more closely.
title Mechanical Optimization of Skateboard Pumping
topic Classical Physics
Popular Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.17671