Simulation of deformation for ski boots of alpine ski competition.

Abstract

When preparing the manuscript, read and observe carefully this sample as well as the instruction manual for the manuscript of the Transaction of Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. This sample was prepared using MS-word. We are conducting experiments and measurements using the “Sky Tech” ski simulator at Research Center for Winter Sports Science of Kitami Institute of Technology. Previous experimental studies have shown that skiers with high skill levels who reach the goal in a short downhill time have a large maximum inclination angle during turns. From this, it became clear that the large inclination angle and a fast inclination angular velocity during turns have a great influence on the improvement of downhill speed in alpine skiing^{(1) ~ (6)}. In addition, it was found that the slight deformation of the footbed, which is a part inserted in the ski boots, is involved in the increasing the inclination angle. In this study, we performance an experiment using the“SkyTech”ski simulator that was varied the angle of depression on the footbed.