Investigation of snowboard stiffness and camber characteristics for different riding styles |
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Authors: | A Subic P Clifton J Beneyto-Ferre A LeFlohic Y Sato V Pichon |
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Institution: | (1) School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia |
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Abstract: | Previous research has indicated that the flex pattern and camber of a snowboard are crucial to its perceived “feel”, or the
physical and psychological feedback given to the rider whilst snowboarding. These features are the primary cause of variation
in snowboard performance for different riding styles. Consequently, this article deals with the identification of stiffness
and camber characteristics for freestyle, freeride and versatile test boards, and their statistical correlation to a comprehensive
list of qualitative feel-based performance requirements. It has been determined that the test boards spanning the major styles
all possessed similar bending profiles, that were highly representative of each snowboard’s respective thickness distribution.
The torsional stiffness curves however appeared to be driven by the composite architecture used in construction. Unsurprisingly,
the freeride test board showed the greatest level of overall stiffness. The versatile board exhibited the greatest fluctuation
in bending stiffness along the chord, whereas the freestyle profile was far more even throughout, with less variation from
tip to tail. All of the subjective performance parameters except forgiveness showed positive associations to the body stiffness
and camber, with manoeuvrability exhibiting the strongest correlations. The forgiveness showed the exact opposite trend, implying
that higher levels of flex and less camber promotes a forgiving snowboard. |
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Keywords: | Snowboards Stiffness tests Correlation Subjective performance ratings |
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