First evaluation of an automated system for cyclist’s aerodynamic drag assessment

Context: When riding on a flat road at high speed, the major part of the resistive forces experienced by a cyclist is due to aerodynamic drag. Reducing this drag is thus a key challenge for improving cycling performance. To do so it must be adequately quantified. In this regard, different methods ha...

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Published in:Journal of science and cycling 2018-05, Vol.7 (2), p.9
Main Authors: Lemaitre, Cedric, Voiry, Matthieu, Cyrille Andre
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerodynamic drag
Bicycling
Deceleration
Digitization
Drag reduction
Wind tunnels
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Summary:Context: When riding on a flat road at high speed, the major part of the resistive forces experienced by a cyclist is due to aerodynamic drag. Reducing this drag is thus a key challenge for improving cycling performance. To do so it must be adequately quantified. In this regard, different methods have been proposed in literature: wind tunnel [1], dynamometric measurement [2], deceleration [3], and linear regression [4]. Recently, a new approach that couples 3D digitization and computational has been investigated [5-8].
ISSN:2254-7053