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Rapid sensory profiling of tennis rackets

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posted on 2020-03-12, 14:43 authored by Max Bauer, Sean MitchellSean Mitchell, Nathan Elliott, Jonathan RobertsJonathan Roberts
Tennis racket manufacturers rely on subjective assessments from testers during the development process. However, these assessments often lack validity and include multiple sources of inconsistency in the way testers make subjective ratings. The purpose of this research was, to investigate the suitability of the free-choice profiling (FCP) method in combination with Principle Component Analysis and Multiple Factor Analysis to determine the sensory profile of tennis rackets. FCP was found to be a suitable technique to quickly evaluate the sensory profile of rackets, however, consumer testers tended to use ill-defined, industry-generated terms, which negatively impacted discrimination and inter-rater agreement. Discrimination and inter-rater agreement improved for attributes referring to measurable parameters of the rackets, such as vibration. This study furthers understanding about tennis racket feel and supports racket engineers in designing new subjective testing methods, which provide more meaningful data regarding racket feel.

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HEAD Sport GmbH

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  • Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

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Proceedings 2020

Volume

49

Issue

1

Source

13th conference of the International Sports Engineering Association

Publisher

MDPI

Version

  • VoR (Version of Record)

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© The Authors

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This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Acceptance date

2020-03-02

Publication date

2020-06-15

Copyright date

2020

eISSN

2504-3900

Language

  • en

Location

Tokyo, Japan [Online]

Event dates

22nd June 2020 - 26th June 2020

Depositor

Max Bauer. Deposit date: 11 March 2020

Article number

123

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