Study on Identification of Elastic Parameters for Skis

Abstract

The elastic parameters of skis are essential for simulation on skiing. Generally, the elastic parameters of skis have not been reported. Also, the elastic parameters of skis are difficult to determine by either theoretical and experimental approach. Therefore, an inverse analysis method to identify equivalent elastic parameters of skis is very important. In the identification method, mainly, the experimental modal analysis technique, the finite element method and the sensitivity analysis method are used. First, by applying the experimental modal analysis technique to a ski with free boundary conditions, natural frequencies and mode shapes are obtained. Secondly, from the obtained natural frequencies and mode shapes, the equivalent elastic parameters of the ski are identified numerically. Finally, to justify the application of this approach, the bending stiffness and twisting stiffness in longitudinal direction calculated by the obtained equivalent elastic parameters of the ski are compared with those obtained by the other experimental method.