• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.66-72
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• 2018

In recent years, indoor simulated sports have become widely used, and screen baseball system has emerged that can play baseball in indoor space. In this paper, we propose a virtual pitching system that can improve the realism of screen baseball game. This virtual pitching system is characterized in that it uses a transmissive screen in the form of a pitching machine without a pitching hole and installed on the back of the screen. Therefore, unlike existing systems where pitching holes are formed on the screen, it enhances the immersion feeling of displayed images. Also, in this pitching system, the synchronization algorithm between the pitching machine and the virtual pitcher is used to form a sense of unity between the virtual pitcher and the ball according to various types of virtual pitchers, thereby enhancing the reality of baseball games.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.117-125
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• 2006

In the present study the unsteady forces acting on the pitching foils such as a flat plate, NACA0010, NACA0020, NACA65-0910 and BTE have been measured by using a six-axis sensor in a circulating water tunnel at a low Reynolds number region. The unsteady characteristics of the dynamic drag and lift have been compared to the quasi-steady ones which are measured under the stationary condition. The pitching motion is available for keeping the lift higher after the separation occurs. Especially, the characteristics of the dynamic lift are quite different from the quasi-steady one at high pitching frequency regions. As the pitching frequency deceases, the amplitude of the dynamic lift becomes closer to the quasi-steady one. However, the phase remains different between the steady and unsteady conditions even at low pitching frequencies. On the other hand, the dynamic drag is governed strongly by the angle of attack.

• 센서학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.380-385
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• 2018

Recently, interest in baseball has been increasing as the level of international baseball games, the popularity of domestic leagues, and the number of players entering the MLB has increased. In this paper, we propose a pitching system that can be applied to both professional and amateur baseball. The pitching system consists of a control module using MSB764T PLC, a pitching mechanism including AC motors and a ball feed rail, an HMI using the CHA-070WR model, inverter, etc. To pitch the breaking balls, the two AC motors each use an inverter to independently control the speed. The implemented pitching system was experimented on, investigating ball speed and ball movement according to RPM using the BUSHNELL Velocity Speed Gun. Experimental results on ball speed are similar to the theoretical data and the measured data. From the experimental data, it is confirmed that the damping coefficient value for the pitching ball is about 0.98. In the case of the breaking ball, the larger the difference between the speeds on the sides of the ball and the faster the ball speed, the larger the bending degree.

• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2020

Objective: The incidence rate of elbow ulnar collateral ligament injuries is dependent on the throwing speed or pitching type, especially in adolescent baseball players. However, mixed results have been reported due to a lack of controlled biomechanical analysis. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the biomechanical analysis of the elbow in relation to throwing speed and pitching type. Method: Four overhead type high-school baseball players were recruited for this study. The participants were asked to throw balls with different types of pitch and speed. While the throwing speeds were measured, each pitching moment of the elbow was recorded. Descriptive statistics, frequency analysis, mean comparison analysis, and Pearson's correlation analysis were performed in order to examine differences in peak varus and valgus moment during pitching motion in the elbow in all throwing speed and pitching types. Results: There was no significant difference in physical characteristics, throwing speed, and momentum variability among all players. The mean varus moments were 44.38±1.55 Nm, 48.83±1.66 Nm, and 48.94±0.95 Nm, and the moment gaps between varus and valgus were 7.36±3.25 Nm, 7.44±2.02 Nm, and 7.36±2.62 Nm in fastball, curveball, and slider ball, respectively. The varus moment was higher in the curved and slider balls than in the fastballs, and there was no significant differences between the varus moments regarding the pitching type. However, the increase in valgus moment and decrease in moment gap according to throwing speed was significantly increased in the slider ball (r=0.718 and -0.591, respectively). Conclusion: The possibility of elbow injury caused by the valgus moment or moment gapincreases more rapidly in slider balls as the speed increases. Based on our results, appropriate pitching guidelines should be suggested to prevent ulnarligament injuries, especially in adolescent baseball players.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제63권7호
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• pp.987-993
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• 2014

Pitching machines have been around for many years for casual amusement purpose or professional athletes' training usage, and so forth. The current pitching machines are usually built on the firm ground and do not have any mobility function. In this paper, we develop a pitching machine that has both ball-shooting and mobility functions. Our developed pitching machine consists of two parts. The upper body part has a function of shooting a ball using two DC motors and the lower body part has a function of mobility like mobile robots by using two wheels governed by DC motors. All these functions are operated wirelessly by Android smartphones via bluetooth. The control of each DC motor is done by ${\epsilon}$-PID control method in which the gain tuning is simplied by using a single parameter ${\epsilon}$. Simulation and actual experiment show that our developed pitching machine has both nontrivial shooting and mobility features.

• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.109-130
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• 2002

따라서 본 연구의 목적은 국가대표 수준급 대학 우수 야구 투수를 대상으로 한 3차원 영상분석을 통한 데이터를 가지고 직구 커브볼에 대한 구간별 운동학적 패턴을 비교 분석하여 자료를 제시하는데 있다. 본 연구는 부산 D대학교 우완 오버핸드 투수 가운데 국가대표 2명과 수준급 대학선수 2명, 총 4명을 대상으로 직구 커브 투구시 구간별로 나타나는 여러 운동학적 변인의 차이를 비교 분석한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 직구 및 커브볼 투구시 구간별, 국면별 투구시간은 거의 비슷하게 나타냈으며, 직구의 총 소요시간은 1.78${\pm}$0.07초이며 커브 총 소요시간은 1.77${\pm}$0.11초로 나타났다. 직구 및 커브볼 투구시 Z(상 하)방향에 대한 신체 중심의 위치변화는 구간별, 국면별 거의 차이가 나지 않았다. 직구 및 커브볼 투구시 왼쪽 다리의 무릎높이는 각각 $125.38{\pm}11.85cm,\;124.95{\pm}11.63cm$로 큰 차이가 없었다. 신장대비율(%H)로는 직구, 커브 각각 68.42${\pm}$5.53(%H), 68.40${\pm}$5.45(%H)로 나타났다. 직구 및 커브볼 투구시 스트라이드 거리는 각각 140.35${\pm}$4.96cm, 144.83${\pm}$1.69cm로 커브 투구시 더 많은 스트라이드 거리를 보였다. 직구 및 커브볼 투구시 왼쪽 슬관절 ST 구간과 LKU 구간, HBP 구간에서는 별 차이가 없었지만 LFC, MCP, BRP구간에서는 직구보다 커브 투구시 슬관절 각도가 더 굴곡 된 것으로 나타났다. 직구 및 커브볼 투구시 오른팔 견관절 각도는 ST 구간과 LKU구간, HBP 구간에서는 별차이가 없었다. 직구 및 커브볼 투구시 오른팔 주관절 각도는 ST 구간과 LKU구간, HBP 구간에서는 별차이 가 없었다. LFC구간과 MCP구간에서는 직구보다 커브가 다소 많이 굴곡되었고, BRP구간에서 는 직구, 커브 모두 다 근소한 차로 신전 된 것으로 나타났다. 직구 및 커브볼 투구시 오른팔 수관절 각도는 LFC 구간과 MCP 구간에서는 커브가 직구보다 더 신전되었다. 그리고 BRP 구간은 직구가 커브보다 더 신전 된 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.183-188
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• 2006

This research is to know differentiation of CP(center of pressure) pattern among four pitching sort(straight ball, raise ball, change up ball, drop ball). Subject are three national or junior athletes. We use the one camera, Novel Win pressure measurement system. Conclusions are as follows : 1. When we throw the straight ball, CP of left foot is effective to end movement at middle of foot in body balance on arm angular motion and enhanced speed. 2. When we throw the raise ball, to change CP from middle to post is more effective in order to raise the ball. 3.In drop ball pitching, in order to fall down the ball in front of hitter, CP of left foot move from post foot to interior part of forefoot 4. In change up ball pitching, if CP of left foot move into forefoot, it is a cause of high ball and hitter can recognize the change up ball because of late arm rotation motion.

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.47-54
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• 2005

An oscillating foil can produce a driving force through the generation of a reversed $K\'{a}rm\'{a}n$ vortex street, and it can be expected to be a new highly effective propulsion system. A simple pitching foil model was made and it was operated within a water channel. The wake formation behind a pitching foil was visualized and unsteady fluid forces were measured using a 6-axis force sensor based on force and moment detectors. We have been examined various conditions such as reduced frequency, amplitude and pivot point in NACA 0010. The results showed that thrust coefficients increased with a reduced frequency. We also presented the experimental results on the characteristics of a pitching foil at various parameters.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제3권5호
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• pp.100-110
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• 1995

The human subject perception response according to vertical vibration and pitching was analyzed with a five degree of freedom model. The vehicle dynamic system with the delayed colored noise excitation and the passenger perception response was arranged as an integrated viration system and could be analyzed simultaneously for seven different combination of vehicle suspension. ISO2631 and BS6841 was adapted for analyzing the passenger perception reponse. Simulation results shows that passenger feel relatively less discomfort due to pitching compared to vertical vibration and road type was not necessary to be considered as a design parameter in view of comfort analysis.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.152-158
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• 2007

Most of experimental visualizations and numerical results on the flow field separated form a leading edge around an unsteady foil show a continuous streakline from the leading edge and large reverse flow between the streakline and the suction surface. However, they have not exactly clarified yet the dynamic behavior of vortices separated from the leading edge because separation around an unsteady foil is very complicated phenomenon due to many parameters. In the present study the flow fields around pitching foils have been visualized by using a Schlieren method with a high speed camera in a wind tunnel at low Reynolds number regions. It has been observed that small vortices are shed discretely from the leading and trailing edge and that they stand in line on the integrated streakline of separation shear layer. By counting vortices in the VTR frames it was clarified that the number of vortex shedding from the leading and trailing edge during one pitching cycle strongly depends on the non-dimensional pitching rate. Futhermore the vortices moving up to the leading edge on the suction surface of the pitching foil are visualized. They play an important role to balance the number of vortex shedding from both edges.