DESIGN ASPECTS OF A TENNIS RACKET

Abstract

Over the last years, the racket design had many improvements. The racket heads have grown larger, on frames that have become lighter. The racket frame and strings are of great importance for the player performance. The paper proposes a racket model having the frame made by light-weight graphite and the strings made by nylon fiber. The racket shape and dimensions can be established by the designer. The racket design was performed using CATIA V5R16. The racket model can be implemented in numerical analysis software in order to study the mechanical properties of the racket, especially the impact between tennis ball and string bed of the racket.