Modeling a Bat-Ball Collision

Easton Sports, Inc. Engineering, 2001-02

Liaison(s): Jonathan Hebreo ’01
Advisor(s): Philip Cha
Students(s): Vipul Lugade (TL), Jason De Camp, Christopher Holcomb, Ben Utela

In this project our team uses finite element modeling and other analytical techniques to model and predict the coefficient of restitution for a bat and ball collision. From this model we are able to determine the forcing function that describes the impact, and verify all of our results through experimentation.