Track shape, resulting dynamics and injury rates of greyhounds

Mahdavi, F; Imam Hossain, M; Hayati, H; Eager, D; Kennedy, P

Track shape, resulting dynamics and injury rates of greyhounds

Mahdavi, F Imam Hossain, M Hayati, H

Eager, D

Kennedy, P

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Citation:: ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE), 2018, 13
Issue Date:: 2018-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Mahdavi, F	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Imam Hossain, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hayati, H https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6781-6093	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Eager, D https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1926-7867	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kennedy, P https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7837-3171	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE), 2018, 13	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9780791852187	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/130301
dc.description.abstract	Copyright © 2018 ASME A challenge for greyhound racing is optimizing the tracks to minimize the risk of injuries. The effects of different track design variables on greyhound injury rates has not been explored sufficiently. The purpose of this paper is to present some preliminary findings on the effect of greyhound racetrack design variables such as the track curvature and lure alignment. An analysis was carried out of two years of greyhound racing injury data from three different tracks in New South Wales, Australia. The data from before and after an intervention was introduced were compared. Variables in the study, which may affect\ the analysis were investigated to minimize the errors. The analysis showed that there is a reduction in injury rates for a longer lure arm in the tracks with short or no straight section. To verify the effect of track design variables on the greyhound dynamics a kinematic simulation of greyhound center of gravity was created. The simulation considered fundamental variables correlating directly with kinematics between the greyhound and the track. The simulation data showed that the rate of change in the rotation of the greyhound heading direction decreases when the track running path has a more gradual curvature. The result of the simulation showed excellent agreement with that of injury data analysis.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1115/IMECE2018-87156	en_US
dc.title	Track shape, resulting dynamics and injury rates of greyhounds	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.citation.volume	13	en_US
utslib.for	0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CAI - Centre for Artificial Intelligence
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHT - Health Technologies
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Copyright © 2018 ASME A challenge for greyhound racing is optimizing the tracks to minimize the risk of injuries. The effects of different track design variables on greyhound injury rates has not been explored sufficiently. The purpose of this paper is to present some preliminary findings on the effect of greyhound racetrack design variables such as the track curvature and lure alignment. An analysis was carried out of two years of greyhound racing injury data from three different tracks in New South Wales, Australia. The data from before and after an intervention was introduced were compared. Variables in the study, which may affect\ the analysis were investigated to minimize the errors. The analysis showed that there is a reduction in injury rates for a longer lure arm in the tracks with short or no straight section. To verify the effect of track design variables on the greyhound dynamics a kinematic simulation of greyhound center of gravity was created. The simulation considered fundamental variables correlating directly with kinematics between the greyhound and the track. The simulation data showed that the rate of change in the rotation of the greyhound heading direction decreases when the track running path has a more gradual curvature. The result of the simulation showed excellent agreement with that of injury data analysis.

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