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ERIC Number: EJ896408
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jul
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0143-0807
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Soccer Ball Lift Coefficients via Trajectory Analysis
Goff, John Eric; Carre, Matt J.
European Journal of Physics, v31 n4 p775-784 Jul 2010
We performed experiments in which a soccer ball was launched from a machine while two high-speed cameras recorded portions of the trajectory. Using the trajectory data and published drag coefficients, we extracted lift coefficients for a soccer ball. We determined lift coefficients for a wide range of spin parameters, including several spin parameters that have not been obtained by today's wind tunnels. Our trajectory analysis technique is not only a valuable tool for professional sports scientists, it is also accessible to students with a background in undergraduate-level classical mechanics. (Contains 4 footnotes and 8 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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