Journal Articles

Shenoy, M. M., Smith, L. V., Axtell, J. T., 2001. “Performance Assessment of Wood, Metal and Composite Baseball Bats,” Composite Structures, 52:397-404.

Smith, L. V., 2001. “Evaluating Baseball Bat Performance,” Sports Engineering, 4:205-214.

Smith, L. V., Axtell, J. T., 2003. “Mechanical Testing of Baseball Bats,” Journal of Testing and Evaluation, 31.3:210-214.

Biesen, E., Smith, L. 2007. “Describing the Plastic Deformation of Aluminum Softball Bats,” Sports Engineering, 10:185-194.

Smith, L. V., Duris, J. G., 2009. “Progress and Challenges in Numerically Modeling Solid Sports Balls With Application to Softballs,” Journal of Sports Sciences, 27.4:353-360.

Smith, L. V., Cruz, C. M., 2008. “Identifying Altered Softball Bats and Their Effect on Performance,” Sports Technology, 1.4-5:196-201.

Bigford, R. L., Smith, L. V., 2009. “Experimental Characterization of Ice Hockey Sticks and Pucks,” ASTM STP & Journal of ASTM International, 6.7:

Smith, L. V., 2009. “Progress in Measuring the Performance of Baseball and Softball Bats,” Sports Technology, 1.6:291-299.

Smith, L,. V., Duris, J. G., Nathan, A. M., 2010. “A Determination of the Dynamic Response of Softballs,” Sports Engineering, 12: 163-169.

Smith, L., Sherwood, J. 2010. “Engineering our Favorite Pastime,” Mechanical Engineering, the Magazine of ASME, 132.4:44-48.

Nathan, A. M., Crisco, J. J., Greenwald, R. M., Russell, D. A., Smith, L. V., 2011, “A Comparative Study of Baseball Bat Performance, Sports Engineering,13.4:153-162.

Nathan, A. L., Smith, L. V., Faber, W. L., Russell, D. A., 2011. Corked Bats, Juiced Balls, and Humidors: The Physics of Cheating in Baseball, American Journal of Physics, 70.6:575-580.

Nathan, A. M., Smith, L. V., Faber, W. L., 2011. “Reducing the effect of the ball on bat performance measurements, Sports Technology, 4:1-2:19-28.

Burbank, S. D., Smith, L. V., 2012. “Dynamic Characterization of Rigid Polyurethane Foam Used in Sports Balls,” Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 226:77-85.

Smith, L. V., Kensrud, J., 2013, “Mechanical and Aerodynamic Behavior of Baseballs and Softballs” Routledge Handbook of Sports Technology and Engineering (Eds: Fuss/Subic/Strangwood/Mehta), part VII, ch. 24, pp. 386-398.

Smith, L. V., 2013. “Mechanical Behavior of Baseball and Softball Bats” Routledge Handbook of Sports Technology and Engineering (Eds: Fuss/Subic/Strangwood/Mehta), part VI, ch. 20, pp. 325-338.

Smith, L. V., 2013. “The Physics of Baseball Bat Performance Measurements,” Sports Physics, Paris MMXII, Ecole Polytechnique, Christophe Clanet, editor, pp:372-382.

Smith, L. V., Kensrud, J. 2014. “Field and Laboratory Measurements of Softball Player Swing Speed,” Sports Engineering, 17:75-82.

Smith, L. V., 2014. “Hygrothermal Effects of Baseballs and Softballs,” Sports Engineering, 17.3:123-130.

Smith, L. V., Kensrud, J. 2016. “Chapter 26: Impact performance of sports composites,” Dynamic Deformation, Damage and Fracture in Composite Materials and Structures, edited by V. V. Silberschmidt, Elsevier, Woodhead Publishing, 18:545-557.

 

Conference Proceedings

Smith, L. V., Hermanson, J. C., Rangaraj, S. V., Bender, D. A., 1999. “A Dynamic Finite Element Analysis of Wood Baseball Bats,” Proceedings of the Summer Bioengineering Conference, pp. 629-630, Big Sky, Montana.

Smith, L. V., Shenoy, M., Axtell, J. T., 2000. “Simulated Composite Baseball Bat Impacts Using Numerical and Experimental Techniques,” Abstract Proc. of the Society for Experimental Mechanics, Spring Conference, pp. 5-8, Orlando, FL.

Axtell, J. T., Smith, L. V., Shenoy, M., 2000. “Effect of Composite Reinforcement On The Durability of Wood Baseball Bats,” Proceedings of the 32nd International SAMPE Technical Conference, pp. 687-698, Boston, MA.

Smith, L. V., Broker, J., Nathan, A., 2003. “A Study of Softball Player Swing Speed,” Sports Dynamics Discovery and Application, Subic, Trivailo, Alam, eds., pp. 12-17, Melbourne, Australia.

Duris, J., Smith, L. V., 2004, “Evaluating Test Methods Used to Characterize Softballs,” The Engineering of Sport 5th International Conference, Vol. 2, pp. 80-86, Davis, CA.

Nathan, A. M., Russell, D. A., Smith, L., 2004, “The Physics of the Trampoline Effect in Baseball and Softball Bats,” The Engineering of Sport 5th International Conference, Vol 2, pp. 38-44, Davis, CA.

Smith, L. V., Cruz, C. M., Nathan, A. M., Russell, D. A., 2005. “How Bat Modifications Can Affect Their Response,” APCST 2005, Tokyo, Japan, The Impact of Technology on Sport, (Subic & Ujihashi, Eds) pp. 33-38.

Smith, L. V., Duris, J. 2006. “The Dependence of Bat Performance on Ball Properties,” IMAC-XXIV, St. Louis, MO.

Smith, L. V., Ison, A. 2006. “Rigid Wall Effects on Softball Coefficient of Restitution Measurements,” The Engineering of Sport 6, Volume 1, Developments for Sports, (Moritz & Haake, eds) Munich, Germany, pp. 29-34.

Biesen, E., Smith, L. V., 2007. “Describing the Plastic Deformation of Aluminum Softball Bats,” The Impact of Technology on Sport, F. K. Fuss, A. Subic, S. Ujihashi, eds., Taylor & Francis, pp. 351-356.

Smith, L. V., 2008. “Measuring the Hardness of Softballs,” IMAC-XXVI, Orlando, FL.

Singh, H., Smith, L. V., 2008. “Describing the Performance of Cricket Bats and Balls,” IMAC-XXVI, Orlando, FL.

Anderson, R., Smith, L. V., 2008. “Experimental Characterization of Ice Hockey Sticks and Pucks,” IMAC-XXVI, Orlando, FL.

Smith, L. V., Singh, H., 2008. “An Examination of Cricket Bat Performance,” The Engineering of Sport 7, Estivalet, M., Brisson, P, (eds.) pp. 475-482.

NATHAN, A. M. AND SMITH, L. V., 2009 “EFFECT OF BALL PROPERTIES ON THE BALL-BAT COEFFICIENT OF RESTITUTION,” 4th Asia-Pacific Congress on Sports Technology, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Smith, L. V., 2009. “The effect of experimental error on bat performance measurements,” 4th Asia-Pacific Congress on Sports Technology, Honolulu, Hawaii.

SMITH, L. V., BIGFORD, R. L. 2009. “Laboratory Measurements of Ice Hockey Stick Performance,” 4th Asia-Pacific Congress on Sports Technology, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Kensrud, J., Smith, L. 2010. “In situ drag measurements of sports balls,” The Engineering of Sport 8, Vol. 2, Issue 2, ISEA, Vienna, Austria, pp. 2437-2442.

Bryson, A., Smith, L., 2010. “Impact response of sports materials,” The Engineering of Sport 8, Vol. 2, Issue 2, ISEA, Vienna, Austria, pp. 2961-2966.

Smith, L., Faber, W., 2011. “The effect of temperature and humidity on the performance of baseballs and softballs,” The Impact of Technology on Sport, 5th Asia-Pacific Congress on Sports Technology, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 200-206.

Kensrud, J., Smith, L. 2011. “In situ lift measurements of sports balls,” The Impact of Technology on Sport, 5th Asia-Pacific Congress on Sports Technology, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 278-283.

Smith, L. V., Burbank, S., Kensrud, J., Martin J., 2012. “Field Measurements of Softball Player Swing Speed,” ISEA Sports Engineering Conference 9, Procedia Engineering, Volume 34, pp. 538-543.

Martin, J., Smith, L., Kensrud, J. 2012. “Drag on sports balls using Doppler radar,” ISEA Sports Engineering Conference 9, Procedia Engineering, Volume 34, pp. 134-139.

Nevins, D., Smith, L., 2013. “Influence of ball properties on simulated ball-to-head impacts,” 6^th Asia-Pacific Conference on Sports Technology, The Impact of Technology on Sports, Hong Kong, 18-20 September 2013, vol 60:4-9.

Smith, L., Burbank, S., 2013. “Simulating sport ball impact through material characterization,” 6^th Asia-Pacific Conference on Sports Technology, The Impact of Technology on Sports, Hong Kong, 18-20 September 2013, vol 60:73-78.

Kensrud, J., Smith, L., 2013. “Spin from oblique impact of batted sports balls,” 6^th Asia-Pacific Conference on Sports Technology, The Impact of Technology on Sports, Hong Kong, 18-20 September 2013, vol 60:130-135.

Alan Nathan, Jeff Kensrud, Lloyd Smith, Eric Lang, 2014, “Testing TrackMan Just How Well Does TrackMan Work,” Baseball Prospectus.

Nevins, D., Smith, L., 2014. “Head Impact Response to Simulated Ball-to-head Collisions,” ISEA 10, Sheffield, UK, Procedia Engineering, Volume 72, 2014, Pages 545-550

Kays, B., Smith, L., 2014. “Field Measurements of Ice Hockey Stick Performance and Player Motion,” ISEA 10, Sheffield, UK, Procedia Engineering, Volume 72, 2014, Pages 563-568

Jeffrey R. Kensrud, Lloyd V. Smith, Alan Nathan, Derek Nevins, 2015. “Relating baseball seam height to carry distance,” 7th Asia-Pacific Congress on Sports Technology, APCST 2015.

Brendan Kays, Lloyd Smith, 2015. “Numerical Simulation of the Ice Hockey Slap Shot,” 7th Asia-Pacific Congress on Sports Technology, APCST 2015.

Derek Nevins, Lloyd Smith, Jeff Kensrud, 2015. “Laboratory Evaluation of Wireless Head Impact Sensor,” 7th Asia-Pacific Congress on Sports Technology, APCST 2015.

K. Hildenbrand, A Vasavada, D. Nevins, J. Kensrud, L. Smith, 2016. On-field Head Impact Exposure in Boys and Girls High School Soccer, Medicine and science in sports and exercise 48 (5 Suppl 1), 18.

D. Nevins, K. Hildenbrand, J. Kensrud, A. Vasavada, L. Smith, 2016. Field Evaluation of a Small Form-factor Head Impact Sensor for use in Soccer, Procedia Engineering 147, 186-190.

P. Schwizer, M. Demierre, L.V. Smith, 2016. Evaluation of Catcher Mask Impacts, Procedia Engineering 147, 228-233.